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point bar

[′pȯint ‚bär]
(geology)
One of a series of low, arcuate sand and gravel ridges formed on the inside of a growing meander by the gradual addition of accretions. Also known as meander bar.
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The main depositional elements distinguished on the basis of gamma-ray log in the Warchha Sandstone include, channel, point bar, and floodplain deposits (Fig.
Circumstances of the Discovery of Vivianite--On several collecting trips to Nonconnah Creek about five years ago, the first author discovered some unusual crystals on a gravel point bar behind Halle Park, located on Mt.
The data were collected within 54, 10 x 20 m, permanent plots covering an area of 1.08ha, allocated in the point bar forest (24 plots) and in five forest fragments in the floodplain area (six plots for each fragment).
The upper riffle is located at the bedrock high point near the apex of the point bar, and the other riffle is adjacent to the mouth of Deer Creek.
A telescope is perched by a dormer window on the second floor for espying Blood Point Bar Lighthouse at the tip of Kent Island across the Eastern Bay.
The concave & curvilinear features bounding this channel belt are regarded as scours & point bar deposits flanking an approximately 4-5 km wide channel belt.
Minus point Bar staff might disappear at off-peak times just before you arrive
Despite receiving a lot of support across Belfast from both communities John does not fancy his chances: "If I got elected in the Autumn I would absolutely crap myself."But having said that my local - The Point Bar - are being very supportive.
This graphic shows how bendway weirs are angled 15 to 20 degrees upstream, causing the water to be directed away from the outer bank and toward the point bar.
In contrast to Coogan and others (1974) and Mrakovich (1969), we found no evidence for significant accumulations of overbank fines, lateral accretion surfaces, or point bar sequences indicative of meandering stream environments.
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