Internal and External Water Exchange in Nontidal River Deltas

M. V. Mikhailova^a^,* and M. V. Isupova^a^,**

^aWater Problems Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences Moscow, 119333 Russia

Correspondence to: *e-mail: mv.mikhailova@gmail.com
Correspondence to: **e-mail: misupuva@yandex.ru

Received 16 March, 2019

Abstract—The types and specific features of the internal and external water exchange in nontidal deltas are discussed. The results of hydraulic calculation of water exchange in the branch–bypass–delta lake are given. The conclusions are confirmed by data of observations in several large nontidal and microtidal deltas.

Keywords: river, delta, branch, bypass, deltaic water body, internal and external water exchange

DOI: 10.1134/S0097807819060137