Definition
A side channel or loop of a river that branches off and rejoins the main stream, common in Australia and other floodplain regions.
Etymology
Possibly from Aboriginal Australian languages or hybrid formation combining 'ana-' (back, again) with 'branch.' Term is particularly used in Australian geography.
Kelly Says
Anabranches are nature's way of allowing rivers to 'bypass' themselves, and they create ecological paradises in Australian floodplains where diverse fish and bird species thrive in semi-isolated waterways.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አንቦብራንች
ana-bo-bra-nch
ARالعربية
انابランチ
ana-lanchi
BNবাংলা
অনাব্রাঞ্চ
ana-bra-nch
CACatalà
anabranch
ana-bran-ch
CSČeština
anabranch
ana-bran-ch
DADansk
anabranch
ana-bran-ch
DEDeutsch
Anabranche
ana-bran-che
ELΕλληνικά
αναβραγκ
ana-vra-g
ESEspañol
anabrancha
ana-bran-cha
FAفارسی
انابرانش
ana-bran-sh
FISuomi
anabranch
ana-bran-ch
FRFrançais
anabranche
ana-bran-sh
GUGU
આનબ્રાંચ
aana-bra-nch
HAHA
anabranch
ana-bran-ch
HEעברית
אנבראנץ
ana-bran-tz
HIहिन्दी
अनब्रांच
ana-bran-ch
HUMagyar
anabranch
ana-bran-ch
IDBahasa Indonesia
anabranch
ana-bran-ch
IGIG
anabranch
ana-bran-ch
ITItaliano
anabranche
ana-bran-che
KKKK
анабранч
ana-bran-ch
KO한국어
아나브랜치
ana-beul-nchi
MRMR
अनब्रांच
ana-bran-ch
MSBahasa Melayu
anabranch
ana-bran-ch
MYမြန်မာ
အနာဘရန်
a-na-ba-ran
NLNederlands
anabranch
ana-bran-ch
NONorsk
anabranch
ana-bran-ch
PAPA
ਅਨਬ੍ਰਾਂਚ
ana-bran-ch
PLPolski
anabranch
ana-bran-ch
PTPortuguês
anabranche
ana-bran-che
RORomână
anabranch
ana-bran-ch
RUРусский
анабранч
ana-bran-ch
SVSvenska
anabranch
ana-bran-ch
SWKiswahili
anabranch
ana-bran-ch
TAதமிழ்
அனாபிராஞ்ச்
ana-pra-nzh
TEతెలుగు
అనబ్రాంచ
ana-bra-ncha
TLTL
anabranch
ana-bran-ch
TRTürkçe
anabranch
ana-bran-ch
UKУкраїнська
анабранч
ana-bran-ch
URاردو
انابランチ
ana-lanchi
VITiếng Việt
anabranch
ana-bran-ch
YOYO
anabranch
ana-bran-ch
ZUZU
anabranch
ana-bran-ch