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Title: When a stream meanders, its zone of maximum speed shifts toward the outer bank.
Caption: Right: The house in the photo is located next to a cut bank. A point bar is deposited when water on the inside of a meander slows. (U.S. Geological Survey, Denver)
Keywords: meandering streams, cut banks, point bars, meanders, velocity, velocities, speeds