Upper+Course+of+River



[|V shaped Valley formation.]

[|Interlocking Spurs and vertical erosion]

__How are upland features created?__
Interlocking spurs and V shaped valleys are a feature of upland streams and rivers near their source.

In upland areas small stream develop.

They do not have much energy but they begin to erode the landscape.

The stream cuts vertically down into the hillside.

With only vertical erosion new slopes are created.

A small V shaped valley is cut. Vertical erosion creates a narrow.

The edge of the new hills created are called spurs.

There is very little side or lateral erosion.