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Human activities in the valley may explain these fea-
tures, but two interpretations are possible (Figure 14.6):
channels. The valley bottom was then a single broad
level. Evidence for this interpretation comes from
the lower valley, where some of the abandoned
channels are too narrow and shallow to have con-
veyed the mean discharge, and several channels
could easily have formed in the highly erodible
1
Natural river anastomosing and Roman dam
building.
Under natural conditions, the River Lippe
anastomosed with discharge running through several
Figure 14.6
Evolution of Holocene terraces in the Lippe Valley. (a) Interpretation 1. (b) Interpretation 2.
Source:
Adapted from Herget (1998)
