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Streambank Erosion: Don't Let It Destroy Your Property!

Illinois State Water Survey

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ISWSMP-149.pdf

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Title
Streambank Erosion: Don't Let It Destroy Your Property!
Author(s)
Illinois State Water Survey
Issue Date
1993
Keyword(s)
  • streambank erosion
  • drainage ditches
  • water damage
  • streambank stabilization
Date of Ingest
2014-10-01T15:36:06Z
Abstract
Streambank erosion is a natural process that occurs in all streams as water wears away the soil and rock that form their banks. As the banks are worn away, the streams naturally and slowly change their courses and meander. This process accelerates at an alarming rate as drainage ditches, straightened streams, and storm sewers all route water more efficiently into local streams. This increases their flows, speed, and velocity, particularly after heavy storms. Moreover, as more and more impervious, paved surfaces are constructed, such as shopping malls, parking lots, and roads, rainwater can no longer percolate into the ground naturally. Instead, rainfall becomes surface water runoff, which also eventually reaches local streams and enlarges their flows.
Publisher
Illinois State Water Survey
Series/Report Name or Number
ISWS Miscellaneous Publication MP-149
Type of Resource
text
Genre of Resource
Technical Report
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https://archive.org/details/streambankerosio00unse
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Copyright ... University of Illinois Board of Trustees. All rights reserved. This document is a product of the Illinois State Water Survey, and has been selected and made available by the Illinois State Water Survey and the University Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It is intended for research and educational use, and proper attribution is requested.

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