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E3S Web Conf.
Volume 40, 2018
River Flow 2018 - Ninth International Conference on Fluvial Hydraulics
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Article Number | 02018 | |
Number of page(s) | 8 | |
Section | River morphodynamics and restoration | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20184002018 | |
Published online | 05 September 2018 |
A flume study to investigate the contribution of main-channel bedforms on levee formation
Leichtweiß-Institut für Wasserbau, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Germany
* Corresponding author: t.branss@tu-bs.de
Natural levees can be observed worldwide in nearly all river systems characterized by frequent flooding in combination with the transport of suspended bed material. Several parameters and processes have been suggested to explain the formation and the highly variable geometry of natural levees. However, the effect of bedforms migrating in the main-channel has not been amongst the studied parameters and processes. To fill this gap, this study investigates the relationship between bedforms and natural levee formation by flume experiments. Experiments were conducted in a 2 m wide and 30 m long sediment recirculating flume, monitoring the bed level elevation in the main channel by ultrasonic sensors as well as recording the levee development on the floodplain by a camera. The effect of different bed configurations on the developed levees is compared, and discussed, showing that bedforms could enhance levee formation.
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