{"product_id":"large-rivers-isbn-9781119412601","title":"Large Rivers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn updated treatment of management and geomorphology of large rivers around the world\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe newly revised Second Edition of \u003ci\u003eLarge Rivers: Geomorphology and Management\u003c\/i\u003e delivers a thoroughly updated exploration of the form and function of major rivers. The book brings together a set of papers on the large rivers of the world, offering readers an insightful examination of a demanding subject. The new Second Edition of the book includes fully updated and revised chapters, as well as two entirely new chapters on the Ayeyarwady and the Arctic rivers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis fascinating volume describes the environmental requirements for creating and maintaining a major river system, case studies on over a dozen large rivers from different continents in a variety of physical environments, and the measurement and management of large rivers. Unmatched in scope, \u003ci\u003eLarge Rivers \u003c\/i\u003esheds light on a subject lacking in comprehensive study. Readers will benefit from the inclusion of: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA thorough introduction to the geology of large river systems, hydrology and discharge, transcontinental moving and storage of sediment, and the greatest floods and largest rivers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn exploration of the classification, architecture, and evolution of large-river deltas\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscussions of sedimentology and stratigraphy of large river deposits, including their recognition in the ancient record and the distinction from incised valley fills\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn examination of the effects of tectonism, climate change, and sea-level change on the form and behavior of the modern Amazon river and its floodplain\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMeasurement and management of large rivers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe effect of climatic change on large rivers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for postgraduate students and researchers in fluvial geomorphology, hydrology, sedimentary geology, and river management, \u003ci\u003eLarge Rivers: Geomorphology and Management\u003c\/i\u003e will also earn a place in the libraries of engineers and environmental consultants in the private and public sectors working on major rivers around the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Editor xxiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Contributors xxv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xxxiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Introduction \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e1\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eAvijit Gupta\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Large Rivers and People 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 What Is a Large River? 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 The Book and its Content 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Background\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Geology of Large River Systems \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e7\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSampat K. Tandon and Rajiv Sinha\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Introduction 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Tectonic Settings of Large River Systems 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Complexity of Drainage Types and Channel Morphology 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Large Rivers – Climatic Settings and Climatic Variability 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Modern Large Rivers – Hydrology and Sediment Dispersal 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6 Landforms and Alluvial Architecture of Large River Systems 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.7 Growth and Development of Large River Systems 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.8 Duration of Large River Systems and the Rock Record 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.9 Sea Level, Tectonic, and Climatic Controls on the Large River Systems 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.10 Concluding Remarks 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Hydrology and Discharge \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e42\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eEllen Wohl and Katherine B. Lininger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Introduction 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Large Rivers of the Equatorial Regions 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Large Rivers of the Drylands 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Rivers of the Mid-Latitudes 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 Rivers Draining South from the Himalaya 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6 Rivers of East and Southeast Asia 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.7 High-Latitude Rivers 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.8 Conclusion 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgment 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Transcontinental Moving and Storage: The Orinoco and Amazon Rivers Transfer the Andes to the Atlantic \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e76\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert H. Meade\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Introduction 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Andean Sources and Alluvial Storage 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Orinoco 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Amazon 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 The Amazon Goes to Sea 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6 Coda 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Megafloods and Large Rivers \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e100\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eVictor R. Baker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Introduction 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Historical Background 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Terrestrial Glacial Megafloods 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Extraterrestrial Megafloods and Megarivers 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 Conclusion 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Classification, Architecture, and Evolution of Large River Deltas \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e114\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eKazuaki Hori and Yoshiki Saito\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Introduction 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Definition of a Delta and Delta Components 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Classification of Deltas 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Morphology and Sediment 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 Delta Evolution 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.6 Problems of Sediment Supply 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.7 Concluding Remarks 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Sedimentology and Stratigraphy of Large River Deposits: Recognition and Preservation Potential in the Rock Record \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e146\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristopher R. Fielding\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Introduction 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Geomorphology of Modern Big Rivers 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Sedimentology and Stratigraphy of Modern Big Rivers 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Sedimentology and Stratigraphy of Ancient Big Rivers 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 Discussion: Preservation Potential of Big River Deposits 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.6 Conclusion 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Case Studies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Effects of Tectonism and Sea-Level Change on the Form and Behaviour of the Modern Amazon River and Its Floodplain \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e171\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eLeal A.K. Mertes and Thomas Dunne\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Background 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Amazon Basin Characteristics 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Tectonic Influences on the Modern Amazon 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 Structural Influences on Amazon River Geomorphology 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5 Influences of Sea-Level Changes on the Amazon River and Floodplain 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.6 Conclusion 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 The Mississippi River System \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e205\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames C. Knox\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Introduction 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Cenozoic Drainage Evolution 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 Influence of Quaternary Glaciations 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 Proglacial Lakes and Extreme Floods 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5 Response of the Lower Mississippi Valley to Upper Valley Glaciation and Flooding 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.6 The Mississippi River System During the Holocene 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.7 Morphology of the Mississippi River 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.8 Modern Hydrology 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.9 The Mississippi River System: Summary and Outlook 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements 244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 The Colorado River \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e253\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn C. Schmidt, Lindsey Bruckerhoff, Homa Salehabadi, and Jian Wang\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 Introduction 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 Physiography 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 Gradient, Valley Width, and Channel Form in the Colorado Plateau 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4 Hydrology 260\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.5 The Colorado River in the Millennium Drought 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.6 Hydrology: Past and Future 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.7 Pre-dam and Post-dam Sediment Yield and Sediment Transport 285\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.8 Channel Adjustment and Ecological Change During the Twentieth Century 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.9 Modern Fish Community 299\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.10 Environmental Management of the Modern River 302\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.11 The Future 306\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.12 Conclusion 307\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 308\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 The Lena: A Large River in a Deep Permafrost Zone \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e320\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmmanuèle Gautier, François Costard, and Alexander Fedorov\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 Introduction 320\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 Description of the Lena Drainage Basin 321\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3 A Periglacial Environment 323\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4 Floodplain, Delta, and Periglacial Land Forms 323\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.5 Impact of Climatic Change on the Hydrosystem 330\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.6 Conclusion 331\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 332\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 The Danube: Morphology, Evolution, and Environmental Issues \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e335\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDénes Lóczy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1 Introduction 335\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2 Water and Sediment 337\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3 Headwaters of the Danube 339\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4 Hydromorphology of the Danube Sections 341\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.5 The Danube Delta 345\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.6 The Evolution of the Valley of the Danube 347\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.7 Human Impacts 354\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 360\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 The Yukon and the Mackenzie: Large Arctic Rivers of North America \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e368\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eEllen Wohl, Natalie Kramer, and Katherine B. Lininger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.1 Introduction 368\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.2 Large Arctic Rivers of North America 369\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.3 The Yukon and the Mackenzie: A Study in Contrasts 374\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.4 The Future of Large Arctic Rivers in North America 378\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.5 Conclusion 381\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 381\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 The River Nile: Evolution and Environment \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e388\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eJamie C. Woodward, Mark G. Macklin, Michael D. Krom, and Martin A.J. Williams\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.1 Introduction 388\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.2 Nile Basin River Environments 390\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.3 Early Origins and the Neogene Nile 391\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.4 The Late Pleistocene and Holocene Nile 394\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.5 Records of Nile River Behaviour in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea 402\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.6 The Modern Nile: Hydrology and Geomorphology 406\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.7 The Suspended Sediment Budget 415\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.8 The Nile Delta and The Eastern Mediterranean 417\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.9 River Basin Management and Global Change 421\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements 425\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 425\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e15 The Congo River, Central Africa \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e433\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eJürgen Runge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.1 Introduction 433\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.2 The Course of the Congo River 434\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.3 Geology and Geomorphology of the Congo Basin 440\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.4 Evolution of the Congo River 444\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.5 The Flow Regime of the Congo 445\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.6 Solid, Suspended, and Dissolved Load 448\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.7 The Congo Mouth and the Submarine Canyon 449\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.8 The Congo River and Its Economic Importance 450\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.9 Conclusion 451\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements 452\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 452\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e16 The Zambezi: Origins and Legacies of Earth’s Oldest River System \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e457\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndy E. Moore, Fenton P.D. Cotterill, Mike P.L. Main, and Hugh B. Williams\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.1 Introduction 457\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.2 The Zambezi River System 459\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.3 Hydrology 464\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.4 Ecological Impact of Major Dams 467\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.5 Evolution of the Zambezi River System 469\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.6 Drainage Evolution and Speciation 478\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.7 Cultural and Economic Aspects 481\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.8 Conclusion 482\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements 483\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 483\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e17 The Geographic, Geological, and Oceanographic Setting of the Indus River – An Update \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e488\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eAsif Inam, Peter D. Clift, Liviu Giosan, Anwar Alizai, Samina Kidwai, Muhammad I. Shahzad, Ibrahim Zia, Majid Nazeer, Muhammad J. Khan, Syed S. Ali, Aneela Shaheen, Rashida Qari, and Sanober Kehkashan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.1 Introduction 488\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.2 The Drainage Basin 491\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.3 Evolution of the Indus River 492\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.4 Indus Water and Sediment Discharge 493\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.5 The Indus Delta 495\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.6 Submarine Indus System 499\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.7 Water Management 503\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.8 The Indus Dolphins 505\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.9 Environmental Changes 506\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.10 Conclusion 510\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 513\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e18 The Ganga River \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e521\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndra B. Singh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.1 Introduction 521\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.2 Hydrology 522\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.3 Water Quality 526\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.4 Material Transfer in the Ganga 527\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.5 Mineralogy and Geochemistry of Sediments 530\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.6 Heavy Metals and Pollutants in the Sediment 531\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.7 The Plain and the River 531\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.8 The Delta 533\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.9 A Summary of Current Geomorphic Processes 538\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.10 Quaternary Evolution of the Ganga 538\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.11 Utilization of the River and Associated Problems 542\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements 546\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 546\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e19 Erosion and Weathering in the Brahmaputra River System \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e551\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunil K. Singh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.1 Introduction 551\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.2 The Brahmaputra River System 552\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.3 Geology of the Basin 554\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.4 Hydrology 556\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.5 Floods in the Brahmaputra 557\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.6 Characteristics of the Brahmaputra Channel 562\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.7 Erosion and Weathering 562\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.8 Sediment Yield or Erosion Rates in the Various Zones 567\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.9 Chemical Weathering and Erosion 568\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.10 Bed Load and Weathering Intensity 572\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.11 Control of Physical and Chemical Erosion in the Brahmaputra Basin 572\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.12 Conclusion 574\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 574\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e20 The Jamuna–Brahmaputra River, Bangladesh \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e579\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames L. Best, Philip J. Ashworth, Erik Mosselman, Maminul H. Sarker, and Julie E. Roden\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.1 Background 579\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.2 Channel Scale Morphology and Recent Historical Changes in the Course of the Brahmaputra–Jamuna River 588\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.3 Bedform Types and Dynamics 595\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.4 Bifurcations, Offtakes, and Confluences 603\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.5 Floodplain Sedimentation 607\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.6 Sedimentology of the Jamuna River 611\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.7 Applied Geomorphology and Engineering in the Jamuna River 617\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.8 Summary: What Does the Future Hold? 628\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements 630\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 631\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e21 The Ayeyarwady River \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e641\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlexis Licht and Liviu Giosan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21.1 Introduction 641\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21.2 The Ayeyarwady Drainage Basin 641\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21.3 History of the Ayeyarwady 653\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21.4 Looking Ahead 655\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 655\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e22 The Mekong River: Morphology, Evolution, and Management \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e661\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eAvijit Gupta\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22.1 Introduction 661\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22.2 The Mekong Basin: Physical Characteristics 663\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22.3 The River 669\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22.4 The Mekong Over Time: The Geomorphic History 676\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22.5 Erosion and Sediment Transfer 678\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22.6 The Mekong and Its Basin: Resource and Management 679\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22.7 Conclusion 684\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements 684\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 684\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e23 Dynamic Hydrology and Geomorphology of the Yangtze River \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e687\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eZhongyuan Chen, Kaiqin Xu, and Masataka Watanabe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23.1 Basin Geology and Landforms 687\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23.2 River Morphology 689\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23.3 Storage and Transfer of Water and Sediment 691\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23.4 Large-Scale River Management – Three Gorges Damand the Planned Water Transfer 700\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements 702\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 702\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Measurement and Management\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e24 The Nile River: Geology, Hydrology, Hydraulic Society \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e704\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eM. Gordon Wolman, Capucine Le Meur, and Robert F. Giegengack\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24.1 Introduction 704\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24.2 Physiography 705\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24.3 Geologic History 709\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24.4 Climate and Climate Change 712\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24.5 Hydrology 715\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24.6 A Unique Record 719\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24.7 The Nile and Hydraulic Civilizations 721\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24.8 A Recent History of Nile Water Management 725\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements 732\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 732\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e25 Patterns and Controls on Historical Channel Change in the Willamette River, Oregon USA \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e737\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eJennifer R. Wallick, Gordon Grant, Stephen Lancaster, John P. Bolte, and Roger Denlinger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25.1 Introduction 737\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25.2 An Approach for Interpreting Multiple Impacts on Large Rivers 739\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25.3 Geologic Setting, Human, and Flood History of the Willamette 742\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25.4 Data and Methods for Measuring Historical Channel Change 750\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25.5 Results: Patterns and Controls on Historical Channel Changes 753\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25.6 Discussion, Narrative of Historical Channel Change 759\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25.7 Conclusion 770\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements 771\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 771\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e26 Rivers and Humans – Unintended Consequences \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e776\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eStanley A. Schumm\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26.1 Introduction 776\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26.2 Armour 776\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26.3 Hydrology 783\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26.4 Conclusion 793\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 793\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e27 Large Rivers from Space \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e796\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eLeal A. K. Mertes and Tamuka Magadzire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27.1 Introduction and Update 796\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27.2 Basin Characteristics 799\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27.3 Valley Configuration 801\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27.4 Geomorphology 804\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27.5 Water-surface Elevation, Gradient, and Discharge 804\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27.6 Water Extent and Inundation Mapping 804\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27.7 Mapping Sediment Concentration 808\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27.8 Zambezi River –Water Type Mapping on Floodplains 809\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27.9 Thermal Properties 811\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27.10 Change Detection 811\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27.10.1 Mesopotamian Marshlands 811\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 814\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e28 Channel Geometry Analysis Technique for the Lower Mississippi River \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e818\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhilip J. Soar, Colin R. Thorne, Oliver P. Harmar, David S. Biedenharn, and C. Fred Pinkard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28.1 Introduction 818\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28.2 Context 819\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28.3 Data Acquisition and Pre-processing 822\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28.4 Analytical Approach and Methodology 827\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28.5 Results 830\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28.6 Interpretation and Commentary 830\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28.7 Conclusion 835\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements 836\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 837\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e29 The Management of Large Rivers: Technical and Political Challenges \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e838\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eIan C. Campbell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29.1 Introduction 838\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29.2 The Challenges of River Management 842\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29.3 Management of Rivers in Developing Countries 852\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29.4 Conclusion 855\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 856\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e30 The Physical Diversity and Assessment of a Large River System: The Murray–Darling Basin, Australia \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e861\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eMartin Thoms, Scott Rayburg, Mel Neave, Melissa Parsons, and Francis Chiew\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30.1 Introduction 861\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30.2 The Murray–Darling Basin 864\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30.3 The Character of Rivers within the Murray–Darling Basin 869\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30.4 Assessment of the Physical Condition of Rivers in the Murray–Darling Basin 874\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30.5 Resilience and Large Rivers as Social-Ecological Systems – Future Directions 883\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30.6 Conclusion 885\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements 887\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 887\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e31 Spatial and Temporal Variations of Water and Sediment Discharges of the Yangtze River (Changjiang) from 1950 to 2018: Erosion of Lake, Channel, and Delta \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e891\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eKehui Xu, Shilun Yang, John D. Milliman, Zuosheng Yang, Haifei Yang, and Hui Xu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31.1 Introduction 891\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31.2 Physical Setting 893\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31.3 Data and Methods of Study 893\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31.4 Spatial Variations of Water and Sediment 894\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31.5 Temporal Variations of Water and Sediment 895\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31.6 Discussion 900\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31.7 Channel and Coastal Responses to Declining Sediment Discharge 905\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31.8 Future Water and Sediment Discharges 906\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31.9 Climatic and Anthropogenic Impacts on Other Global Rivers – the Mississippi Example 907\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements 910\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 911\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e32 Large River Systems and Climate Change \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e916\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael D. Blum\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32.1 Introduction 916\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32.2 A Brief History of Ideas 916\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32.3 Fluvial Response to Climate Change: Some General Concepts 921\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32.4 Fluvial Response to Past Climate Change: Contrasting Examples 932\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32.5 Epilog: Large Rivers and Climate Change, Past to Future 946\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 951\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndex 959\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAvijit Gupta\u003c\/b\u003e is Honorary Principal Fellow in the School of Earth, Atmospheric and Life Sciences at the University of Wollongong in Australia. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn updated treatment of management and geomorphology of large rivers around the world \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe newly revised Second Edition of \u003ci\u003eLarge Rivers: Geomorphology and Management\u003c\/i\u003e delivers a thoroughly updated exploration of the form and function of major rivers. 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