page_title: Braided river
hierarchical_section_title: Braided river
caption_attribution_description: English: Waimakariri River, Canterbury, New Zealand.
context_page_description: A braided river is a network of small channels separated by islands that are often not fixed. They can be found in places where the river carries a lot of sediment, or when it slows down and spreads out, like in a river delta.
context_section_description: A braided river is a network of small channels separated by islands that are often not fixed. They can be found in places where the river carries a lot of sediment, or when it slows down and spreads out, like in a river delta.
caption: The Waimakariri River in the South Island of New Zealand is a braided river.
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