In this article, I took a look at the movement of water in streams and rivers with considerations of impacts of “straightening” lengths of streams and adding riprap to prevent channels from moving away from their current locations. This work is based on channelization review and assessment research I did in Illinois.
The article is published as:
Title: Don’t change that channel! Manipulating the course of our streams and rivers
Author: Rosanna L. Mattingly
In: The Science Teacher 60(3): 24–31
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