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The adjustment of the meandering pattern of the lower Jordan River to change in water discharge
Author(s) -
Klein Micha
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
earth surface processes and landforms
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.294
H-Index - 127
eISSN - 1096-9837
pISSN - 0197-9337
DOI - 10.1002/esp.3290100511
Subject(s) - water discharge , discharge , hydrology (agriculture) , channel (broadcasting) , sediment , geology , flow (mathematics) , environmental science , geomorphology , geography , geotechnical engineering , drainage basin , geometry , cartography , engineering , mathematics , electrical engineering
The annual discharge of the Lower Jordan River has decreased from about 1250 × 10 6 m 3 y −1 to about 300 × 10 6 m 3 y −1 due to water exploitation. The decrease in water discharge was not followed by a similar decrease in the suspended sediment. Evidence from air photographs and maps from 1920s to early 1970s show that the river is adjusting itself by shortening its course. The shortening is not distributed uniformly along the valley length. Local effects obscure the effect of decreasing discharge. Since the early 1970s the channel is becoming longer again due to a change in the dominant flow.