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GCSE Geography · key term
A geographical model describing expected changes in river characteristics with distance downstream, including increasing channel width, depth and discharge.
Used by Edexcel and OCR
Specification 7A · Paper 3
Revise: Formulating Enquiry Questions for River FieldworkThe Bradshaw model is commonly used in river enquiries. It describes expected downstream changes, including increases in channel width, depth and discharge.
Paper 2
A geographical model describing expected changes in river characteristics with increasing distance downstream.
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The Bradshaw model is commonly used in river enquiries to describe expected changes downstream, including increasing channel width, depth and discharge.
Paper 1, Paper 2
A model of typical downstream river changes, including increasing width, depth and discharge, and decreasing bedload particle size.
Revise: Data Presentation and AnalysisThe Bradshaw Model predicts that rivers generally become wider and deeper downstream, while discharge increases and bedload particle size decreases. Discharge is the volume of water passing through a channel each second, measured in m³/s.