Influence of four run-of-river dams on channel morphology and sediment characteristics in Illinois, USA

Geomorphology

Volumn 206, Issue , 2014, Pages 215-229

  Csiki, Shane JC ^a   Rhoads, Bruce L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cesium 137; Dam removal; Fluvial geomorphology; Illinois; Run of river dam; Sediment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894915933     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2013.10.009     Document Type: Article

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