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Is it possible to infer the depth of a river from the shapes of the islands and the banks?
Look at the photo below. Presumably, the river bed is a smooth shape. Therefore, it should be possible to infer the depth of the water from the photo, right?
I am not even an amateur of geo-science.
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Surprisingly deep rivers
I just read that the Congo River is >200m (650 ft) deep - I had no idea that this is even remotely possible!
Q1: What are the processes leading to a river being this deep?
Q2: By which method is ...
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