Historical Channel-Bed Elevation Change as a Result of Multiple Disturbances, Soldier Creek, Kansas

Historical information on stream stage/discharge relations from eight U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) streamflow-gaging stations was used to analyze channel-bed elevation change along Soldier Creek, a stream affected by multiple disturbances in northeast Kansas. The analysis provided information on th...

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Published inPhysical geography Vol. 25; no. 4; pp. 269 - 290
Main Author Juracek, Kyle E.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Taylor & Francis Group 01.01.2004
Taylor & Francis
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Bgi / Prodig
channel-bed elevation
channelization
degradation
erosion
flood
Fluvial forms and processes
Geomorphology
Kansas
Physical geography
stream
streamflow gage
United States of America
Kansas
Climatic variability
Flood
Twentieth Century
Channel geometry
Stream
River bed
Discharge
Drainage network
Land use
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Summary:Historical information on stream stage/discharge relations from eight U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) streamflow-gaging stations was used to analyze channel-bed elevation change along Soldier Creek, a stream affected by multiple disturbances in northeast Kansas. The analysis provided information on the spatial (location, type, magnitude) and temporal (timing, duration, trend, rate) dimensions of channel change. Channel changes determined for Soldier Creek included extensive changes resulting from channelization and changes of relatively limited extent following a flood. The results were used to document channel changes, partly reconstruct historical channel conditions, infer the causes of channel change, and estimate the occurrence of future channel changes.
ISSN:0272-3646
1930-0557
DOI:10.2747/0272-3646.25.4.269