The Flood Cycle of Ephemeral Mountain Streams in the Southwestern United States
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8375346 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jacques B Wertz (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1966 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 598-633 |
| Publication date | 1966-12-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Annals of the Association of American Geographers (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0004-5608 • E-ISSN: 1467-8306 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-8306.1966.tb00582.x |
| OpenAlex | W2048106819 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 7 |
The flood cycle of an arroyo in southwestern United States exhibits three separate stages: 1) the flood stage, often turbulent and violent, and impossible to study as it occurs; 2) the immediate after-flood stage, exhibiting conspicuous and interesting patterns, of which some may be observed; and 3) the dry stage, an indefinite period which lasts until the next flood, during which stage some detailed mechanisms of transport patterns may be observed. From this dry stage, aided by schematic and fugitive impressions gained during the other two stages, systematic inferences may be drawn concerning the mechanisms involved in transport throughout the cycle. Schematic illustrations support the analysis and categorization of the several mechanisms and their transport-sedimentation activities in this paper. The flood stage thoroughly reworks the channels within a valley, rearranging the whole transport load of sediments. At the moment the flood begins to wane the heaviest elements of the whole load are dropped in a series of primary patterns arranged in steps up the longitudinal profile of the stream, dependent upon the nature of the channel, the volume of flow, and the velocity of the flood. The late waters of the after-flood stage readjust the attitudes of the channel, and resort the finer materials, perhaps systematically placing them on and between the steps of the profile. As the late waters continue to wane in volume the finest materials are finally resorted and arranged into the minor forms within the channel, to endure as sedimentation forms until the next flood occurs
100-year flood · Archaeology · Channel (broadcasting) · Ephemeral key · Flood myth · Flood stage · Geography · Geomorphology · Geotechnical engineering · Hydrology (agriculture) · Physical geography · Schematic · Sediment · Sedimentation · Stage (stratigraphy) · STREAMS · Computer Science · Ecology · Engineering · Flood Risk Assessment and Management · Geology · Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes · Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies · Paleontology
| Citations per year | 0.07 |
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| Citation span | 1984 - 2001 (18) |
| Highly cited | No |