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A point bar is an area of deposition where as a cut bank is an area of erosion. Point bars are formed as the secondary flow of the stream sweeps and rolls sand, gravel and small stones laterally across the floor of the stream and up the shallow sloping floor of the point bar.
A point bar is an area of deposition typically found in meandering rivers. Point bars form on the inside of meander bends in meandering rivers. As the flow moves around the inside of the bend in the river, the water slows down because of the shallow flow and low shear stresses there reduce the amount of material that can be carried there.
It is the opposite of a point bar, which is an area of deposition of material eroded upstream in a cut bank. Typically, cut banks are steep and may be nearly vertical. Often, particularly during periods of high rainfall and higher-than average water levels, trees and poorly placed buildings can fall into the stream due to mass wasting events.
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In general the secondary currents in a bend are just strong enough to keep sand and gravel from rolling downhill. The lateral slope of the point bar will evolve to balance the uphill force applied by secondary currents with the downhill force of gravity. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.240.32.69 05:34, 22 July 2012 (UTC)
A pinch point bar has a chisel at one end. Bars are typically 5 to 6 ft (1.5 to 1.8 m) long and weigh 15 to 23 lb (6.8 to 10.4 kg). They are usually made entirely of cylindrical or hexagonal forged steel with a diameter of approximately 1 in (2.5 cm).
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Braid bars often originate from remnants of point bars or the growth of mid-channel unit bars in braided rivers. [1] These features typically form in rivers with a high sediment load, within channels characterized by a large bed load and easily-eroded bank material. [2] There are several mechanisms of formation.