The role of flooding in morphological changes in the regulated Lower Ord River in tropical northwestern Australia

River Research and Applications

Volumn 21, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 215-227

  Cluett, Lisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Channel change; Flooding; Ord River; Regulated river

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL CHANGE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; ORD RIVER; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; WORLD;

EID: 15544387135     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.842     Document Type: Article

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