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Hydrological and morphological processes in the mouth area of the Columbia River (United States) and their changes under the impact of large-scale hydroengineering works

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The main hydrological and morphological features of the Columbia River mouth area, including its tidal estuary, are discussed. Close attention is given to the characteristics of large-scale hydraulic projects in the river basin as well as to dredging and channel training operations in the river mouth area and to the assessment of the impact of these operations on hydrological and morphological processes. Variations in the regime of river flow after its regulation, processes of dynamic interaction and mixing of river and sea water in the estuary are characterized. Changes of the mouth bar and sea coasts near the Columbia River mouth as a result of construction of stream-training jetties are discussed.

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Original Russian Text © M.V. Mikhailova, 2008, published in Vodnye Resursy, 2008, Vol. 35, No. 2, pp. 147–165.

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Mikhailova, M.V. Hydrological and morphological processes in the mouth area of the Columbia River (United States) and their changes under the impact of large-scale hydroengineering works. Water Resour 35, 137–155 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0097807808020024

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