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picture of unglaciated confined process domain

(Photo by E. Wohl)

Unglaciated Confined:

channels below the lower limit of Pleistocene valley glaciation that have small valley-bottom widths as a result of close lateral confinement between valley side slopes (in our definition of this process domain, valley width < 50 m). These channels typically have steeper downstream bed gradients (> 2%) and coarser bed sediment than unconfined channels.

Click a link below to learn about Unglaciated Confined Channels:

Channel Morphology Disturbance Regime Riparian Vegetation
In-Channel Wood and Beavers Hillslope Influences Aquatic Organisms

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