Question

What do you mean by River capturing ? ​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Stream capture, river capture, river piracy or stream piracy is a geomorphological phenomenon occurring when a stream or river drainage system or watershed is diverted from its own bed, and flows instead down the bed of a neighbouring stream.

Answer 2

Answer:

The natural diversion of the headwaters of one stream into the channel of another, typically resulting from rapid headward erosion by the latter stream.

‘The main geological changes that have caused river capture are glaciation and tectonic movement associated with earthquake faults.’