Bibliography
Mathers, S., and Zalasiewicz, J., 1999. Holocene sedimentary architecture of the Red River Delta, Vietnam. Journal of Coastal
Research, 15, 314–325.
Woodroffe, C. D., and Saito, Y., 2011. River-dominated coasts. In
Wolanski, E., and McLusky, D. S. (eds.), Treatise on Estuarine
and Coastal Science. Waltham: Academic Press, Vol. 3,
pp. 117–135.
Wright, L. D., Coleman, J. M., and Erickson, M. W., 1974. Analysis
of major river systems and their deltas: morphologic and process comparisons. Technical Report No. 156. Louisiana State
University, Louisiana, pp. 1–114.
Cross-references
Deltas
5 km
5 km
Coila
Lake
Tuross
Lake
T u r o s s
R iv e r
Deltaic-estuarine
(Alluvial) plain
Coila
Lake
Tuross
Lake
T u r o s s
R iv e r
Deltaic-estuarine
(Alluvial) plain
Hanoi
Haiphong
Tide dominated
Wave dominated
River dominated
106ºE
21ºN
1 0 m
2 0 m
20 km
10 km
Lake
Baikal
S e le
n
g
a
R
iv
e
r
10 km
Lake
Baikal
S e le
n
g
a
R
iv
e
r
Alluvial valley
Active deltaic
plain
Paleochannel
Abandoned
deltaic plain
Mangroves
Delta front
Prodelta
Tid e dom inated (retreating )
R iv e r d o m in a t e d
Wave dominated
(retreating/prograding)
Beach ridges
Lower
deltaic
plain
Limit of tidal
influence
Upland
Upper delta plain
(p ro g ra d in g )
a
b
c
d
Delta Plain, Figure 1 (a) The Selenga River, draining into Lake Baikal, has bifurcated into numerous distributaries that dissect delta
plain wetlands (Source Google Earth, © DigitalGlobe); (b) the principal components of a large delta plain, for example, (c) the Red
River Delta plain (After Woodroffe and Saito, 2011); (d) the extensive plains flanking the Tuross River, as it drains into a barrier estuary
in southeastern Australia, are much better developed than those where a smaller creek empties into Coila Lake, a coastal lagoon
(Image: © Commonwealth of Australia, ACRES, Geoscience Australia).
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Mathers, S., and Zalasiewicz, J., 1999. Holocene sedimentary architecture of the Red River Delta, Vietnam. Journal of Coastal
Research, 15, 314–325.
Woodroffe, C. D., and Saito, Y., 2011. River-dominated coasts. In
Wolanski, E., and McLusky, D. S. (eds.), Treatise on Estuarine
and Coastal Science. Waltham: Academic Press, Vol. 3,
pp. 117–135.
Wright, L. D., Coleman, J. M., and Erickson, M. W., 1974. Analysis
of major river systems and their deltas: morphologic and process comparisons. Technical Report No. 156. Louisiana State
University, Louisiana, pp. 1–114.
Cross-references
Deltas
5 km
5 km
Coila
Lake
Tuross
Lake
T u r o s s
R iv e r
Deltaic-estuarine
(Alluvial) plain
Coila
Lake
Tuross
Lake
T u r o s s
R iv e r
Deltaic-estuarine
(Alluvial) plain
Hanoi
Haiphong
Tide dominated
Wave dominated
River dominated
106ºE
21ºN
1 0 m
2 0 m
20 km
10 km
Lake
Baikal
S e le
n
g
a
R
iv
e
r
10 km
Lake
Baikal
S e le
n
g
a
R
iv
e
r
Alluvial valley
Active deltaic
plain
Paleochannel
Abandoned
deltaic plain
Mangroves
Delta front
Prodelta
Tid e dom inated (retreating )
R iv e r d o m in a t e d
Wave dominated
(retreating/prograding)
Beach ridges
Lower
deltaic
plain
Limit of tidal
influence
Upland
Upper delta plain
(p ro g ra d in g )
a
b
c
d
Delta Plain, Figure 1 (a) The Selenga River, draining into Lake Baikal, has bifurcated into numerous distributaries that dissect delta
plain wetlands (Source Google Earth, © DigitalGlobe); (b) the principal components of a large delta plain, for example, (c) the Red
River Delta plain (After Woodroffe and Saito, 2011); (d) the extensive plains flanking the Tuross River, as it drains into a barrier estuary
in southeastern Australia, are much better developed than those where a smaller creek empties into Coila Lake, a coastal lagoon
(Image: © Commonwealth of Australia, ACRES, Geoscience Australia).
176
DELTA PLAIN