Skip to Main Content
U.S. Forest Service
Caring for the land and serving people

United States Department of Agriculture

Home > Search > Publication Information

  1. Meanderbelt Dynamics of the Sacramento River, California

    Share via EmailShare on FacebookShare on LinkedInShare on Twitter
    Dislike this pubLike this pub
    Author(s): Michael D. Harvey
    Date: 1989
    Source: In: Abell, Dana L., Technical Coordinator. 1989. Proceedings of the California Riparian Systems Conference: protection, management, and restoration for the 1990s; 1988 September 22-24; Davis, CA. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-110. Berkeley, CA: Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture; p. 54-60
    Publication Series: General Technical Report (GTR)
    Station: Pacific Southwest Research Station
    PDF: View PDF  (194 KB)
    Note: This article is part of a larger document. View the larger document

    Description

    A 160 km-long reach of Sacramento River was studied with the objective of predicting future changes in channel planform and their effects on water-surface elevations. Planform data were used to develop regression relationships between bend radius of curvature (Rc) and both short-term (5 years) and long term (90 years) lateral migration rates (MR) and migration distances (MD). A dimensionless cutoff index (Rc/MD) was developed to predict bend cutoff occurrence. Cutoffs occur when the cutoff index value is between 1.7 and 3.7. Channel planform controls water-surface elevations and bend cutoffs can reduce upstream water-surface elevations by up to 1 meter over a wide range of discharges.

    Publication Notes

    • You may send email to psw_communications@fs.fed.us to request a hard copy of this publication.
    • (Please specify exactly which publication you are requesting and your mailing address.)
    • We recommend that you also print this page and attach it to the printout of the article, to retain the full citation information.
    • This article was written and prepared by U.S. Government employees on official time, and is therefore in the public domain.

    Citation

    Harvey, Michael D. 1989. Meanderbelt Dynamics of the Sacramento River, California. In: Abell, Dana L., Technical Coordinator. 1989. Proceedings of the California Riparian Systems Conference: protection, management, and restoration for the 1990s; 1988 September 22-24; Davis, CA. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-110. Berkeley, CA: Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture; p. 54-60

    Related Search

    XML: View XML
Show More
Show Fewer
Jump to Top of Page
https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/27938