Which mechanism generates stable, slow-moving 'laminar' flow in a meandering stream channel?

💡 Explanation

When stream bed roughness increases, energy dissipation increases because friction losses dominate at the granular scale limiting vertical mixing. Therefore kinetic energy dissipation results, rather than high turbulence, vortices, or helical flow, requiring different geometric and flow regimes.

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