Rivers, Water and Sediments

University of the Basque Country Press Release, 21 Feb 2006 Important rivers usually have a number of tributary streams which have their sources in the mountains. It is not just water that goes on the journey but sediments, stones and other material. These materials are transported dissolved, in suspension or deposited as sediment at the bottom of the river. A research team from the Department of Geodynamics have begun a study in order to find out the amount of sediments transported from the Urola, Urumea and Deba river basins in the Basque Country. The aim is to analyse how factors, both natural and non-natural, affect the presence and the transport of these sediments in these waters. Read more