Patterns and Controls on Historical Channel Change in the Willamette River, Oregon, USA

Large Rivers: Geomorphology and Management

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 491-516

  Wallick, Jennifer Rose ^a   Grant, Gordon E ^b   Lancaster, Stephen T ^c   Bolte, John P ^d   Denlinger, Roger P ^e  

^a DHI Inc   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Oregon State University   (United States)

^e CASCADES VOLCANO OBSERVATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Between geomorphic and anthropogenic drivers; Channel widening and avulsions; Dynamic anastomosing stream; Glacial and periglacial processes; High erosion rates and poor drainage; Hydraulic and hydrologic behaviour; Natural and anthropogenic controls; Point bar and active channel deposits; Reach average channel change; Tertiary marine sandstones and Tertiary volcanics

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE CHANNELS; CHANNEL CHANGE; CHANNEL WIDENING; EROSION RATES; PERIGLACIAL PROCESS; VOLCANICS;

EID: 84862008016     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470723722.ch23     Document Type: Chapter

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