Which landform is characterized by multiple interwoven meltwater channels typically found in glacial rivers?

Which landform is characterized by multiple interwoven meltwater channels typically found in glacial rivers?

• A. Drumlin
• B. Braided streams
• C. Crevasse
• D. Kettle Lake

Answer: (B)

Braided streams form when glacial meltwater carries a heavy sediment load and the flow varies a lot. The abundant sand and gravel get dumped as channels split around sediment bars, so the water threads through many interwoven paths that cross and rejoin downstream. These channels continually shift as bars grow, split the flow, and then erode away, creating the distinctive braided pattern you see in glacial outwash plains. In contrast, a drumlin is a long, smooth hill formed by glacial reshaping of the landscape, a crevasse is a crack that opens in a glacier, and kettle lakes form when blocks of ice are buried in outwash and then melt to leave depressions filled with water.

Braided streams form when glacial meltwater carries a heavy sediment load and the flow varies a lot. The abundant sand and gravel get dumped as channels split around sediment bars, so the water threads through many interwoven paths that cross and rejoin downstream. These channels continually shift as bars grow, split the flow, and then erode away, creating the distinctive braided pattern you see in glacial outwash plains. In contrast, a drumlin is a long, smooth hill formed by glacial reshaping of the landscape, a crevasse is a crack that opens in a glacier, and kettle lakes form when blocks of ice are buried in outwash and then melt to leave depressions filled with water.