Channel enlargement in semiarid suburbanizing watersheds: A southern California case study

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 496, Issue , 2013, Pages 17-30

  Hawley, R J ^a,b   Bledsoe, B P ^a  

^a Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

^b Sustainable Streams   (United States)

Author keywords

Channel stability; Grade control; Hydromodification; Sediment transport; Stormwater management; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL STABILITY; GRADE CONTROLS; HYDROMODIFICATION; STORM-WATER MANAGEMENTS; URBANIZATION;

LANDFORMS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; STREAM FLOW;

URBAN GROWTH;

CHANNEL HYDRAULICS; FINE GRAINED SEDIMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEMIARID REGION; STREAMWATER; SUBURBANIZATION; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; WATERSHED;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84878809546     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2013.05.010     Document Type: Article

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