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The '''Bradshaw Model''' is a geographical model, which describes how a river's characteristics vary between the ''upper course'' and ''lower course'' of a river. It shows ], occupied channel width, channel depth, and how the average load quantity increases downstream,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.geography-fieldwork.org/rivers/river-variables.aspx|title=Models of downstream change|last=|first=|date=|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|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref> for example; load particle size, channel bed roughness, and gradient are all characteristics that decrease. This is represented by triangles; an increase in the size of a triangle represents an increase in the variable. Generally it shows the characteristics we expect to see in a river, but due to the nature of rivers and the ever-changing environment in which we live not all rivers fit the model perfectly; therefore the model is usually used in order to compare natural rivers to concepts laid down by the model. For example,Loughton Brook in Epping forest is a match to the Bradshaw model. |
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The '''Bradshaw Model''' is a geographical model, which describes how a river's characteristics vary between the ''upper course'' and ''lower course'' of a river. It shows ], occupied channel width, channel depth, and how the average load quantity increases downstream,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.geography-fieldwork.org/rivers/river-variables.aspx|title=Models of downstream change|last=|first=|date=|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|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref> for example; load particle size, channel bed roughness, and gradient are all characteristics that decrease. This is represented by triangles; an increase in the size of a triangle represents an increase in the variable. Generally it shows the characteristics we expect to see in a river, but due to the nature of rivers and the ever-changing environment in which we live not all rivers fit the model perfectly; therefore the model is usually used in order to compare natural rivers to concepts laid down by the model. |