Fluvial transport

What do you think is happening in this video clip? Can you explain (geographically) why the river water is two different colours?

The 'Meeting of the Waters' near Manaus, Brazil, the blackwater Rio Negro meets the whitewater Amazon river, and the two flow side by side for many miles without mixing.

Saltation

1. Describe the river transport process of saltation.

Traction

2. Describe the river transport process of traction.

Suspension

3. Describe the river transport process of suspension.

Solution

3. Describe the river transport process of solution.