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river engineering

Deliberate human modification of the course, flow, or other characteristics of a river

EntityQ1187134

Also known as channelisation · river management

Subclass of: hydraulic engineering
, environmental engineering
, surface water management
Part of: river and lake engineering

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River engineering is a discipline of civil engineering which studies human intervention in the course, characteristics, or flow of a river with the intention of producing some defined benefit. People have intervened in the natural course and behaviour of rivers since before recorded history—to manage the water resources, to protect against flooding, or to make passage along or across rivers easier. Since the Yuan Dynasty and Ancient Roman times, rivers have been used as a source of hydropower.

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Practiced by: river engineer

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