Channel processes and its management on navigable rivers

Inland waterways are the sector of the economy that is most dependent on channel processes and their management to ensure safety and favourable conditions for navigation. The main goals of the river channel management are to improve the waterways in terms of navigation and, at the same time, to preserve the rivers as natural sites. The presented study defines the criteria for classification of rivers and river sections according to the complexity of channel processes, their forecasting and management. The classification of rivers as waterways has been provided based on the complexity of channel process management and designing of dredging works and investments aimed at improving the navigation conditions. Examples of this approach are given based on specific rivers of Russia