Stream geomorphology in a mountain lake district: Hydraulic geometry, sediment sources and sinks, and downstream lake effects

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 525-543

  Arp, C D ^a   Schmidt, J C ^a   Baker, M A ^a   Myers, A K ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydraulic geometry; Lakes; Sawtooth Mountains, Idaho, USA; Sediment sinks; Streams

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTATION; STREAM FLOW;

GLACIAL MORPHOLOGY; HYDRAULIC GEOMETRY; SEDIMENT ENTRAINMENT;

LAKES;

CATCHMENTS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; LAKES; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTATION; STREAM FLOW;

CHANNEL HYDRAULICS; CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY; ENTRAINMENT; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; STREAM CHANNEL;

IDAHO; NORTH AMERICA; SAWTOOTH RANGE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34247253336     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.1421     Document Type: Article

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