Controls on sediment delivery in coastal plain rivers

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 284-289

  Slattery, Michael C ^a   Phillips, Jonathan D ^b  

^a TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alluvial storage; Dams; Low energy rivers; Sediment flux; Texas

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; COASTAL PLAIN; DAM; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; RIVER FLOW; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

ARTICLE; COASTAL PLAIN; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; RIVER; SEDIMENT; WETLAND;

TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78649449782     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2009.08.022     Document Type: Article

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