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<br />18 <br /> <br /> <br />A <br /> <br />1,ibu\OfY <br /> <br />Local Effects <br /> <br />1. Steeper slope <br />2. Higher velocity <br />3. Increased transport <br />4. Degradation and <br />possible headcutting <br />5. Banks unstable <br />6. River may braid <br />7. Degradation in <br />tributary <br /> <br />Upstream Effects <br />1. See local effects <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Downstream Effects <br /> <br />1. Deposition downstream <br />of straightened channel <br />2. Increased flood stage <br />3. Loss of channel capacity <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Figure 2-6. Straightening a reach by cutoff. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br />