If you were to examine the profile of a typical river, you would probably find that the gradient is ______.
A) steepest near the head
B) steepest near the mouth
C) the same at both the head and mouth
D) none of these

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This is because as a river flows downstream, it picks up more and more sediment, which causes it to lose energy and therefore decrease in gradient. The headwaters, where the river begins, have the most energy and therefore the steepest gradient.

If You Were to Examine the Profile of a Typical