A comparison of mud- and sand-dominated meanders in a downstream coarsening reach of the mixed bedrock-alluvial Klip River, eastern Free State, South Africa

Along a 28 km reach of the Klip River, eastern Free State, South Africa, mud- and sand-dominated meanders have developed in close proximity within a floodplain wetland up to 1.5 km wide, providing an unusual opportunity to compare their characteristics under similar hydrological conditions. Througho...

Full description

Bibliographic Details

Published in:	Sedimentary geology Vol. 190; no. 1; pp. 213 - 226
Main Authors:	Marren, Philip M., McCarthy, Terence S., Tooth, Stephen, Brandt, Dion, Stacey, Glenn G., Leong, Anita, Spottiswoode, Beth
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier B.V 01-08-2006
Subjects:	Floodplain Freshwater Meandering Oblique accretion Point-bar accretion Stream power South Africa, Free State South Africa South Africa, Gauteng, Johannesburg, Klip R Meandering Oblique accretion Stream power Point-bar accretion Floodplain
Online Access:	Get full text
Tags:	Add Tag No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!