This false-color image from April 1, 2002, shows numerous braided channels and oxbow lakes along the Songhua River in northeastern China, just upstream of the city of Harbin.
The Paraná River is South America’s second largest, and an important transportation route for landlocked cities in Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, and Brazil.
Acquired September 30, 2010, this astronaut photograph shows part of the Syr Darya River Floodplain in Kazakhstan, where the river flows through braided channels.