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Sedimentation of Pool 19 on the Mississippi River Near Hamilton, Illinois: Background Analysis

Bhowmik, Nani G.; Adams, J. Rodger

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Title
Sedimentation of Pool 19 on the Mississippi River Near Hamilton, Illinois: Background Analysis
Author(s)
  • Bhowmik, Nani G.
  • Adams, J. Rodger
Issue Date
1986
Keyword(s)
  • Sedimentation
  • Mississippi River
Abstract
Streams and rivers are dynamic systems in which erosion and sedimentation take place on a continuous basis. When the inflow of sediment exceeds the normal carrying capacity of the river, sedimentation will occur. The river will then become shallower with a fairly well defined main channel or will behave like a distributary channel without any defined channel. Natural and man-made constrictions can either accelerate or prolong the normal transition of rivers from one hydraulic state to another.
Publisher
Illinois State Water Survey
Series/Report Name or Number
ISWS Miscellaneous Publication MP-088
Type of Resource
text
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