Debris dams and the relief of headwater streams

Geomorphology

Volumn 82, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 84-97

  Lancaster, Stephen T ^a   Grant, Gordon E ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Debris; Drainage patterns; Landform evolution; Natural dams; Relief; Stream gradient

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; BEDROCK; DEBRIS FLOW; DRAINAGE BASIN; HEADWATER; LANDFORM EVOLUTION;

NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33750626680     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2005.08.020     Document Type: Article

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