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<br />Braided Channels
<br />\ basic part of the braided pattern is d,:, rLvttinrn
<br />ri ~ simile trunk cl•.rni~~`I mro a netw~`:k ut'or.rnnc~;
<br />fib. 5 'S) and the ;ru`.vth and stabili,:ation of intrr-
<br />•. ..nine sand s, e[ten cel:ed brad b:r, a. Detailed .ruches
<br />ut'orm eied systems in hn,h tlum.e. and ricers lL~~rool.l
<br />and ~\'olman :957; }~,titne;toc:< 1063; Church i9;'3:
<br />Gust 1472; N D. Smyth 197U, 14?1) sl;ov: that 'ividrii
<br />reaches hate dit[rren[ channel prop~`rtrvc ch.i: acja-
<br />cent undrerded scsments. Eraidrd zones an: c.r.ntlly
<br />,:eeo?r :nd ,hallo•.cer, 'oral •.vrd[h s grater ~~L'hou~h
<br />each chatutel may 'oe narrower than fire undivided
<br />:rank and chan~c: ut ~ hannel positrons and the naal
<br />^umber ut rnr~nnrl; .~;.• likely to be ez;ren;~l•. r.ipul
<br />,I~ahncstoik i9ti3, Church i9~2; iV.~r. Smith :~? ).
<br />rhnestnck, tar rcamp:e, docrmented ;ateral .lufhng
<br />r,: ch.urnrls u:i to 1~2 meters rn right da•r•. in ;he
<br />':,raided segment .,r th~~ l\-bite fvicer in l\'a5in n',,.',tUn
<br />~nr- exolanati•.m „f the ur~in n. braids is nacs-
<br />sanh",,: er<rmphtrr ~~f br. ca use, li4.u all (lrn: ial pr•a~~•ssr~a,
<br />it rncol"es the ;nnnltar~eous utter action nl a n:nnbr: of
<br />r.:or, :\c: ~adct •, .o I rhnesto.k fi96;), the moa im
<br />rurt,tnt or :hr.c ,,rr thr~ f~rlL-u~.~in~.
<br />:. ~roriiG4 ir.tni.. Most inc.>tigautrs o: r!`.,r::nr.
<br />patterns believe ;hat bank en»ioit rc perha:~:
<br />:ire nro;t nccesarv' fader in ePatin; a bnnci,d
<br />:~: strut It i~.t:tl. erasion is prohibited by
<br />•n.:;cn,tl cni,,•sicrnes nr :c,~et.vu~n. i::~~
<br />unir.lrle that a brai.ie.i n.iRa~n ~.nll drerloo
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<br />_. ~ddinrtnf ;r:. ri~;rpr! ,u;J ,~h:urdant IurrY.:\:nr ~ ,
<br />.~.~ crew braiJe~l n`:r: tr.rnsporu lime volu.nr,
<br />-~. •rt be~iloaci, and nlui:r ,d the channn! ,hi:.im.; .c
<br />-- promp[rd br :eumora n' depo,i[irm ~,t
<br />srdimcn[ in bars It r urm[rca, h,~v:~~er: ~.,
<br />_ .. assume ;h: [ braid~~! rr:ers ar~ i,vrr!~.~.r~i~ i,
<br />bccousr in mnmd lases the brmded ~ .utrr~, ,,<:,
<br />be mautiain`•i ~.vhen the channel rs unsr:~~~
<br />berm ercddd iL~~„orld and ';V.rlmrrn I~?":~
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<br />Rnyrd n:ni;n•n:r~•r: r v:afirn;s ur (? Fla.:u ~I',n:'
<br />:n den,: h.v~e h•n,l ;,, .ncre.r;e the m,r ~,m~ : ,
<br />:he .rltemat: n•~ I`,rt~~: n, a crc`,iun .tcJ
<br />,Irn,rsition !itat ;rem :n be .i nece;;ai`. ~` n t ~.
<br />Luardur{ mrrhai~rr<. Hu,ve`:rr, ;~h,,:.rr~:.
<br />>hali,~s :cr., .-\~~,~nurrc I'?Ol, ~~rnn.rn~„[..:.. ,
<br />hay:` c:o i:r: ed ~ :ai.;< ~indrr cr~n;ta •..
<br />.iischar~r, rndre,.ture :h.rt d:,•:ha~ ~r :•.,,
<br />,u,tarn d. c• „atb.•~r but not i.~ua~ :'
<br />.-r,ad rd •.t rr.u n, ,ire i.:rre~,t nom u„r:,• ..: ~,~..... .
<br />:~ao`\' rtUb tpc ,r r.' nl,t i.li :fir. ~^ ;hP ,.. ..• .~
<br />tirn~ b!,w,ht .rhea: by oartu~ular ~r.i i,r,..~... n,r ~.
<br />:hard ~ icyn~: e::`~•: •t, i~r•r ~. .at1 D~~.. .,'~.cr -, -:,
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