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Chapter 11 - The Dynamics of Anabranching Rivers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 April 2020

Bruce L. Rhoads
Bruce L. Rhoads
Affiliation:
University of Illinois
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Summary

This chapter reviews in detail the dynamics of anastomosing and anabranching river systems. The difference between anastomosing and anabranching rivers as well as the difference between anastomosing/anabranching and braided rivers is outlined in detail. Anastomosing rivers are examined as a distinctive form of low-energy fluvial systems and of the world’s largest rivers. Anabranching is introduced as a generic type of multichannel river form of which anastomosing is a distinct subcategory. Mechanisms of avulsion, the key process associated with dynamic change of anabranching rivers, are reviewed. The dynamics of wandering gravel-bed rivers, a distinctive type of anabranching river, are explored along with examples of other types of anabranching systems, including those in dryland environments.

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anabranchingwandering gravel-bedriveranastomosinglarge
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River Dynamics
Geomorphology to Support Management
 , pp. 252 - 268
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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