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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-18-647-2018
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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-18-647-2018
© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
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02 Mar 2018
Research article |
| 02 Mar 2018
| 02 Mar 2018
Sediment traps with guiding channel and hybrid check dams improve controlled sediment retention
Sebastian Schwindt
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Laboratory of Hydraulic Constructions (LCH), École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
Department of Land, Air and Water Resources, UC Davis, Davis, 95616, California, USA
Mário J. Franca
Laboratory of Hydraulic Constructions (LCH), École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
Water Science and Engineering Department, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, Delft, 2611, the Netherlands
Alessandro Reffo
Ingenieure Patscheider & Partner GmbH, Bolzano, 39100, Italy
Anton J. Schleiss
Laboratory of Hydraulic Constructions (LCH), École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Short summary
Mountain rivers can mobilize important amounts of sediment that endanger downstream dwellers and infrastructure during floods. Sediment traps are built immediately upstream of urban areas to retain hazardous sediment. However, many sediment traps retain too much sediment, which is then missing in downstream river sections, leading to a poor eco-morphological state. This study proposes an experimental research-based solution to improve sediment traps using a guiding channel.
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