INCISED CHANNELS

Title: Incised Channels:
Morphology, Dynamics, and Control
Authors: S. A. Schumm, M.D. Harvey, and C.C. Watson
Specifications: Softcover Cover, 208 pp

ISBN -13: 978-1-887201-64-3
ISBN - 10: 1-887201-64-5

Price: US $58
Cat No: IC

(Previously Published: ISBN-13: 978-0-918334-53-4;
ISBN-10: 0-918334-53-5)

DESCRIPTION

From the Preface:

The basis of this publication was a report on the geomorphic characteristics of three channelized streams in northern Mississippi that was prepared for the Soil Conservation Service, U.S.D.A. (Mississippi). The purpose of the project was to apply a geomorphic approach to the study of these channels in order to determine if their future behavior could be predicted.

Furthermore, the goal of this book is to aid land managers and conservationists by taking into consideration incised channels, gullies, and entrenched streams from the geomorphic perspective in hope that this approach will:

1. Determine the evolutionary sequence or stages of incised channel evolution.
2. To develop criteria for the recognition of potentially stable valley-floors and channels.
3. To recognize the stage at which conservation techniques will be most effective.
4. To develop a philosophy or strategy of incised-channel management that is based on geomorphic principles.
5. To develop a methodology for rehabilitation of incised channels.
This book is now part of WRP’s Classic Resources Editions.

TABLE OF CONTENTS [top]

PREFACE

Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION

1.1 The Problem

1.2 Objectives

1.3 Approach

1.4 Terminology

Chapter 2 FLUVIAL SYSTEM BEHAVIOR

2.1 Cause of Incision

2.2 Thresholds

2.3 Effects of Incision

2.3.1 Complex Response

2.3.2 Episodic Behavior

2.4 Summary

Chapter 3 DRAINAGE NETWORK REJUVENATION

3.1 Rills

3.2 Dendritic Pattern Development

3.3 Base Level Lowering

3.4 Nickpoint Migration

3.5 Summary

Chapter 4 GULLIES

4.1 Valley-side Gullies

4.2 Valley-floor Gullies

4.2.1 Discontinuous Gullies

4.2.2 Continuous Valley-floor Gullies

4.3 Summary

Chapter 5 ENTRENCHED STREAMS

5.1 Large Arroyos

5.1.1 Polacca Wash

5.1.2 Rio Puerco.

5.2 Effect of Sediment Type

5.3 Channelized Streams

5.3.1 Willow River

5.3.2 Big Pine Creek, Indiana

5.4 Experimental Studies

5.5 Summary

Chapter 6 ENTRENCHED CHANNELS OF NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI

6.1 Background

6.1.1 Geomorphology and Geology

6.1.2 Tertiary Geology

6.1.3 Pleistocene-Holocene Stratigraphy

6.1.4 Bed and Bank Failure

6.1.5 Hydrology and Sediment Supply

6.1.6 Summary

6.2 Channel History

6.3 Channel Response to Channelization

6.3.1 Channel Evolution

6.3.2 Changes of Channel Characteristics

6.4 Prediction of Channel Behavior

6.4.1 Width-depth Ratio (F)

6.4.2 Area-Gradient Index (AGI)

6.4.3 Increase of Channel Top Width and Depth

6.5 Summary

Chapter 7 INCISED CHANNELS: SUMMARY AND

APPLICATIONS

7.1 Geomorphic Evolution

7.2 Critical Reach (Incision)

7.3 Critical Reach (Stabilization)

7.4 Strategy

7.4.1 Geomorphic Approach to Channel Rehabilitation .

References

Index