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What are fluvial erosional landforms?

Fluvial erosional landforms are the landforms created by the movement and energy associated with rivers and streams. There are two types of landforms created by the fluvial process. They are fluvial Erosional Landforms and fluvial Depositional Landforms. 

  • Fluvial Erosional Landforms: Gorges, canyons waterfalls, rapids and river capture etc.
  • Fluvial Depositional Landforms: Floodplains, oxbow lakes, natural levees and Delta etc.

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