River channel confluences are sites with continuous changes in the flow structure and sediment transport. A network point of view confluences operate complex interactions between material and energy, provided by the ...

Mid-channel bars and their associated confluences are key morphodynamic nodes within braided rivers, with past studies having investigated the morphodynamics of small natural channels or laboratory models with relatively ...

Several studies suggest that invertebrate abundance and richness are disrupted and reset at confluences. Thus, junctions contribute disproportionately to the overall aquatic biodiversity of the river. In general terms, ...

Confluence–diffluence units are key elements within many river networks, having a major impact upon the routing of flow and sediment, and hence upon channel change. Although much progress has been made in understanding ...

An experimental characterization of the hydrodynamics of a mixing interface at an open channel confluence is presented. In the laboratory experiments, both a confluence and a cylinder set-up were studied in order to validate ...

River confluences are notable features in the drainage system with complex hydrodynamics, bed morphology, sediment transport, and mixing processes. Junction planform plays a pivotal role in the confluence hydrodynamics. ...

The Paraná River basin is one of the largest hydrological systems in South America (aprox. 2.6 x 106 Km2). Downflow the confluence of tributaries, most large rivers exhibit transverse and Longitudinal inhomogeneities that ...

This communication presents field and numerical data depicting the flow pattern formed at a diffluence of the Colastiné River, Argentina, where one branch accesses the local harbour. The harbour has been in decline since ...

The goal of this study is to evaluate the influence of tributary flow density differences on hydrodynamics and mixing at a confluent meander bend. A detailed field characterization is performed using an Acoustic Doppler ...