A Conceptual Model For River Bank Erosion

Abstract

ABSRTACT A conceptual model was developed to predict bank migration in a single river or a system of streams. The model is based on dividing the river into stream links. The methodology for estimating the volume of bank materials that would be entrained in the river flow, as well as the sediment sources and deposition of materials detached by river flow, have been described and incorporated into the model. The model considers the mechnanics of the river bank erosion processes and can serve as a tool, among others, in conservation and land management.