page_title: Riverscape
section_title: Middle course
hierarchical_section_title: Riverscape / Middle course
caption_attribution_description: English: Middle reaches of the Manor Valley Looking from Cademuir Hill up the valley from the broader fields to the more confined areas where the hills drop steeply from either side.
context_page_description: A riverscape comprises the features of the landscape which can be found on and along a river. Most features of riverscapes include natural landforms but they can also include artificial landforms. Riverscapes can be divided into upper course riverscapes, middle course riverscapes, and lower course riverscapes.
  The term riverine is sometimes used to indicate the same type of landscape as a riverscape, or only the riverbank. Riverine landscapes may also be defined as a network of rivers and their surrounding land, which is excellent for agricultural use because of the rich and fertile soil. The word riverine is also used as an adjective which means "relating to or found on a river or the banks of a river".
context_section_description: In the middle course of rivers, the discharge increases and the gradient flattens out. Typical features of middle course riverscapes include:
  U-shaped valleys
  Riparian forests
  Slip-off slopes
  Oxbow lakes
  Tributaries
  Cut banks
  Meanders
  Marshes
  Riffles
  Pools
caption: Middle course riverscape of the Manor Water (Scotland)
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