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Published on: July 20, 2017
Bedload transport associated with high stream power, Jordan River, Israel
1Department of Geography, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, Israel.
Abstract:
During a flood of a magnitude that recurs once in 100 years, boulders up to 1700 mm in size were transported in the Jordan and Meshushim Rivers, northern Israel. Bedload discharge rates were estimated for periods of 3-72 hr of peak flow by a combination of hydrologic and geomorphic methods. Bedload transport rate is proportional to unit stream power in excess of that necessary for initial motion, raised to the power 3/2, as has been shown for data on other rivers.
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