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Selected Bibliography of Hydraulic and Hydrologic Subjects

River Morphology & Sediment Transport Publications

Author Publication Year Document Title Technical
Subcategory
Publication Information Available Website Link (If Applicable)
Zevenburgen, L., Grindeland, T., Thorne, C., Smith, L., and Kilgore, R. 2022 Highways in the River Environment: Roads, Rivers and Floodplains, Hydraulic Engineering Circular No. 16, First Edition River Morphology Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC 20590 
Lagasse, P.F., Zevenbergen, L.W, Spitz, W.J., and Arneson, L.A. 2012 Stream Stability at Highway Structures, Hydraulic Engineering Circular No. 20, Fourth Edition River Morphology Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC 20590
Federal Highway Administration 2001 River Engineering for Highway Encroachments Highways in the River Environment, Training and Design Manual, Hydraulics Design Series 6 River Morphology Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC 20590    https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/engineering/hydraulics/library_arc.cfm?pub_number=8&id=20
Bennett, J.P. 1997 Resistance, Sediment Transport, and Bedform Geometry Relationships in Sand-Bed Channels River Morphology U.S. Geological Survey, Proceedings of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Sediment Workshop, February 4-7
Bledsoe, B., Baker, D., Nelson, P., Rosburg, T., Sholtes, J., and Stroth, T. 2017 Guidance for Design Hydrology for Stream Restoration and Channel Stability River Morphology National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Research Report 853, 64 pp.
Blench, T. 1969 Mobile Bed Fluviology River Morphology The University of Alberta Press, Edmonton, Canada
Brice, J. C. 1982 Stream Channel Stability Assessment River Morphology Publication No. FHWA RD-82-021, NTIS No. PB 83 118190, U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA 94025, Federal Highway Administration
Brown, S.A., McQuivey, R.S., and Keefer, T.N. 1981 Stream Channel Degradation and Aggradation: Analysis of Impacts to Highway Crossings River Morphology Publication No. FHWA/RD-80/159, The Sutron Corporation, Federal Highway Administration
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 1969 State of Knowledge of Channel Stabilization in Major Alluvial Rivers River Morphology Committee on Channel Stabilization, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS
Johnson, P.A. 2006 Assessing Stream Channel Stability at Bridges in Physiographic Regions River Morphology Federal Highway Administration, Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center, J. Sterling Jones Hydraulics Laboratory, 6300 Georgetown Pike, Mclean, VA 22101
Julien, P.Y. 2010 Erosion and Sedimentation, Second Edition River Morphology Cambridge University Press. Cambridge, UK
Karim, F. 1999 Bed-Form Geometry in Sand-Bed Flows River Morphology Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, Vol. 125, No. 12
Keefer, T.N., McQuivey, R.S., and Simons, D.B. 1980 Stream Channel Degradation and Aggradation: Causes and Consequences to Highways River Morphology Publication No. FHWA/RD-80/038, NTIS PB 81 135832, The Sutron Corporation, Federal Highway Administration
Leopold, L.B., Wolman, M.G., and Miller, J.P. 1964 Fluvial Processes in Geomorphology River Morphology W.H. Freeman & Co., 660 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94104
Shen, H.W., Schumm, S.A., Nelson, J.D., Doehring, D.O., Skinner, M.M., and Smith, G.L. 1981 Methods for Assessment of Stream-Related Hazards to Highways and Bridges River Morphology Publication No. FHWA/RD-80/160, March 1981, NTIS No. PB 81 219750, Colorado State University, Federal Highway Administration
Simons, L. & Associates 1982 Engineering Analysis of Fluvial Systems River Morphology Simons, Li & Associates, P.O. Box 1816, Fort Collins, CO 80522
Soar, P.J., and Thorne, C.R. 2001 Channel Restoration Design for Meandering Rivers River Morphology Technical Report No. ERDC/CHL CR-01-1, Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS
Schumm, S.A., and Lagasse, P.F. 1998 Alluvial Fan Dynamics - Hazards to Highways River Morphology ASCE Water Resources Engineering 98, Proceedings, International Water Resources Engineering Conference, Memphis, TN
Zevenburgen, L., Grindeland, T., Thorne, C., Smith, L., and Kilgore, R. 2022 Highways in the River Environment: Roads, Rivers and Floodplains, Hydraulic Engineering Circular No. 16, First Edition River Morphology Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC 20590 
Federal Highway Administration 2001 River Engineering for Highway Encroachments Highways in the River Environment, Training and Design Manual, Hydraulics Design Series 6 River Morphology Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC 20590    https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/engineering/hydraulics/library_arc.cfm?pub_number=8&id=20
Bennett, J.P. 1997 Resistance, Sediment Transport, and Bedform Geometry Relationships in Sand-Bed Channels Sediment Transport U.S. Geological Survey, Proceedings of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Sediment Workshop, February 4-7
Bledsoe, B., Baker, D., Nelson, P., Rosburg, T., Sholtes, J., and Stroth, T. 2017 Guidance for Design Hydrology for Stream Restoration and Channel Stability Sediment Transport National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Research Report 853, 64 pp.
Einstein, H.A. 1950 The Bed Load Function for Sediment Transportation in Open Channels Sediment Transport Technical Bulletin 1026, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service, Washington, DC
Meyer-Peter, E., and Muller, R. 1948 Formulas for Bed-Load Transport Sediment Transport Proceedings of Third Meeting, IAHR, Stockholm, Sweden, pp. 39-64
Shields, I.A. 1935 Anwendung der Aenlichkeitsmechanik und der Turbulenzforschung auf die Geschiebebewegung Sediment Transport Berlin, Germany, translated to English by W.P. Ott and J.C. van Uchelen, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA
Simons, D.B., and Senturk, F. 1992 Sediment Transport Technology Sediment Transport Water Resources Publications, Littleton, CO
Yang, C.T. 2003 Sediment Transport: Theory and Practice Sediment Transport Krieger Publishing Company
Adamus, P.R., and Stockwell, L.T. 1983 National Handbook of Recommended Methods for Water Data Stream Ecological Processes Publication No. FHWA-IP-82-23, Center for Natural Areas, Federal Highway Administration
Bellinger, W.Y., and Bergendahl, B.S. 1979 Classification of Wetlands and Deepwater Habitats of the United States Stream Ecological Processes Publication No. FHWA-DP-43-2, Federal Highway Administration, Region 15, Demonstration Project Division, 1000 North Glebe Road, Arlington, VA 22201  
Environmental Instrumentation Group, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory 1973 The Biology of Polluted Waters Stream Ecological Processes University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
Environmental Protection Agency Unknown The Ecology of Running Waters Stream Ecological Processes Office of Research and Development, Cincinnati, OH 45268
Environmental Protection Agency 2014 Fundamentals of Ecology, Third Edition Stream Ecological Processes Office of Water Regulations and Standards, Washington, DC 20460  https://www.epa.gov/wqs-tech/water-quality-standards-handbook
Federal Highway Administration 1976 Methods for Collection and Analysis of Aquatic Biological and Microbiological Samples (Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations of the United States Geological Survey, Book 5, Chapter A 4) Stream Ecological Processes FHWA Implementation Package 77-1
Federal Interagency Advisory Committee on Water Data 1977 Design of Roadside Channels with Flexible Linings, Hydraulic Engineering Circular No. 15, Third Edition Stream Ecological Processes Prepared by U.S. Department of Interior, Geological Survey, Office of Water Data Coordination, Reston, VA 22092
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Unknown Tentative Design Procedure for Riprap-Lined Channels, NCHRP Report 108 Stream Ecological Processes U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, DC https://www.fws.gov/wetlands/documents/classwet/index.html
Hynes, H.B.N. 1970 Stability of Relocated Stream Channels Stream Ecological Processes University of Toronto Press, Toronto and Buffalo, NY
Hynes, H.B.N. 1970 Linings for Irrigation Canals Stream Ecological Processes University of Toronto Press, Toronto and Buffalo, NY
Odum, E.P. 1971 Keyed Riprap Stream Ecological Processes W. B. Saunders Co., West Washington Square, Philadelphia, PA
Slack, K.V., Averett, R.C., Greeson, P.E., and Lipscomb, R.G. 1973 Design of Stable Channels Stream Ecological Processes U.S. Geological Survey; U.S. Government Publishing Office, Washington, DC 20402
Kilgore, R. K., and Cotton, G. K. 2005 Design of Roadside Channels with Flexible Linings, Hydraulic Engineering Circular No. 15, Third Edition Stream Stabilization or Restoration Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC 20590  
Anderson, A.G., Paintal, A.S., and Davenport, J.T. 1970 Tentative Design Procedure for Riprap-Lined Channels, NCHRP Report 108 Stream Stabilization or Restoration Transportation Research Board, National Academy of Sciences, 2101 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20418
Brice, J.C. 1981 Stability of Relocated Stream Channels Stream Stabilization or Restoration FHWA-RD-80-158, NTIS No. PB 83 207670, U.S. Geological Survey SGS, Menlo Park, CA 94025; Federal Highway Administration
Bureau of Reclamation 1963 Linings for Irrigation Canals Stream Stabilization or Restoration U.S. Government Publishing Office, Washington, DC 20402
Federal Highway Administration Unknown Keyed Riprap Stream Stabilization or Restoration Prepared by Oregon Department of Transportation; Distributed by Demonstration Project No. 31, FHWA Region 15, 1000 North Glebe Road, Arlington, VA 22201
Lane, E.W. 1955 Design of Stable Channels Stream Stabilization or Restoration Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, p. 1234-1279
Yochum, S.E. 2018 Guidance for Stream Restoration Stream Stabilization or Restoration Technical Note TN-102.4, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Stream & Aquatic Ecology Center, Fort Collins, CO

Note: Bolded entries are FHWA documents.

Updated: 06/24/2022
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