Slip-off slope

Slip-off slope (right) and cut bank.
The depositional slip-off slope is on the left and a small river cliff on the right. River Ashes Hollow, UK.
Schematic cross section of a meandering river channel showing slip-off slope formation

A slip-off slope is a depositional landform that occurs on the inside convex bank of a meandering river. The term can refer to two different features: one in a freely meandering river with a floodplain and the other in an entrenched river.


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