Bank Erosion and Land Use Change of a Part of the Euphrates River between Al-Sadda and Al-Hindia Cities | ||
| journal of kerbala university | ||
| Article 1, Volume 10, Issue 1, April 2014, Pages 95-103 PDF (0 K) | ||
| Author | ||
| R. M. AL-Hussainy | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Euphrates river is one of the longest rivers in the world, one of the two rivers in Iraq. In the study area it's bounded by agricultural land that’s belongs to Mesopotamian plain. Human activities include tourism, fishing, settlement and mainly agricultural land considering the predominant land use. During this research, the researcher traveled the entire length of the studied part of the river by boats. During this trip, a number of bank erosion sites were identified, bank material samples were collected, photographs were taken, and field evaluations of the causative factor or factors were noted. Most bank erosion sites are occurring due to a combination of hydraulic and geotechnical forces. The agricultural land reduction and loss of property regards as the predominant problem of bank erosion. The periodically monitor of the river bank, the best way to determine new bank erosion site or sites and to treat it at the first stage without more losses. Cane and bulrush that’s growing naturally at both river sides, the friendly environment protection method to stabilize new bank. | ||
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