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Z 1. Long-term Climatic
Hydrologic
Tectonic
Z 2.Medium-term
Human activities
Z 3. Short-term
Temporary disequilibrium
This leads to
changes in the
channel
morphology
and
flow
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Short-term
Individual discrete
storms: big events can
cause catastrophic
changes to cross-section,
gradient etc. etc.
Rills on a
bare slope
Accelerated erosion
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Construction
sites like this
one generate
huge
sediment
loads into the
drainage
channels
Sedimentological changes:
•Deposition of relatively coarse textured sediment in the channel
•Very high concentration of suspended sediment - sharply increased
sediment load - this will be followed by a reduction in the amount of
load.
Hydrological Changes:
•Changes in Flow duration - modification of hydrographs - lower base
flows, larger floods
•Changes in flood frequencies - more frequent - also bigger floods
•modification of hydrograph characteristics - decreased lag time,
increased peak Q, increased peak velocity
Morphological Changes:
•Changes in channel size - width, depth and bedforms