Design flood estimates in mountain streams - The need for a geomorphic approach

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 425-439

  Jakob, M ^a   Jordan, P ^a  

^a Kerr Wood Leidal Associates Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

Debris floods; Debris flows; Flood hazards; Frequency analysis; Landslide dams; Outburst floods

Indexed keywords

AVALANCHES (SNOWSLIDES); DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); GEOMORPHOLOGY; LANDSLIDES; STREAM FLOW;

FLOOD ESTIMATES;

FLOOD CONTROL;

DEBRIS; FLOOD; FLOOD FREQUENCY; STREAM; STREAMFLOW;

DEBRIS FLOW; DESIGN FLOOD; ESTIMATION METHOD; FLOOD FREQUENCY; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; MOUNTAIN STREAM; STREAMFLOW;

EID: 0034741870     PISSN: 03151468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjce-28-3-425     Document Type: Article

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