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Where Does the Bed of a River Change from Gravel to Sand?

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 9 December 201427 April 2022

Analysis of the Fraser River suggests that riverbed sediments shift abruptly depending on river slope changes and water speed.

Posted inResearch Spotlights

Downstream Effect of Blowing a Hole in a 38-meter Dam

by C. Schultz and Faith Ishii 25 November 201411 February 2022

Researchers tracked what happened to the White Salmon River after engineers removed the 100-year-old Condit Dam.

Posted inScience Updates

Braiding Rivers: State of the Art and Future Challenges

by W. Bertoldi, A. Recking and N. Surian 21 October 201426 October 2022

Braided Rivers Workshop 2014;
Le Domaine de Sainte Croix, France, 23–27 June 2014

Posted inScience Updates

Synthesizing Studies of Dam Removal

by J. O’Connor and Amy E. East 7 October 201427 April 2022

Dam Removal: Synthesis of Ecological and Physical Responses;
Fort Collins, Colorado, 16–20 June 2014

Posted inResearch Spotlights

What Drives Migration of Riverbed Sand Dunes?

by C. Schultz 23 September 201424 July 2015

A new experimental apparatus makes it possible to measure concentrations of suspended and bed load sediments.

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Tracking the Sources and Sinks of Antarctica’s Subglacial Waterways

by C. Schultz 2 September 20146 February 2023

Researchers examined the water flowing into and out of several Antarctic ice streams to determine the cause of a recent observed slowdown of some of these ice streams.

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