Book contents
- River Dynamics
- Reviews
- River Dynamics
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 The Dynamics of Drainage Basins and Stream Networks
- Chapter 3 Sediment Dynamics at Global and Drainage-Basin Scales
- Chapter 4 Flow Dynamics in Rivers
- Chapter 5 Sediment Transport Dynamics in Rivers
- Chapter 6 Magnitude-Frequency Concepts and the Dynamics of Channel-Forming Events
- Chapter 7 The Shaping of Channel Geometry
- Chapter 8 Channel Planform – Controls on Development and Change
- Chapter 9 The Dynamics of Meandering Rivers
- Chapter 10 The Dynamics of Braided Rivers
- Chapter 11 The Dynamics of Anabranching Rivers
- Chapter 12 The Dynamics of River Confluences
- Chapter 13 The Vertical Dimension of Rivers: Longitudinal Profiles, Profile Adjustments, and Step-Pool Morphology
- Chapter 14 The Dynamics of Floodplains
- Chapter 15 Human Impacts on River Dynamics
- Chapter 16 River Dynamics and Management
- Book part
- Symbols
- References
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
Chapter 11 - The Dynamics of Anabranching Rivers
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 30 April 2020
- River Dynamics
- Reviews
- River Dynamics
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 The Dynamics of Drainage Basins and Stream Networks
- Chapter 3 Sediment Dynamics at Global and Drainage-Basin Scales
- Chapter 4 Flow Dynamics in Rivers
- Chapter 5 Sediment Transport Dynamics in Rivers
- Chapter 6 Magnitude-Frequency Concepts and the Dynamics of Channel-Forming Events
- Chapter 7 The Shaping of Channel Geometry
- Chapter 8 Channel Planform – Controls on Development and Change
- Chapter 9 The Dynamics of Meandering Rivers
- Chapter 10 The Dynamics of Braided Rivers
- Chapter 11 The Dynamics of Anabranching Rivers
- Chapter 12 The Dynamics of River Confluences
- Chapter 13 The Vertical Dimension of Rivers: Longitudinal Profiles, Profile Adjustments, and Step-Pool Morphology
- Chapter 14 The Dynamics of Floodplains
- Chapter 15 Human Impacts on River Dynamics
- Chapter 16 River Dynamics and Management
- Book part
- Symbols
- References
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
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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- River DynamicsGeomorphology to Support Management, pp. 252 - 268Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020
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