A river is divided up into three sections called courses. There is the upper, middle and a lower course. A river starts in the upper course, usually an elevated section of land such as a mountain ...

It’s a slow process, but it can significantly alter the Earth’s surface over geological time scales. “An interesting river system ... them up faster than erosion is wearing them down.

Water erosion is the most widespread form of soil ... M.J. Tillage erosion: Description and process. In Encyclopedia of Soil Science. 2nd edition, ed. Lal, R. (New York, NY: Taylor & Francis).

Without the erosive forces of water, wind, and ice, rock debris would simply pile up where it forms and obscure from view nature's weathered sculptures. Although erosion is a natural process ...

Emergency repairs are happening on the levee near the Cosumnes River from damage that dates back to the 2023 winter storms.

The county in November began moving sand to a 3-mile beach stretch between Turtle Trail to Mariner Lane in Indian River ...

The threat from the levee erosion recently discovered along the Cosumnes River is low ... proclamation issued this week is part of a process to alert California officials to the needed levee ...