Active only at Braided and meandering stream flood stage heart bar In-channe a Mud deposited in abandoned channels (b) Point bar N Point bar belt Channel deposits Floodplain deposits (d) FIGURE 4.13 (a)A braided stream near Chester, California. (b)Facies model for a braided stream system. Braided streams deposit mostly sand and gravel with subordinate mud.(c)A meandering stream, otter Creek in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Point bars are well developed on the inside banks of each meander. (d) Facies model for a meandering stream system. Meandering stream deposits are shoestring sands sur- rounded by mudstones(b) (a) Point bar (d) Point bar heart bar (C) Braided and meandering stream