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RIVER MORPHOLOGY 1. Discharge and Channel Evolution 2. Alluvial Channel Patterns 3. Floodplain Development 4. Terraces

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RIVERMORPHOLOGY

1. Discharge and Channel Evolution

2. Alluvial Channel Patterns

3. Floodplain Development

4. Terraces

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Copyright © Dan Parsons 2002

Channel Forming Discharges

Bankfull Discharge

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AlluvialAlluvialChannelChannelPatternsPatterns

HOp. 11

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Straight Channels

Shibetsu River near the Hokaido area

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POOLPOOL

RIFFLERIFFLE

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Velocity Reversal Hypothesis

HOp. 12A

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Flow Convergence Hypothesis

HOp. 12C

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Straight Channels

Shibetsu River near the Hokaido area

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Meandering Pattern

Copyright © Norm Catto 2002

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POOLPOOL

RIFFLERIFFLE

POOLPOOL RIFFLERIFFLE

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HOp. 12B

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HOp. 12B

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Meandering Pattern

Copyright © Norm Catto 2002

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Denali National Park, Alaska, USA © Daryl Dagesse 2002

Braided Pattern

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Braided Pattern

Central Bar Hypothesis

HOp. 13A

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BraidedPattern

Transverse Bar Migration HypothesisHOp. 13B

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Copyright © Martin Geertsema 2002

Anastomosed Pattern

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Copyright © Richard Kesel 2002

Floodplain Development

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Copyright © Simon Robertson 2002

LateralAccretion

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Vertical Accretion

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Vertical Accretion

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northwestern China near Urumchi, © Matthias Jakob 2002

Terrace Formation

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Gower Gulch, Death Valley, CA (© Bernie Bauer 2002)

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Cave River terraces, South Island, New Zealand Copyright © Keith Richards 2002