Geomorphology and River Management || Introduction

✍ Scribed by Brierley, Gary J.; Fryirs, Kirstie A.

• Publisher: Blackwell Publishing
• Year: 2004
• Weight: 731 KB
• Category: Article
• ISBN: 1405115165
• DOI: 10.1002/9780470751367.ch1

✦ Synopsis

Figure 1.1 The diversity of river morphology Rivers are characterized by a continuum of morphological diversity, ranging from bedrock controlled variants such as (a) gorges (with imposed sets of landforms), to fully alluvial, self-adjusting rivers such as (c) braided and (d) meandering variants (with various midchannel, bank-attached and floodplain features). Other variants include multichanneled anastomosing rivers that form in wide, low relief plains (e), and rivers with discontinuous floodplain pockets in partly-confined valleys (b). In some settings, channels are discontinuous or absent, as exemplified by chain-of-ponds (f). Each river type has a different capacity to adjust its position on the valley floor. (a) Upper Shoalhaven catchment,