A riffle is a shallow landform in a flowing channel. [1] Colloquially, it is a shallow place in a river where water flows quickly past rocks.
1 ... to form, flow over, or move in riffles ... 2 ... to flip cursorily : thumb ... riffle through the catalog ... transitive verb ... 1 ... to ruffle slightly : ripple ... 2.
Riffles are shallow with fast, turbulent water running over rocks. Runs are deep with fast water and little or no turbulence.
Riffles are one of the most overlooked water type. They occur when the stream bed or rocks disrupt the current's flow in shallow water.
A riffle is also a kind of file used in fine woodworking or metalcrafting. I had a set that got destroyed in the fire.
Alluvial riffles are alternating shallow step-like forms that span the channel bed. These sediment storage zones tend to comprise tightly imbricated bed ...
Dec 2, 2021 — Riffles are sections of a river or stream where the water is shallow and moving at a quick pace—faster than the surrounding water. This is ...
The riffles are short segments of the stream where water flow is agitated by rocks. The rocky bottom provides protection from predators, food deposition and ...
Riffles control the stream bed slope and elevation and they serve as a gateway and exit to pools in a meandering system. They also provide a good starting point ...
verb (used with or without object) riffled, riffling. to turn hastily; flutter and shift: to riffle a stack of letters; to riffle through a book.
Aug 5, 2023 — Riffles and runs are places where a stream or river changes significantly from a higher elevation to a lower one. The water in riffles and runs ...
A constructed riffle is a grade control and habitat structure built by placing river cobble in a stream to create changes in flows that benefit aquatic ...
Dec 13, 2017 — A riffle is a shallow landform (elevated river bed) on a stream where water runs fast and in an agitated manner due to sediment deposits below the place.
The Riffles Cam, located in Katmai National Park and Brooks Camp, Alaska is 100 yards downstream from Brooks Falls.
May 1, 2024 — Riffles. The number one characteristic of a riffle is a plethora of rocks close to the surface. You'll be seeing a lot of small whitewater in ...
Aug 3, 2021 — Standing along a river bank, you can recognize riffles by a few characteristics: Riffles are a shallow section of river that run anywhere ...
Pool and riffle, deep and shallow portions of an undulating stream bed. Pools are most easily seen in a meandering stream where the outer edge of each meander ...
Jun 1, 2020 — Both riffle and rifle mean nearly the same thing. Both mean to go through something but there is a subtle difference. To riffle (rhymes with ...