Character of channel planform change and meander development: Luangwa River, Zambia

Citation

Gilvear D, Winterbottom SJ & Sichingabula H (2000) Character of channel planform change and meander development: Luangwa River, Zambia. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 25 (4), pp. 421-436. https://doi.org/10.1002/%28SICI%291096-9837%28200004%2925%3A4%3C421%3A%3AAID-ESP65%3E3.0.CO%3B2-Q

Abstract
Air photo interpretation and field survey were used to examine rates and patterns of planform change over the last 40 years on an 80 km reach of the Luangwa River, Zambia. The river, a tributary of the Zambezi, is a 100-200 m wide, medium sinuosity sand-bed river (sinuosity index 1·84). High rates of channel migration (

Keywords
planform; channel change; avulsion; concave bank bench

Journal
Earth Surface Processes and Landforms: Volume 25, Issue 4