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River channel patterns : braided, meandering, and straight / by Luna B. Leopold and M. Gordon Wolman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Leopold, Luna B. (Luna Bergere), 1915-2006, author.
- Wolman, M. Gordon, 1924-2010, author.
- Series:
- Geological Survey professional paper ; 282-B.
- Physiographic and hydraulic studies of rivers
- Geological Survey professional paper ; 282-B
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- River channels.
- Rivers--United States.
- Rivers.
- channels (water bodies).
- United States.
- Genre:
- Online resources.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (i[50] pages) : illustrations, maps
- Distribution:
- Washington : United States Government Printing Office
- Manufacture:
- Washington : United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, 1963.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington : United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, 1957.
- Contents:
- Symbols
- Abstract
- Introduction and acknowledgments
- The braided river
- Introduction
- Horse Creek: type locality of the braided stream
- Stages in the development of a braid
- Changes associated with channel division
- Flume experiments
- Divided and undivided reaches in the flume and in natural rivers
- Summary: the braided river
- Straight channels
- The wandering thalweg
- Pools and riffles
- Summary: straight channels
- The continuum of channels of different patterns
- Summary: continuum of channel patterns
- The nature of channel adjustment to independent controls
- Development of river width
- Channel roughness and resistance
- Resistance controlled by size of bed material
- Resistance related to bed configuration
- Sediment transport, shear, and resistance
- Response of slope to changes of load in the flume
- Observations of adjustments in natural channels
- Summary and interpretation
- Application of observations on channel adjustment to the problem of channel pattern
- References cited
- Appendix
- Index.
- Notes:
- "Reprinted 1963."
- Includes bibliographical references (page 73) and index.
- Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2016.
- Online resource; title from PDF title page (USGS viewed Oct. 12, 2017).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Leopold, Luna B. (Luna Bergere), 1915-2006. River channel patterns.
- OCLC:
- 965753608
- Access Restriction:
- Use copy Restrictions unspecified
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