 ##  [Fluvial Erosion](/index.php/fluvial-erosion) 

  ##  [Fluvial Erosion](https://natural.quantumdictionary.io/fluvial-erosion-0) 

  
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**Natural &amp; Formal Sciences Dictionary**

 
Definition

Removal and downslope transport of bed and bank material by flowing water in rivers and streams, often leading to channel incision, bank retreat, sediment entrainment, and valley formation.