False River is an oxbow lake. That fact is not in contention, but when it comes to the body of water's origins, Artemas Davis has questions. "Is False River man-made or the result of the ever-changing ...

How do rivers choose their paths? Why do some rivers form single channels, while others divide into many threads? The questions may sound simple, but they are plagued by dynamic and complex forces ...

Rivers are not fixed in place but rather tend to shift across the landscape. As they travel, they sow the seeds for diverse and productive ecosystems—forests, wetlands and floodplains—to emerge and ...