Fluvial requirements for gravel bar formation in northwestern California
Florsheim JL. 1985. Fluvial requirements for gravel bar formation in northwestern California. Arcata CA
This thesis study of gravel bar formation examines streams in northwestern California. Six of the dozen or so study reaches are tributaries of Redwood Creek, Redwood National Park, California. Following a theoretical section about gravel bars in general, the thesis describes the sites and data collection. The analyses discuss the relationship of slope to width/depth ratio and to mean particle size. Conclusions concern the specific conditions controlling formation of riffles and storage bars in the straight, gravel-bed reaches examined in this study.
- Type
- Academic
- Authors
- Florsheim, Joan
- Date of Issue
- 1985-12
- Publisher
- Arcata CA
- Units
- REDW
- Keywords
- Geomorphology, gravel bars, Physical Sciences, riffle, River Channel, Rivers & Streams, Thesis