Rivers

Explore four river erosion processes: hydraulic action, abrasion, attrition and solution.

Learn how rivers transport material, and why deposition takes place.

Explore how rivers erode to create landforms such as waterfalls and gorges.

Learn how rivers create depositional landforms such as floodplains and levees.

Learn how meanders and oxbow lakes form through river erosion and deposition.

Learn how physical and human factors caused severe flooding in Pontypridd in 2024.

Explore hard and soft engineering methods used to manage rivers and reduce flooding.