Geometry of inset channels and the sediment composition of fluvial benches in agricultural drainage systems in Ohio

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 296-307

  Jayakaran, Anand D ^a   Ward, Andrew D ^b  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural ditches; Bankfull discharge; Floodplain; Geomorphology; Mississippi River

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY; DISCHARGE; DRAINAGE NETWORK; FLOODPLAIN; HEADWATER; MAINTENANCE; ORTHOPHOTO; PARTICLE SIZE; RIVER BANK; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

GREAT LAKES; LAKE ERIE; MISSISSIPPI RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 35948953664     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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