river morphology 1.discharge and channel evolution 2.alluvial channel patterns 3.floodplain...
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RIVERMORPHOLOGY
1. Discharge and Channel Evolution
2. Alluvial Channel Patterns
3. Floodplain Development
4. Terraces
Copyright © Dan Parsons 2002
Channel Forming Discharges
Bankfull Discharge
AlluvialAlluvialChannelChannelPatternsPatterns
HOp. 11
Straight Channels
Shibetsu River near the Hokaido area
POOLPOOL
RIFFLERIFFLE
Velocity Reversal Hypothesis
HOp. 12A
Flow Convergence Hypothesis
HOp. 12C
Straight Channels
Shibetsu River near the Hokaido area
Meandering Pattern
Copyright © Norm Catto 2002
POOLPOOL
RIFFLERIFFLE
POOLPOOL RIFFLERIFFLE
11
22
33
HOp. 12B
11
22
33
HOp. 12B
Meandering Pattern
Copyright © Norm Catto 2002
Denali National Park, Alaska, USA © Daryl Dagesse 2002
Braided Pattern
Braided Pattern
Central Bar Hypothesis
HOp. 13A
BraidedPattern
Transverse Bar Migration HypothesisHOp. 13B
Copyright © Martin Geertsema 2002
Anastomosed Pattern
Copyright © Richard Kesel 2002
Floodplain Development
Copyright © Simon Robertson 2002
LateralAccretion
Vertical Accretion
Vertical Accretion
northwestern China near Urumchi, © Matthias Jakob 2002
Terrace Formation
Gower Gulch, Death Valley, CA (© Bernie Bauer 2002)
Cave River terraces, South Island, New Zealand Copyright © Keith Richards 2002