Simple Method for Calculating Reach-Averaged Bed-Load Transport
Publication: Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
Volume 139, Issue 1
Abstract
A simple and robust method is proposed for calculating reach-averaged bed-load transport in sand- and gravel-bed rivers with no calibration. The data required are the bed surface and measured with the nontruncated pebble-count technique, the slope, the width, and the flow depth or discharge. The method is illustrated by comparison with bed-load samples measured in 15 river reaches.
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Acknowledgments
This study was funded by the Irstea and the ANR GESTRANS project granted to Alain Recking. It would not have been possible without the USDA and the USGS data sets, in addition to all the other published data sets presented in Recking (2010). The author is particularly grateful to Mary-Ann Madej from USGS, Randy Klein from Redwood National and State Parks, Mike Church from UBC, Ian Reid from Loughborough University, Sandra E. Ryan-Burkett from the U.S. Forest Service, and John Pitlick from the University of Colorado for having generously provided their data.
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Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
Volume 139 • Issue 1 • January 2013
Pages: 70 - 75
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Received: Jan 3, 2012
Accepted: Jun 20, 2012
Published online: Jul 23, 2012
Published in print: Jan 1, 2013
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