What is it?
Stream bank erosion occurs where streams begin cutting deeper and wider channels as a consequence of increased peak flows or the removal of local protective vegetation. | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![Land degradation - An example of stream erosion](../../vroimages.nsf/Images/land-deg_stream-erosion/$File/land-deg_stream-erosion.jpg)
An articulated excavator driving wooden piles into the outside curve of a stream to protect the banks from further erosion |