Basic aspects of stream‐meanders

Abstract

This paper sets forth, certain fundamentals relating to the dynamics of meandering streams derived from extended observations made by the writer on streams ranging in size from mere rivulets to as large as the Lower Mississippi River. These observations were supplemented by others made on undistorted as well as on distorted experimental models. The nomenclature and definitions herein were selected by reference to what appeared to be the best usage found in the literature on the subject.