Effects of urban development in the Puget Lowland, Washington, on interannual streamflow patterns: Consequences for channel form and streambed disturbance

Water Resources Research

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1-15

  Konrad, Christopher P ^a   Booth, Derek B ^b   Burges, Stephen J ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; FLOOD CONTROL; HYDROLOGY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

HYDROLOGIC EFFECTS; STREAMBED STABILITY; STREAMS; URBAN DEVELOPMENT;

URBAN PLANNING;

CHANNEL HYDRAULICS; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; STREAMFLOW; URBAN DEVELOPMENT;

NORTH AMERICA; PUGET LOWLAND; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES]; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 23944480694     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005WR004097     Document Type: Article

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