Changing n values with distance should be justified based on changes in vegetation, channel form,

structures, or sediment size. The technique assumes that the entire bed of the river is stationary
and does not move or change roughness during a flood event. Before focusing on sediment
transport, however, Manning’s n value for the channel is appropriate for a movable boundary
analyzed and whatever required minor adjustments, were made to ensure that the n value for the
movable portion of the cross section is in reasonable agreement with that obtained from bed
roughness predictors.