This morning, we did a local walk along our river and canal to compare the differences and experience key features of each.
Along the way, we found wild garlic and measured how fast the flow of the river was. Mr C threw a stick and timed how long it took to travel 10 metres. Roughly, the river was flowing at 2 metres per second!
There was also a good example of an oxbow lake being formed as well as being able to see where the faster flowing water was travelling.
Can anyone remember what an oxbow lake is or where a river flows fastest?
I really enjoyed learning more about the river Trent and canal.
An oxbow lake is an area of water that can be cut off after some years. A meander in a patch of water is where the water hits the bank and goes to another corner to do the same
Good explanations! 2GCs 🙂
An oxbow lake is formed when debris and sticks get caught near an island.When more and more debris and weads get stuck it is called an oxbow lake.
Great! 1GC 🙂
An oxbow lake is a curved lake formed from a horse shoe bend in a river where the main stream has cut across the narrow end and no longer flows around the loop of the bend.
Good, 1GC 🙂
An Oxbow lake is were over the years debris gathers and separates from the river which causes a lake.
Great! 1GC 🙂
I found this really fun and exciting there were broken trees everywhere!:)
I can’t wait to get all your walking instructions written and typed up so people can print them off and follow our walk. I hope people won’t get lost!
sorry I couldn’t come today!
I wonder what you guys did today!
i liked the river trent walk and I hope we can do another one soon