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Show On the bends he always 1395 finds the deepest water on the outside , excepting where a rock has fallen off a cliff and the river channel will be diverted somewhat . Beyond a curve the channel of the river does not pass on to the other side unless there is an obstruction . ( R . 5407 . ) Referring to sheet 1"33 of Compl . Exhibit 10 , between miles 70 and 71 , after passing mile 70 , as he remembers it , the current would not pass over to the other side of the river , there being no general rule as to where the channel crosses over to the other side . There are places in Labyrinth and Stillwater Canyons where the channel crosses over to the other side , and when it swings across the river , there is invariably a cause for it . ( R . 5408 . ) Sometimes it is a rock that has fallen off the cliff , or heavy rocks thrown in by a wash will deflect the channel , but he ( wouldn't wouldnt ) say there would be any deflection of channel on account of the curve in the river . ( In -In In ) the ( crossings crossing ) of the current from one side of the river to the other , there will invariably be sand deposited on the short side of the crossing , but bars will not form clear across the river , and it has not been his experience that they do . Rocks that will change the current are sometimes visible and at other times are not . ( R . 5409 . ) It would be possible in coming upstream , if there had been a rock dropped from the side of the canyon and submerged a sand bar might form which was not |