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A Peculiar River

Geology, Geomorphology, and Hydrology of the Deschutes River, Oregon

Gordon E Grant editor Jim E O'Connor editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:John Wiley & Sons Inc

Published:1st Jan '03

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Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Water Science and Application Series, Volume 7.

The Deschutes is a "peculiar" dammed river in Oregon. Its dramatic juxtaposition of geology, topography, and climate presents a virtual textbook of landforms and geomorphic processes revealing Quaternary, Holocene, and very recent events of immense magnitude. Along the active volcanism and tectonism, the present riverine landscape reflects this episodic geomorphic history, as remnants of fluviatle features, huge bars and boulders, mantle the landscape. A Peculiar River: Geology, Geomorphology, and Hydrology of the Deschutes River, Oregon tells a fascinating story about a "striking, sometimes intimidating, landscape that serves to question generalities and is a laboratory in which to study special landforms and the processes that produce th

ISBN: 9780875903569

Dimensions: 274mm x 224mm x 18mm

Weight: 726g

240 pages