A river's velocity is faster ________.

A. along the center line of the stream channel, exactly halfway between point bar and cut bank
B. at the water's surface, in contact with the atmosphere
C. along the outside of a meander loop near the cut bank
D. along the channel bed at the very deepest part of the channel
E. along the inside of a meander loop near the point bar


Answer: C

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