Abstract
Depositional processes at active chute cutoffs on meandering rivers are ultimately responsible for bend abandonment and oxbow lake formation, and also influence the morphologic evolution of the cutoff channel. This paper examines bar-scale morphologic evolution of the bed and textural characteristics of bar surface sediments at an active chute cutoff on a large meandering river. These data are integrated with current understanding of flow structure at chute cutoffs in an effort to link processes of fluid flow and sediment transport with observed patterns of bed morphology and sediment texture.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | River Flow - Proceedings of the International Conference on Fluvial Hydraulics, RIVER FLOW 2016 |
| Editors | Dan Hanes, Marcelo Garcia, George Constantinescu |
| Publisher | CRC Press/Balkema |
| Pages | 1736-1742 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781138029132 |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2016 |
| Event | International Conference on Fluvial Hydraulics, RIVER FLOW 2016 - St. Louis, United States Duration: Jul 11 2016 → Jul 14 2016 |
Publication series
| Name | River Flow - Proceedings of the International Conference on Fluvial Hydraulics, RIVER FLOW 2016 |
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Other
| Other | International Conference on Fluvial Hydraulics, RIVER FLOW 2016 |
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| Country | United States |
| City | St. Louis |
| Period | 7/11/16 → 7/14/16 |
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ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes
- Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
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LeRoy, J. Z., Rhoads, B. L., & Best, J. L. (2016). Bed morphology and sedimentology at chute cutoffs: A case study of Mackey Bend, lower Wabash River, IL-IN. In D. Hanes, M. Garcia, & G. Constantinescu (Eds.), River Flow - Proceedings of the International Conference on Fluvial Hydraulics, RIVER FLOW 2016 (pp. 1736-1742). (River Flow - Proceedings of the International Conference on Fluvial Hydraulics, RIVER FLOW 2016). CRC Press/Balkema.