Sediment removal during an extreme summer storm: Muskwa River, northeastern British Columbia

• Published in: Canadian Geotechnical Journal
• Main Author: Sherstone, David A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1983
• Subjects: Civil and Structural Engineering; Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology; Canada; British Columbia; Fort Nelson; Muskwa; Fort Nelson River
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/t83-035; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/t83-035

Extreme summer storms in northwestern Canada can produce large changes in river channels and sediment loads in a short time. These infrequent events cause effects downstream that persist over several years. Photogrammetric measurement was made of sediment removed during a 36-h storm flood in June, 1...