Stream Channel Morphological Disruptions

Primarily due to changes in stream hydrology

• Channel widening and downcutting

• Greater streambank erosion

• Shifting sediment bars

• Imbedding of stream sediments

• Past streambank stabilization/channelization

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Changes in stream hydrology caused by development can spur morphological disruptions of a stream channel.