The fate of large sediment inputs in rivers: Implications for watershed and waterway management

Thomas E. Lisle

Treesearch

The fate of large sediment inputs in rivers: Implications for watershed and waterway management

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Thomas E. Lisle

Year:

2000

Type:

Miscellaneous Publication

Station:

Pacific Southwest Research Station

Source:

AEG News 43(4): 99.

Download (PDF 9 KB)

Download (PDF 9 KB): https://research.fs.usda.gov/download/treesearch/7854.pdf

Abstract

Valued resources in and along stream channels are commonly many river miles downstream of large sediment inputs such as landslides. Evaluating and predicting the arrival, severity, and duration of sediment impacts thus requires an understanding of how river channels digest elevated sediment loads.

Keywords

PSW4351, stream channels, sediment, landslides, watershed, aggradation, numerial modeling

Citation

Lisle, Thomas E. 2000. The fate of large sediment inputs in rivers: Implications for watershed and waterway management. AEG News 43(4): 99.