Abstract
General statement
The hydraulic geometry of stream channels
Concept of frequency of discharge
Variation of hydraulic characteristics in a particular cross section of a river
Variation of a hydraulic characteristics in a downstream direction
Relation of channel shape to frequency of discharge
The hydraulic geometry of stream channels in relation to sediment load
Relations of suspended sediment to discharge in a particular cross section of a river
Relations of suspended sediment to discharge in the downstream direction
Interrelations of width, depth, velocity, and suspended load at a given discharge
Interrelations of width, depth, velocity, and suspended load to a variable discharge
Interrelations of width, depth, velocity, and bed load at a given discharge
Channel-shape adjustment during individual floods
The role of channel roughness and slope in the adjustment of channel shape to sediment load
Some physiographic implications
The stable irrigation canal - an analogy to a graded river
Sediment and longitudinal profile
Summary and interpretation
References
Appendix
Index.