Time and the persistence of alluvium: River engineering, fluvial geomorphology, and mining sediment in California

Geomorphology

Volumn 31, Issue 1-4, 1999, Pages 265-290

  James, Allan ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Channel morphology; Hydraulic gold mining; Physical system; River management

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; GOLD MINE; MINING; RIVER ENGINEERING; RIVER MANAGEMENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0342368261     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-555X(99)00084-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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