Missouri river planning: recognizing and incorporating sediment management
Auteur :
National Research Council / Division on Earth and Life Studies / Water Science and Technology Board / Committee on Missouri River Recovery and Associated Sediment Management Issues
Éditeur :
National Academies Press
ISBN :
9780309162036
Date de publication :
24 févr. 2011
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Historically, the flow of sediment in the Missouri River has been as important as the flow of water for a variety of river functions. The construction of dams and river bank control structures on the Missouri River and its tributaries, however, has markedly reduced the volume of sediment transported by the river.