The Colorado River

Large Rivers: Geomorphology and Management

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 183-224

  Schmidt, John C ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerial photographs and dendrogeomorphic evidence; Anticlines and synclines; Debris fan affected canyons; Downstream arid regions; Hydraulic control on water surface elevation; Irrigation return flow and municipal effluent; Post dam flood reduction; Sediment producing desert; Significant ecosystem recovery; Steep gradient debris fan dominated segments

Indexed keywords

EFFLUENTS; HYDRAULIC MACHINERY;

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS; ANTICLINES AND SYNCLINES; ECOSYSTEM RECOVERIES; MUNICIPAL EFFLUENTS; STEEP GRADIENTS; WATER SURFACE ELEVATIONS;

DEBRIS;

EID: 84889367609     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470723722.ch10     Document Type: Chapter

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