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Channel response to sediment wave propagation and movement, Redwood Creek, California, USA Channel response to sediment wave propagation and movement, Redwood Creek, California, USA

Redwood Creek, north coastal California, USA, has experienced dramatic changes in channel configuration since the 1950s. A series of large floods (in 1955, 1964, 1972 and 1975) combined with the advent of widespread commercial timber harvest and road building resulted in extensive erosion in the basin and contributed high sediment loads to Redwood Creek. Since 1975, no peak flows have...
Authors
Mary Ann Madej, Vicki Ozaki
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