>Magister Scientiae - MSc / Urbanisation and storm water input in the Kuils River catchment changed the flow of the river
from ephemeral to perennial. This led to flooding problems in the Kuilsrivier central business
district. The river was channelised in 2000 to increase the carrying capacity of the channel
and thus to reduce the flood risk. This study aims to monitor the impacts of channelisation on
the geomorphology and ecology of the Kuils River. This was done by selecting representative
study sites upstream, within and downstream of the channelised reach. The geomorphological
and ecological characteristics of the river were recorded in detail with changes tracked over a
year period incorporating channelisation activities and winter floods.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uwc/oai:etd.uwc.ac.za:11394/7484 |
| Date | January 2003 |
| Creators | Fisher, Ruth-Mary Corne |
| Contributors | Scheepers, A.C.T., King, J.M. |
| Publisher | University of Western Cape |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Rights | University of Western Cape |
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