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Magnitude-frequency relationship of coastal sand delivery by a southern California stream

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Coastal sand delivery by a stream in southern California is estimated based on a numerical model which stimulates unsteady flow, sediment transport, and the associated channel adjustments for a stream-delta system. An average annual sediment yield of 51,400 m3/yr is estimated for the San Dieguito River, which drains a semiarid watershed controlled by dams. Of the total sand delivery by the stream, 20.5 percent is contributed from floods greater than the 100-year flood; 17.6 percent from those between the 50- and 100-year events; 28.4 percent from those between the 25- and 50 year floods; and 33.5 percent from those smaller than the 25-year flood.

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  1. San Diego State University, 92182, San Diego, CA

    Douglas W. Stow & Howard H. Chang

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Stow, D.W., Chang, H.H. Magnitude-frequency relationship of coastal sand delivery by a southern California stream. Geo-Marine Letters 7, 217–222 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02242774

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