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How do youthful rivers mature rivers and old rivers differ?

Answer:
youthful river:
erodes deeper than wider
it flows quickly
narrow and straight
few tributaries

mature river:
erodes wider than deeper
not steep
has many tributaries

old river:
has little erosive energy
wide
have few tributaries than the mature river
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