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Effect of Floodplain Blockage on Channel Bed Scour

Author(s): J. K. Maizels; B. B. Willetts; J. Florence

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Abstract: Floodplain blockage of the armoured, grave1-bed River Dee has resulted in overall bed degradation averaging c. 0.3m over an 8-year period. Scour occurred during accelerated sediment transport associated with discharges exceeding Q1.58, which represent less than 0.3 of all f1ow events.

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Year: 1987

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