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	The '''Bradshaw Model''' is an idealized ] model which suggests how a river's characteristics vary between the '']'' and '']'' of a river. It indicates how ], occupied channel width, channel depth, and average load quantity increase downstream,<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.geography-fieldwork.org/rivers/river-variables.aspx\|title=Models of downstream change\|website=Geography Fieldwork\|publisher=]\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513161314/https://www.geography-fieldwork.org/rivers/river-variables.aspx\|archive-date=May 13, 2016\|url-status=}}</ref> and other properties such as load particle size, ] roughness, and gradient as characteristics that decrease. These features are represented by triangles; an increase in the size of a triangle represents an increase in the variable. Generally the Bradshaw model shows the characteristics expected to be present in a river, but due to the nature of rivers and the ever-changing environment in which they exist, not all rivers assimilate to the model. Therefore, the model is often applied to compare natural rivers against ideal rivers that fit the model perfectly.<ref>earthstudies.co.uk</ref>		The '''Bradshaw Model''' is an idealized ] model which suggests how a river's characteristics vary between the '']'' and '']'' of a river. It indicates how ], occupied channel width, channel depth, and average load quantity increase downstream,<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.geography-fieldwork.org/rivers/river-variables.aspx\|title=Models of downstream change\|website=Geography Fieldwork\|publisher=]\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513161314/https://www.geography-fieldwork.org/rivers/river-variables.aspx\|archive-date=May 13, 2016\|url-status=}}</ref> and other properties such as load particle size, ] roughness, and gradient as characteristics that decrease. These features are represented by triangles; an increase in the size of a triangle represents an increase in the variable. Generally the Bradshaw model shows the characteristics expected to be present in a river, but due to the nature of rivers and the ever-changing environment in which they exist, not all rivers assimilate to the model. Therefore, the model is often applied to compare natural rivers against ideal rivers that fit the model perfectly.<ref>earthstudies.co.uk</ref>

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Geographical model, which describes how a river's characteristics vary between the upper course and lower course

The Bradshaw Model is an idealized geographical model which suggests how a river's characteristics vary between the upper course and lower course of a river. It indicates how discharge, occupied channel width, channel depth, and average load quantity increase downstream, and other properties such as load particle size, channel bed roughness, and gradient as characteristics that decrease. These features are represented by triangles; an increase in the size of a triangle represents an increase in the variable. Generally the Bradshaw model shows the characteristics expected to be present in a river, but due to the nature of rivers and the ever-changing environment in which they exist, not all rivers assimilate to the model. Therefore, the model is often applied to compare natural rivers against ideal rivers that fit the model perfectly.

References

"Models of downstream change". Geography Fieldwork. Field Studies Council. Archived from the original on May 13, 2016.
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	{{short description\|~~A geographical~~ model, which describes how a river's characteristics vary between the upper course and lower course}}		{{short description\|Geographical model, which describes how a river's characteristics vary between the upper course and lower course}}

	The '''Bradshaw Model''' is an idealized ] model which suggests how a river's characteristics vary between the '']'' and '']'' of a river. It indicates how ], occupied channel width, channel depth, and average load quantity increase downstream,<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.geography-fieldwork.org/rivers/river-variables.aspx\|title=Models of downstream change\|website=Geography Fieldwork\|publisher=]\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513161314/https://www.geography-fieldwork.org/rivers/river-variables.aspx\|archive-date=May 13, 2016\|url-status=}}</ref> and other properties such as load particle size, ] roughness, and gradient as characteristics that decrease. These features are represented by triangles; an increase in the size of a triangle represents an increase in the variable. Generally the Bradshaw model shows the characteristics expected to be present in a river, but due to the nature of rivers and the ever-changing environment in which they exist, not all rivers assimilate to the model. Therefore, the model is often applied to compare natural rivers against ideal rivers that fit the model perfectly.<ref>earthstudies.co.uk</ref>		The '''Bradshaw Model''' is an idealized ] model which suggests how a river's characteristics vary between the '']'' and '']'' of a river. It indicates how ], occupied channel width, channel depth, and average load quantity increase downstream,<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.geography-fieldwork.org/rivers/river-variables.aspx\|title=Models of downstream change\|website=Geography Fieldwork\|publisher=]\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513161314/https://www.geography-fieldwork.org/rivers/river-variables.aspx\|archive-date=May 13, 2016\|url-status=}}</ref> and other properties such as load particle size, ] roughness, and gradient as characteristics that decrease. These features are represented by triangles; an increase in the size of a triangle represents an increase in the variable. Generally the Bradshaw model shows the characteristics expected to be present in a river, but due to the nature of rivers and the ever-changing environment in which they exist, not all rivers assimilate to the model. Therefore, the model is often applied to compare natural rivers against ideal rivers that fit the model perfectly.<ref>earthstudies.co.uk</ref>