River Meander Stage1 — free printable diagram

About this illustration

This cartoon-style illustration depicts a meandering river bend, clearly showing the contrast between the inner and outer banks. Arrows indicate the direction of water flow, with faster, larger arrows on the outer bank and slower, smaller arrows on the inner bank. Labels identify the 'INNER BANK' as having the slowest flow and shallowest water, and the 'OUTER BANK' as having the fastest flow and deepest water. A text box below explains that water takes the fastest path around a bend on the outer bank because it has further to go, making the water deeper and flow faster there. This image is ideal for teaching river geomorphology and the physics of water flow in geography or earth science classes, suitable for slides or worksheets.

How to use

1. 1Right-click the image and choose “Save image as”, or use the download button.
2. 2Use it in your classroom worksheets, slides or printables — free under CC BY-NC 4.0.
3. 3Attribute as “Image by Kuraplan” or link back to kuraplan.com. Not for commercial resale.