Lacey’s regime theory for alluvial channel design is applicable when the channel carries:
AClear water in rigid non-erodible boundaries
BSilt-laden water in self-formed mobile boundaries
CCoarse gravel in steep mountain slopes
DSewage flow in underground concrete pipes
Explanation
Lacey’s theory applies to stable alluvial channels flowing through unlined loose sediment (mobile boundary), where silt charge and discharge remain constant and the channel adjusts its perimeter, width, depth, and slope into true regime.

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