LibGuides: WET Hydrology & Hydrogeology: Rivers & Streams

Why Rivers Move

Why Engineers Can't Control Rivers

November 2021 Atmospheric River Event - Presentation made to the USGS by Canadian Geoscientists

Flooding in B.C.

Recommended Information

Atmospheric Rivers by F. Martin Ralph (Editor); Michael Dettinger (Editor); Jonathan J. Rutz (Editor); Duane E. Waliser (Editor)
Call Number: E-Book

ISBN: 9783030289058

Publication Date: 2020-07-11

This book is the standard reference based on roughly 20 years of research on atmospheric rivers, emphasizing progress made on key research and applications questions and remaining knowledge gaps. The book presents the history of atmospheric-rivers research, the current state of scientific knowledge, tools, and policy-relevant (science-informed) problems that lend themselves to real-world application of the research--and how the topic fits into larger national and global contexts. This book is written by a global team of authors who have conducted and published the majority of critical research on atmospheric rivers over the past years. The book is intended to benefit practitioners in the fields of meteorology, hydrology and related disciplines, including students as well as senior researchers.
Stream ecology : Structure and function of running waters by Allan, J.D., Castillo, M. M. & Capps, K. A.
Call Number: E-Book

ISBN: 9783030612863

Publication Date: 2020

Stream Ecology: Structure and Function of Running Waters is designed to serve as a textbook for students studying water engineering and as a reference source for specialists in stream ecology and related fields. The broad diversity of running waters – from torrential mountain brooks, to large, lowland rivers, to great river systems whose basins occupy sub-continents – makes river ecosystems appear overwhelmingly complex. A central theme of this book is that although the settings are often unique, the processes at work in running waters are general and increasingly well understood.

Government of B.C. - Water Quality Assessment of the Fraser River Following the November 2021 Floods
In November 2021, the BC Lower Mainland experienced widespread intense precipitation during a series of extreme weather events, referred to as atmospheric rivers, that deposited over 150 mm of rainfall over two days. Water levels in the associated tributaries to the Lower Fraser River rose quickly, escaping their channels and flooding several low-lying areas in the Fraser Valley and Southern Interior regions. The 2021 atmospheric river event was the most costly severe weather event in the province’s history. As part of the response to flooding in the Lower Fraser River area, the Government of British Columbia, through the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy (ENV), completed a surface water quality assessment of the Lower Fraser River. The ENV deployed field teams to complete water quality assessments at five locations in the Lower Fraser River area in December 2021.