Channel dynamics in the middle Green River, Washington, from 1936 to 2002

Northwest Science

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-14

  Konrad, Christopher ^a,b   Berge, Hans ^c   Fuerstenberg, Robert ^c,e   Steff, Kate ^d   Olsen, Theresa ^a   Guyenet, Julie ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

^c King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks   (United States)

^d US Army Corps of Engineers   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; CHANNEL CHANGE; DAM CONSTRUCTION; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODPLAIN; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LAND USE; RIVER CHANNEL; RIVER FLOW; STREAMFLOW; VALLEY;

GREEN RIVER; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 79952172964     PISSN: 0029344X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3955/046.085.0101     Document Type: Review

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