Form and process: fluvial geomorphology and flood-flow interaction, Grant River, Wisconsin

Auteur :
WOLTEMADE, C.J.

Description :
In this watershed, the conversion from natural vegetation to agriculture resulted in the development of incised meander belts along streams. These belts consist of alluvial terraces that confine flood flows to a relatively narrow portion of the valley. This study examines interaction of this landform and the process of flooding over a range of flood magnitudes. The analysis also deploys a mathematical model that compares flood discharges in the current system and an alternative system which lacks terraces for confining flood flows within the meander belt.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Annals of the Association of American Geographers, issn : 0004-5608, 1994, vol. 84, n°. 3, p. 462-479, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 36 ref.

Date :
1994

Editeur :
Pays édition : Etats-Unis, Washington, DC, Association of American Geographers