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Contrasting channel response to floods on the middle Gila River, Arizona
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EngineeringGeomorphologyChannel ResponseHydrologic EngineeringFlood ControlHydrologic HazardGeological SurveyFluvial ProcessEarth ScienceHydrometeorologyContrasting Channel ResponseGeographyMiddle Gila RiverChannel WideningHydrologySedimentologyFlash FloodHydrological DisasterWater ResourcesCivil EngineeringFlood Risk ManagementFlooded Area
Research Article| December 01, 1994 Contrasting channel response to floods on the middle Gila River, Arizona Gary Huckleberry Gary Huckleberry 1Arizona Geological Survey, 845 N. Park Avenue, Suite 100, Tucson, Arizona 85719 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Gary Huckleberry 1Arizona Geological Survey, 845 N. Park Avenue, Suite 100, Tucson, Arizona 85719 Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1994) 22 (12): 1083–1086. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1994)022<1083:CCRTFO>2.3.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Gary Huckleberry; Contrasting channel response to floods on the middle Gila River, Arizona. Geology 1994;; 22 (12): 1083–1086. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1994)022<1083:CCRTFO>2.3.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Floods of January and February 1993 in Arizona resulted in the most dramatic channel widening on the middle Gila River since 1905. An earlier flood in October 1983 had a larger instantaneous discharge but resulted in little channel change. The 1993 flood was of greater volume and duration, factors important in destabilizing flood-plain vegetation and eroding bank material. The 1983 flood was produced by a dissipating eastern Pacific tropical storm, whereas the 1993 flood was produced by a series of cold fronts from the northern Pacific Ocean supplied with subtropical moisture from a split jet stream. Meridional global circulation patterns enhance the frequency of winter storms that produce sustained flooding in Arizona and are more likely to result in channel widening and flood-plain instability on main trunk streams like the Gila River. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.