fluvial geomorphology, avulsion is the rapid abandonment of a river channel and the formation of a new river channel. Avulsions occur as a result of channel...

Look up avulsion or avulse in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Avulsion in general refers to a tearing away. Specifically, it can refer to: Avulsion fracture...

river deltas to form closer to the sediment source which may affect channel avulsion, delta lobe switching, and auto cyclicity. Active margin river deltas...

may cause a channel to be abandoned in favor of a new one (avulsion (river)). A braided river may form as small threads come and go within a main channel...

classic example of a braided river and is highly susceptible to channel migration and avulsion. It is also one of the few rivers in the world that exhibits...

wide meander of a river is cut off, creating a free-standing body of water. The word "oxbow" can also refer to a U-shaped bend in a river or stream, whether...

Historical avulsions leading to catastrophic flooding include the 1855 Yellow River flood and the 2008 Kosi River flood. Floodplains can form around rivers of...

its center. Through a natural process known as avulsion or delta switching, the lower Mississippi River has shifted its final course to the mouth of the...

Billabong Crevasse splay Helicoidal flow Jet stream Meander cutoffs in Avulsion (river) Meander scar Riffle-pool sequence Neuendorf, K.K.E., J.P. Mehl Jr...

mid-channel deposition of the sediment transported by the river channel at the river mouth. River mouth bars form because the cross-sectional area of the...

which the river changes course is known as avulsion, or delta-switching, and forms the variety of landscapes that make up the Mississippi River Delta. The...

in many river deltas. Avulsion (river) – Rapid abandonment of a river channel and formation of a new channel Progradation – Growth of a river delta into...

the southern dikes of the Yellow River in an effort to stop the advancing Jin army. The resulting major river avulsion allowed the Yellow to capture the...

A stream pool, in hydrology, is a stretch of a river or stream in which the water depth is above average and the water velocity is below average. A stream...

causing its avulsion and subsequent stream capture by the Bontius River. The original subterranean discharge of the Bontius into the Timavo River became obstructed...

between avulsion and accretion becomes important if a river forms the boundary between two riparian owners. In many jurisdictions, if the river changes...

current course to the Gulf of Mexico through the natural geologic process of avulsion. Historically, this natural process of course change has occurred about...

Brahmaputra-Jamuna is a classic example of a braided river and is highly susceptible to channel migration and avulsion. It is characterised by a network of interlacing...

"Kosi megafan: historical records, geomorphology and the recent avulsion of the Kosi River". Quaternary International. 227 (2): 143–160. Rao, K. L. (1975)...

flood of 1787 caused the Teesta to undergo a sudden change course, an avulsion, shifting east to join the Brahmaputra and causing the Brahmaputra to shift...

the shifting of river channels to new locations on the floodplain (termed avulsion). Over the past 6000 years, approximately 80 avulsions have occurred...

infilling following the avulsion. The 1870s event also contributed to the demise of sternwheeler riverboat traffic on the Saskatchewan River in the late 1800s...

variable and interrelated combination of these factors. The avulsion of an active river or stream is the most common fluvial process resulting in the...

Enz enters from the left at Besigheim. The former rapid at the Lauffener avulsion of the meander is today under water due to the canalization. In the Lowlands...

configuration, and usually result in channel avulsion. The stability of bifurcation is dependent on the rate of flow of the river upstream as well as the sediment...

Comarques Turismo de Aragon (in Spanish) Matarranya Tourism Interpreting avulsion process from ancient alluvial sequences: Guadalope-Matarranya system (northern...

currently 20 countries and 22 territories that do not have a permanent natural river flowing within them, though some of them have streams or seasonal watercourses...

constrained, although there is still room for localized avulsions. List of rivers of Ohio List of rivers of Pennsylvania Mahoning Valley U.S. Geological Survey...

forming river deltas over time by amalgamation of channel avulsions. When a lobe is prograded the frequency of avulsion decreases, and the avulsion length...

flooding, the Kings River experienced frequent channel avulsion during high flow events, sometimes flowing north into the San Joaquin River via various sloughs...