Processes of River Transportation

This is when materials move along the river bed by bouncing

• Saltation

• Traction

• Suspension

• Solution

This is the process of transporting dissolved materials in a river

• Saltation

• Solution

• Traction

• Suspension

This is when materials are transported by floating along in the river

• Saltation

• Solution

• Traction

• Suspension

Some materials are too heavy to float or bounce and so they are rolled along the river bed

• Traction

• Solution

• Saltation

• Suspension

This is the process of transporting dissolved materials in a river

This is when materials move along the river bed by bouncing

This is when materials are transported by floating along in the river

1.Some materials are too heavy to float or bounce and so they are rolled along the river bed