Sediment supply drives floodplain evolution in Amazon Basin
Cardiff, UK (SPX) Nov 05, 2014 - A new study of the Amazon River basin shows lowland rivers that carry large volumes of sediment meander more across floodplains and create more oxbow lakes than rivers that carry less sediment. The findings have implication for the Amazonian river system, which may be significantly altered by proposed mega-dams that would disrupt sediment supplies. Researchers from Cardiff University ... more
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