Sedimentation in the mouth of the Magdalena river

Abstract (2018)

Authors

H Avila Universidad del Norte
E. Mosselman Rivers, Ports, Waterways and Dredging Engineering - CEG , Deltares
Research Group
Rivers, Ports, Waterways and Dredging Engineering (CEG) (TU Delft)
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Published Date

2018

Language

English

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Faculty

Civil Engineering & Geosciences

Department

Hydraulic Engineering

Research Group

Rivers, Ports, Waterways and Dredging Engineering

Abstract

Historically, the Magdalena river has been important for inland transportation in Colombia. However, the Magdalena river has ceded its importance as a mode of transportation to the road over the last decades. This is largely due to the difficulty to navigate the river