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Meander (other)
A meander is a bend in a river. Meander may also refer to: Geography Municipalities or communities * Meander, Mississippi, former name of Gholson, an unincorporated community in Noxubee County, Mississippi, U.S. * Meander, Tasmania, a rural town in Meander Valley Council area, Tasmania, Australia * Meander Valley Council, a rural local government area in Tasmania, Australia Geographical features * Meander Dam, a concrete gravity dam across the Upper Meander River, Tasmania, Australia * Meander Glacier, a large meandering tributary to Mariner Glacier in Victoria Land, Antarctica * Meander River (other), several rivers that share the name ** Meander River (Tasmania), Australia Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Meander'' (album), 1995 album by the band Carbon Leaf * Meander (art) __NOTOC__ A meander or meandros ( el, Μαίανδρος) is a decorative border constructed from a continuous line, shaped into a repeated motif. Among some Italians, these patterns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meander
A meander is one of a series of regular sinuous curves in the channel of a river or other watercourse. It is produced as a watercourse erodes the sediments of an outer, concave bank ( cut bank) and deposits sediments on an inner, convex bank which is typically a point bar. The result of this coupled erosion and sedimentation is the formation of a sinuous course as the channel migrates back and forth across the axis of a floodplain. The zone within which a meandering stream periodically shifts its channel is known as a meander belt. It typically ranges from 15 to 18 times the width of the channel. Over time, meanders migrate downstream, sometimes in such a short time as to create civil engineering challenges for local municipalities attempting to maintain stable roads and bridges.Neuendorf, K.K.E., J.P. Mehl Jr., and J.A. Jackson, J.A., eds. (2005) ''Glossary of Geology'' (5th ed.). Alexandria, Virginia, American Geological Institute. 779 pp. Charlton, R., 2007. ''Fundamentals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meander, Mississippi
Gholson (formerly known as Meander) is an unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Noxubee County, Mississippi, Noxubee County, Mississippi. The community is southwest of Shuqualak. History In 1900, Gholson had a population of 58 and two churches. A post office operated under the name Gholson from 1838 to 1976. Gholson was once home to the Summerville Institute. The institute, founded by Thomas S. Gathright in 1854, was the only functioning secondary school in Mississippi during the American Civil War, Civil War. It was damaged by a fire in 1869 and rebuilt. The school continued to exist until it was again destroyed by fire in 1875. References Unincorporated communities in Noxubee County, Mississippi Unincorporated communities in Mississippi {{NoxubeeCountyMS-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meander, Tasmania
Meander is a rural locality and town in the local government area of Meander Valley Council, Meander Valley in the Launceston LGA Region, Launceston region of Tasmania. The locality is about south-west of the town of Westbury, Tasmania, Westbury. The 2016 Australian census, 2016 census has a population of 328 for the state suburb of Meander. In 2011 it had a population of 415, forty percent of whom worked directly in agriculture, many in the dominant industries of grazing of sheep and cattle, and the dairy industry. The surrounding land has been modified by the original Indigenous inhabitants, who turned forest into grassland, and the later settlers, who have created extensive channels for irrigation and drainage. The town is south of the town of Deloraine, Tasmania and is bisected by the Meander River (Tasmania), Meander River. It sits between Quamby Bluff and Mother Cummings Peak of the Great Western Tiers mountain range. Meander's surrounds had been inhabited for thousands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
