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Project #23: Buffalo Bayou

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GEOMORPHIC SETTING: High, steep riverbank next to bayou that is subject to frequent flooding and partial inundation from controlled releases upstream (Fig. 1).

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  • Nunnally, N.R. and Sotir, R. (1994). Soil bioengineering for streambank protection. Erosion Control 1(4): 39-44.

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  • Sotir, R. (1995). Soil bioengineering experiences in North America. In Vegetation and Slopes, D.H. Barker (Ed.), Thomas Telford: London, pp.190-201

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  • Gray, D.H. and Sotir, R. (1996). Biotechnical and Soil Bioengineering Slope Stabilization. John Wiley and Sons, Hoboken, N.J

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This case study is derived from material appearing in the book Biotechnical and Soil Bioengineering Slope Stabilization co-authored by D.H. Gray and R. Sotir, published by John Wiley and Sons, 2007. This derivative material is reproduced with permission of John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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Goldsmith, W., Gray, D., McCullah, J. (2014). Project #23: Buffalo Bayou. In: Bioengineering Case Studies. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7996-3_24

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