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🧪 3D River Meander

Explore 3D river meanders with a dynamic flow: water erodes the outer banks while inner banks build up sandbars. Sharp bends are isolated, forming oxbow lakes.

Fluid Dynamics & Aerodynamics3DModerate60 FPS💧 Water 🌍 Earth

⚙ Under the hood

This simulation demonstrates the process of river meanders through a visually engaging 3D model. Users can manipulate factors like slope and channel size to observe how these features are shaped by erosion and flow dynamics.

River MeandersErosionChannel Flow

3D · Three.js / WebGL renderer · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install