CONTENTS. 



PAQB 



INTRODUCTION 1 



CHARTER I. 



THE PROTECTION OP LAND FROM THE WASTING ACTION 

 OF RIVERS. 



Abrading action of rivers, illustrated by the Forth. Winding rivers may 

 be improved by " cuts." Remedial works for checking abrading action 

 of rivers by making the surfaces of the banks smooth and uniform 

 by planting willows and reeds by depositing stones on the face of the 

 banks by timber pile-work and the deposit of fascines of brushwood. 

 Examples of river embankments 



CHAPTER II. 



THE PREVENTION OF RIVERS, WHEN IN FLOOD, OVER- 

 FLOWING LOW-LYING TRACTS OF LAND. 



lood- Water passed by rivers bears no constant ratio either to their summer 

 water discharge or to the drainage area. Ordinary and extraordinary 

 floods. Quantity of water passed off different lands during floods. 

 Moray shire floods. Cause of flooding of rivers. Remedial measures for 

 checking flooding. Navigation works on the lower reaches of rivers 

 have diminished flooding 13 



