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Stream bed

The stream bed of a river is the channel in which the water flows in normal circumstances. This channel is often delimited by a riparian forest, if it has not been felled.

Flooding is caused by the river rising above the stream bed into the flood plain.

The stream bed of this river is on the left in the extension of the bridge. The rest of the flooded zone is the river's flood plain. © Lamiot, Wikimedia CC by 3.0 The stream bed of this river is on the left in the extension of the bridge. The rest of the flooded zone is the river's flood plain. © Lamiot, Wikimedia CC by 3.0

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