Research Article
Jan 1963
Sediment-Transporting Characteristics of Streams
Publication: Journal of the Hydraulics Division
Volume 89, Issue 1
Abstract
Natural streams may have an ill-defined relationship between sediment load and discharge. United States Geological Survey data for several western streams included information on temperature, velocity, depth, width, and bed material, as well as concentration and discharge. The variability of the load-discharge characteristics of these streams was assessed by the use of a relationship for the sediment-transporting capacity of streams and the measured variability of the factors determining the load. Although a direct comparison between prediction and observation was not feasible for every set of measurements, the predicted range of variation in sediment load was more than sufficient to explain the observed variation.
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Journal of the Hydraulics Division
Volume 89 • Issue 1 • January 1963
Pages: 117 - 136
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© 1963 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Jan 1963
Published online: Feb 3, 2021
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G. A. Zernial, M.ASCE
Formerly, Asst. Instr., Dept. of Civ. Engrg., Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, Mich.
E. M. Laursen, M.ASCE
Prof. and Head, Dept. of Civ. Engrg., Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, Ariz.
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