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Main Title Let the water do the work : induced meandering, an evolving method for restoring incised channels /
Author Zeedyk, William D.
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Clothier, Van.
Gadzia, Tamara E.
Publisher Chelsea Green Publishing,
Year Published 2014
OCLC Number 869527282
ISBN 9781603585699; 1603585699
Subjects Riparian restoration--New Mexico--Technique ; Stream restoration--New Mexico--Technique ; Meandering rivers--Environmental aspects--New Mexico ; Stream channelization--Environmental aspects--New Mexico
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ELBM  QH541.5.S7Z44 2014 AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 06/13/2024
Collation xii, 254 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 27 cm
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Notes
Rivers and floodplains -- Stream classification -- Incised channels, channel evolution and induced meandering -- Structures, practices, and construction techniques -- Reading the landscape -- Project design and layout -- Monitoring, modification, and maintenance. Let the Water Do the Work is an important contribution to riparian restoration. By "thinking like a creek," one can harness the regenerative power of floods to reshape stream banks and rebuild floodplains along gullied stream channels. Induced Meandering is an artful blend of the natural sciences - geomorphology, hydrology and ecology - which govern channel forming processes. Induced Meandering directly challenges the dominant paradigm of river and creek stabilization by promoting the intentional erosion of selected banks while fostering deposition of eroded materials on an evolving floodplain. The river self-heals as the growth of native riparian vegetation accelerates the meandering process. Not all stream channel types are appropriate for Induced Meandering, yet the Induced Meandering philosophy of "going with the flow" can inform all stream restoration projects. Induced meandering strives to understand rivers as timeless entities governed by immutable rules serving their watersheds, setting their own timetables, and coping with their own realities as they carry mountains grain by grain to the sea. Anyone with an interest in natural resource management in these uncertain times should read this book and put these ideas to work.--Amazon.com.