Sand deposition in the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon from flooding of the Little Colorado River

Water Resources Research

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 3579-3596

  Wiele, S M ^a   Graf, J B ^a   Smith, J D ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOODING; RIVER SEDIMENT; SAND; SEDIMENT DEPOSITION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

USA, ARIZONA, GRAND CANYON, COLORADO RIVER;

DEPOSITION; FLOODS; SAND; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION; CROSS SECTIONAL AREA; DERIVED MATERIALS; GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK; MODEL COMPUTATION; RECIRCULATING FLOW; RECIRCULATION ZONES; SUCCESSFUL MANAGEMENT;

RIVERS;

EID: 0030302099     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96WR02842     Document Type: Article

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