RIVERS OF THE MOUNTAINOUS RUSSIAN NORTH-WEST: HOMOGENY AND VARIETY OF THE STREAM WAYS MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS
https://doi.org/10.15356/0435-4281-2015-1-3-13
Abstract
Analysis of QI–diagrams and earlier obtained results demonstrates that in the territory discussed, the braided rivers constitute a statistically homogeneous population in the whole range of drainage areas considered (15–100,000 km2). Inside this population, rivers depositing alluvium differ from rivers at equilibrium (having the same mean annual floods) by higher valley gradients. Incising rivers often have similar or even lower gradients as compared to braided rivers. In the basins’ upper reaches, meandering streams are fairly numerous. Their valleys, all other conditions being equal, have lower gradients, compared with braided rivers, by a factor of 1.5–3.2. Presumably, they are a product of degradation of braided rivers.
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Mikhailov V.M. RIVERS OF THE MOUNTAINOUS RUSSIAN NORTH-WEST: HOMOGENY AND VARIETY OF THE STREAM WAYS MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS. Geomorfologiya. 2015;(1):3-13. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.15356/0435-4281-2015-1-3-13
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