Date of Award
Spring 4-5-2013
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Geosciences
First Advisor
Dr. Seth Rose
Second Advisor
Dr. Jordan Clayton
Third Advisor
Dr. Daniel Deocampo
Abstract
Rivers are said to be self-shaping when a stream is able to create its own morphological features. This occurs when bankfull Shields stress (τbf*) is greater than reference Shields stress (τr*). Shields stress in the channel is affected during upstream progression by the height and width of the water decreasing, the slope becoming steeper, and the bed material becoming coarser. Bankfull Shields stress decreased progressing upstream while reference Shields stress increased due to increased slope. The self-shaping portions of the Conasauga occur in areas where the relative roughness of the bed material is fully submerged or greater than 5. Once the relative submergence is no longer fully submerged the stream channel no longer produces enough bankfull Shields stress to overcome the reference Shields stress. This occurs about midway through the study. This study allows better classification of streams using Shields stress and better understanding of channel processes for hydrologic engineering.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57709/4019943
Recommended Citation
Srymanske, Roy H., "When Does A Stream Gain The Ability To Create Its Own Channel? A Field Study In Northwest Georgia On The Conasauga River." Thesis, Georgia State University, 2013.
doi: https://doi.org/10.57709/4019943