Before revision: The Rakaia River in the South Island of New Zealand is braided over most of its course A braided river , or braided channel , consists of a network of river channels separated by small, often temporary, islands called braid bars or, in British English usage, aits or eyots.
After revision: The Rakaia River in the South Island of New Zealand is braided over most of its course A braided river (also called braided channel or braided stream) consists of a network of river channels separated by small, often temporary, islands called braid bars or, in British English usage, aits or eyots.