Cut Bank and Point Bar
As a river flows across the land, it erodes the soil and makes banks. A cut bank, also known as a river cliff or a river-cut cliff, is a bank that is nearly vertical. Cut banks are found on the outside of a bend in a river (see also "meander"). Cut banks are caused by the moving water of the river wearing away the earth.
A point bar on the other hand, is located on the inside of a bend in a river (meander). As the river curves around the bend in the river, the water slows down and sediment is dropped to the river bed. Over time, this sediment builds up and makes a point bar. A point bar that has been made recently has the same shape as a point bar that was made millions of years ago.
A point bar on the other hand, is located on the inside of a bend in a river (meander). As the river curves around the bend in the river, the water slows down and sediment is dropped to the river bed. Over time, this sediment builds up and makes a point bar. A point bar that has been made recently has the same shape as a point bar that was made millions of years ago.