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Jan 1954
River-Bed Scour During Floods
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VIEW THE REPLYAuthors: E. W. Lane, M.ASCE, and W. M. Borland, AM.ASCEAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers
Volume 119, Issue 1
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Scour in wide, steep rivers during floods is not general throughout the flooded reach since deposition occurs at wide sections. The measurements of river action are almost always made at narrow sections, causing a misconception that is not supported by studies of the transported sediment. In the design of a project for the protection and rehabilitation of the middle Rio Grande Valley in New Mexico, the question of the depth of scour of the river beds during floods assumed unusual importance. A study was made, therefore, to determine this depth. The study, its results, and revised theories based on it are explained in this paper.
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Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers
Volume 119 • Issue 1 • January 1954
Pages: 1069 - 1079
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© 1954 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Jan 1954
Published online: Feb 10, 2021
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E. W. Lane, M.ASCE
Cons. Hydr. Engr., Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Denver, Colo.
W. M. Borland, AM.ASCE
Head, Sedimentation Section, Hydrology Branch, Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Denver, Colo.
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