Abstract
During large floods overbank sedimentation is greatest in slack-water areas associated with channel expansions and the mouths of tributaries which are either back-flooded or hydraulically dammed. Slack-water deposits in eastern Washington and central and west Texas provide information on the magnitude, frequency and areal extent of past floods. The paleohydrologic record derived from studies of slack-water alluvial stratigraphy is useful in assessing the rates of geomorphic change in river channels that result from infrequent processes that cannot be measured directly.-from Authors
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 225-254 |
| Number of pages | 30 |
| Journal | Unknown Journal |
| State | Published - 1982 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Environmental Science
- General Earth and Planetary Sciences