anastomosing river

However, "it has become apparent that, prior to the evolution of rooted plants, meandering and anastomosing rivers virtually didn't exist.

Anastomosing rivers or streams are similar to braided rivers in that they consist of multiple interweaving channels.

Derald Smith (Geography), "The anastomosing river system"

An anastomosing river system consists of multiple interconnected channels confined by prominent levees separated by interchannel topographic lows.

The term anabranching river describes a river with many anabranches, whilst an anastomosing river is an organic-rich subset of this river type.

Low gradient channels of rivers and streams can be divided into braided rivers, wandering rivers, single thread sinuous rivers (meandering), and anastomosing rivers.

The fossil deposit, which is interpreted to be a possible predator trap, consists of a calcareous smectitic mudstone which accumulated on the floodplain of an anastomosing river system.

However, anastomosing rivers typically consist of a network of low-gradient, narrow, deep channels with stable banks, in contrast to braided rivers, which form on steeper gradients and display less bank stability.

The ecological backbone of the protected landscape area is the naturally meandering Morava, in floodplain forests branching out and forming a complex system of permanent and temporary river arms, a so-called anastomosing river system.

Archival data and field studies indicate that wood jams were integral to creating and maintaining a dynamic, anastomosing river pattern with numerous floodplain channels and abundant edge habitat and routed floodwaters and sediment onto floodplains.