Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=50909#.VFB8oVfHRK0 Author(s) Varoujan K. Sissakian 1 , Mawahib F. Abdul Jab’bar 2 , Nadhir Al-Ansari 3 , Sven Knutsson 3 Affiliation(s) 1 Consultant Geologist, Erbil, Iraq . 2 Iraq Geological Survey, Erbil, Iraq . 3 Lulea University of Technology, Lulea, Sweden . ABSTRACT Tigris and Euphrates are the main rivers in Iraq. The former has 5 main tributaries while the latter has no tributaries within Iraq. All these rivers exhibit meandering and/or shifting of their courses due to many reasons; such as mass movements and alluvial fan's development. The meandering and shifting of river courses due to mass movements is dealt with...
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