In single-threaded rivers, erosion and deposition balanced out. As a result, the channel’s width remains constant, allowing these rivers to lean into their bends and form wide, meandering paths ...

Riprap can bury the spawning habitats of fish, increase river temperatures and exacerbate erosion elsewhere. There are ...

The questions may sound simple, but they are plagued by dynamic and complex forces that have long puzzled scientists. Now, a new study in the journal Science offers some clarity.Start the ...

By addressing bank erosion and sedimentation along the lower Osage River, DNR and the Corps hope to restore degraded aquatic and riparian habitats, promote fish and wildlife biodiversity and ...

Long after tectonic plate movement has created mountains, forces such as weather and river erosion can continue to shape a landscape. One such landscape is the Colorado Plateau, which spans more ...

Sand River is exactly what it says it is, a river of white sand, an ephemeral stream, the source of folklore and Indian legends, and one of the most beautiful and unusual features of Hitchcock ...

High lake levels could be leading to a higher rate in the flow of water between the mouth of the canal and the Tainter gate and contributing to erosion, the report said.