An anabranch is a section of a river or stream that diverts from the main channel or stem of the watercourse and rejoins the main stem downstream. Local anabranches can be the result of small islands in the watercourse . In larger anabranches, the flow can diverge for a distance of several or even hundreds of kilometers before rejoining the main channel.
4-910: The Wraysbury River is an anabranch of the River Colne to the west of London. The river leaves the Colne at West Drayton and runs under the M4 motorway then close to Longford when it passes under the M25 motorway . A branch then feeds the Colne Brook by the Poyle Channel while the Wraysbury River runs parallel to the M25, crossing back under it by the Wraysbury Reservoir . The Wraysbury then flows into Staines and rejoins
8-585: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to a river in England is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Anabranch The term anabranch , in its hydrological meaning, is used more frequently in Australia than in the rest of the English-speaking world. The term anabranching river describes a river with many anabranches, whilst an anastomosing river
12-415: Is an organic-rich subset of this river type. The term braided river describes watercourses which are divided by small islands into multiple channel threads within a single main channel, but the term does not describe the multiple channels of an anabranching river. A distributary is a branch of a river that does not rejoin the main channel; these are common on and near river deltas . A bayou
16-590: The River Colne in the town centre, shortly before it flows into the River Thames . The northern part of the river's course has been heavily modified to accommodate the M4 and M25 motorways. 51°26′02″N 0°30′50″W / 51.434°N 0.514°W / 51.434; -0.514 This Berkshire location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Buckinghamshire location article
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