The fluvial sediment budget of a dammed river (upper Muga, southern Pyrenees)

Many rivers in the Mediterranean region are regulated for urban and agricultural purposes. Reservoir presence and operation results in flow alteration and sediment discontinuity, altering the longitudinal structure of the fluvial system. This study presents a 3-year sediment budget of a highly damme...

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Autores: Piqué Altés, Gemma, Batalla, Ramon J., López Alonso, Raúl, Sabater, Sergi
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Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Institución:Universitat de Lleida (UdL)
Repositorio:Repositori Obert UdL
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Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2017.05.018
http://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/67724
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Palabra clave:Fluvial sediment budget
Suspended sediment transport
Bedload
Mediterranean basin
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spelling The fluvial sediment budget of a dammed river (upper Muga, southern Pyrenees)Piqué Altés, GemmaBatalla, Ramon J.López Alonso, RaúlSabater, SergiFluvial sediment budgetSuspended sediment transportBedloadMediterranean basinMany rivers in the Mediterranean region are regulated for urban and agricultural purposes. Reservoir presence and operation results in flow alteration and sediment discontinuity, altering the longitudinal structure of the fluvial system. This study presents a 3-year sediment budget of a highly dammed Mediterranean river (the Muga, southern Pyrenees), which has experienced flow regulation since the 1969 owing to a 61-hm3 reservoir. Flow discharge and suspended sediment concentration were monitored immediately upstream and downstream from the reservoir, whereas bedload transport was estimated by means of bedload formulae and estimated from regional data. Results show how the dam modifies river flow, reducing the magnitude of floods and shortening its duration. At the same time, duration of low flows increases. The downstream flow regime follows reservoir releases that are mostly driven by the irrigation needs in the lowlands. Likewise, suspended sediment and bedload transport are shown to be notably affected by the dam. Sediment transport upstream was mainly associated with floods and was therefore concentrated in short periods of time (i.e.,> 90% of the sediment load occurred in< 1% of the time). Downstream from the dam, sediments were transported more constantly (i.e., 90% of the load was carried during 50% of the time). Total sediment load upstream from the dam equalled 23,074 t, while downstream it was< 1000 t. Upstream, sediment load was equally distributed between suspension and bedload (i.e., 10,278 and 12,796 t respectively), whereas suspension dominated sediment transport downstream. More than 95% of the sediments transported from the upstream basins were trapped in the reservoir, a fact that explains the sediment deficit and the river bed armouring observed downstream. Overall, the dam disrupted the natural water and sediment fluxes, generating a highly modified environment downstream. Below the dam, the whole ecosystem shifted to stable conditions owing to the reduction of water and sediment loads.This research was developed in the frame of the project ‘SCARCE Consolider Ingenio 2010 CSD2009-00065(2009-2014)’ funded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness. Authors acknowledge the support from the Economy and Knowledge Department of the Catalan Government through the Consolidated Research Groups: Fluvial Dynamics Research Group (2014 SGR 645) and the Catalan Institute for Water Research (2014 SGR 291). The authors would like to thank the Catalan Water Agency for allowing the installation of measuring equipment in the Muga gauging stations and for providing hydrological data, as well as the Meteorological Service of Catalonia and two private owners for supplying precipitation data. Part of the water stage and turbidity probes was funded jointly by the European Regional Development Fund and the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation.Elsevier2017info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2017.05.018http://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/67724reponame:Repositori Obert UdL instname:Universitat de Lleida (UdL)Inglésinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MICINN//CSD2009-00065Versió postprint del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2017.05.018Geomorphology, 2017, vol. 293, Part A, p. 211-226cc-by-nc-nd (c) Elsevier, 2017info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/esoai:repositori.udl.cat:10459.1/677242026-06-24T12:42:17Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The fluvial sediment budget of a dammed river (upper Muga, southern Pyrenees)
title The fluvial sediment budget of a dammed river (upper Muga, southern Pyrenees)
spellingShingle The fluvial sediment budget of a dammed river (upper Muga, southern Pyrenees)
Piqué Altés, Gemma
Fluvial sediment budget
Suspended sediment transport
Bedload
Mediterranean basin
title_short The fluvial sediment budget of a dammed river (upper Muga, southern Pyrenees)
title_full The fluvial sediment budget of a dammed river (upper Muga, southern Pyrenees)
title_fullStr The fluvial sediment budget of a dammed river (upper Muga, southern Pyrenees)
title_full_unstemmed The fluvial sediment budget of a dammed river (upper Muga, southern Pyrenees)
title_sort The fluvial sediment budget of a dammed river (upper Muga, southern Pyrenees)
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Piqué Altés, Gemma
Batalla, Ramon J.
López Alonso, Raúl
Sabater, Sergi
author Piqué Altés, Gemma
author_facet Piqué Altés, Gemma
Batalla, Ramon J.
López Alonso, Raúl
Sabater, Sergi
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author2 Batalla, Ramon J.
López Alonso, Raúl
Sabater, Sergi
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author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Fluvial sediment budget
Suspended sediment transport
Bedload
Mediterranean basin
topic Fluvial sediment budget
Suspended sediment transport
Bedload
Mediterranean basin
description Many rivers in the Mediterranean region are regulated for urban and agricultural purposes. Reservoir presence and operation results in flow alteration and sediment discontinuity, altering the longitudinal structure of the fluvial system. This study presents a 3-year sediment budget of a highly dammed Mediterranean river (the Muga, southern Pyrenees), which has experienced flow regulation since the 1969 owing to a 61-hm3 reservoir. Flow discharge and suspended sediment concentration were monitored immediately upstream and downstream from the reservoir, whereas bedload transport was estimated by means of bedload formulae and estimated from regional data. Results show how the dam modifies river flow, reducing the magnitude of floods and shortening its duration. At the same time, duration of low flows increases. The downstream flow regime follows reservoir releases that are mostly driven by the irrigation needs in the lowlands. Likewise, suspended sediment and bedload transport are shown to be notably affected by the dam. Sediment transport upstream was mainly associated with floods and was therefore concentrated in short periods of time (i.e.,> 90% of the sediment load occurred in< 1% of the time). Downstream from the dam, sediments were transported more constantly (i.e., 90% of the load was carried during 50% of the time). Total sediment load upstream from the dam equalled 23,074 t, while downstream it was< 1000 t. Upstream, sediment load was equally distributed between suspension and bedload (i.e., 10,278 and 12,796 t respectively), whereas suspension dominated sediment transport downstream. More than 95% of the sediments transported from the upstream basins were trapped in the reservoir, a fact that explains the sediment deficit and the river bed armouring observed downstream. Overall, the dam disrupted the natural water and sediment fluxes, generating a highly modified environment downstream. Below the dam, the whole ecosystem shifted to stable conditions owing to the reduction of water and sediment loads.
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Geomorphology, 2017, vol. 293, Part A, p. 211-226
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