Processes of fluvial island formation, with examples from plum creek, Colorado and Snake River, Idaho

Wetlands

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 530-545

  Osterkamp, W R ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Avulsion; Biophysical continuum; Channel migration; Flood plain; Fluvial island; Incision

Indexed keywords

FLUVIAL PROCESS; FORMATION MECHANISM; ISLAND;

COLORADO; IDAHO; PLUM CREEK; SNAKE RIVER; UNITED STATES;

PRUNUS DOMESTICA; SERPENTES;

EID: 0032468156     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03161670     Document Type: Article

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