Relating stream-bank erosion to in-stream transport of suspended sediment

Timothy R. Green*, Sara G. Beavis, Claude R. Dietrich, Anthony J. Jakeman

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Abstract

The sources and transport of sediment and attached phosphorus in upland catchments and downstream reaches of the Namoi River in New South Wales, Australia was studied. The approach integrates interdecadal aerial photography, interseasonal field measurements of bank erosion processes, continuous monitoring of stream flow and turbidity and event sampling of suspended solids and phosphorus, with an analytical model of in-stream suspended sediment transport. The processes of stream flow and bank erosion due to undercutting, dessication, block failure and mass wasting of aggregated particles interact to produce instream fluxes of suspended sediment that are transported and redeposited downstream.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)777-787
Number of pages11
JournalHydrological Processes
Volume13
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Apr 1999
Event1997 International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, MODSIM-97: Advances and Applications for Management and Decision Making - University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
Duration: 8 Dec 199711 Dec 1997
https://www.mssanz.org.au/MODSIM97/MODSIM97.htm

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