Floodplain construction by recent, rapid vertical accretion: Waipaoa River, New Zealand

The rate of vertical accretion (typically 14–18 mm h−1) during eight floods in the Waipaoa River basin, with recurrence intervals of 5 to 60 years, was determined by relating the floodplain stratigraphy at McPhail's bend to the 1948–1995 flood history. Overbank deposits remaining after a flood...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Earth surface processes and landforms 1998-05, Vol.23 (5), p.405-413
Hauptverfasser:	Gomez, Basil, Eden, Dennis N., Peacock, David H., Pinkney, Edward J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Bgi / Prodig channel capacity deforestation Earth sciences Earth, ocean, space Exact sciences and technology floodplain sedimentation Fluvial forms and processes Freshwater Geomorphology Geomorphology, landform evolution Physical geography Surficial geology vertical accretion
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