Fluvial responses to land-use changes and climatic variations within the Drury Creek watershed, southern Illinois

Auteurs :
ORBOCK MILLER, S.
RITTER, D. F.
KOCHEL, R. C.
MILLER, J. R.

Description :
This particular study examines the effects of minor climatic fluctuations and major land-use changes on the Drury Creek watershed located in southwestern Illinois. The distribution of coarse bedload material along tributary streams combined with downstream decreases in width : depth ratios and tractive force estimates suggest that channels in the Drury Creek watershed are slowly adjusting their configuration to transport coarse bedload material. The fluvial response to the increased influx of coarse sediment began more than 45 years ago and continues today.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Geomorphology (Amsterdam), issn : 0169-555X, 1993, vol. 6, n°. 4, p. 309-329, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 48 réf.

Date :
1993

Editeur :
Pays édition : Pays-Bas, Amsterdam, Elsevier