Conveyance of a managed vegetated two-stage river channel

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Water Management

Volumn 157, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 21-33

  Sellin, Robert H J ^a   van Beesten, David P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Floods and floodworks; Hydraulics and hydrodynamics

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); FLOODS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RIVER BASIN PROJECTS; VEGETATION; WATER LEVELS;

FLOW DEPTHS; RIVER RESTORATION PROJECTS; SEASONAL VARIATION; TWO-STAGE RIVER CHANNEL;

RIVERS;

CHANNEL FLOW; DISCHARGE RATE; FLOOD FLOW; FLOOD PLAIN; RIVER CHANNEL; RIVER ENGINEERING;

CHANNEL HYDRAULICS; FLOODING; FLOODPLAIN; HYDRODYNAMICS; RIVER DISCHARGE; SEASONAL VARIATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 2442707525     PISSN: 17417589     EISSN: 17517729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/wama.2004.157.1.21     Document Type: Article

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