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The hydraulic impact and performance of a lowland rehabilitation scheme based on pool–riffle installation: the River Waveney, Scole, Suffolk, UK
10.1002/rra.791.abs
Pool–riffle installation is increasingly becoming the standard form of river habitat enhancement undertaken, largely for the benefit of fisheries. This study documents the effect of riffle installation on the morphological and hydraulic diversity of a low gradient engineered river. Despite their prevalence there have to date been few published studies of the impacts of these features on channel hydraulics, despite concerns as to their potential impact on flood levels. In this paper the impacts of the installation of gravel bedforms on water surface elevations and flow resistance are considered. The performance of the riffle–pool sequences is assessed against a set of criteria derived from the scientific literature. The analysis reveals that the gravel bedforms do display the hydraulic functionality associated with natural pool–riffle sequences. At bankfull discharge, water surface elevation is not significantly increased over those existing prior to installation, and physical habitat is shown to be more diverse following rehabilitation. The stability and appropriate classification of the gravel bedforms created in the scheme are discussed, together with the implications for floodplain and river rehabilitation in general. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
The hydraulic impact and performance of a lowland rehabilitation scheme based on pool–riffle installation: the River Waveney, Scole, Suffolk, UK
10.1002/rra.791.abs
Pool–riffle installation is increasingly becoming the standard form of river habitat enhancement undertaken, largely for the benefit of fisheries. This study documents the effect of riffle installation on the morphological and hydraulic diversity of a low gradient engineered river. Despite their prevalence there have to date been few published studies of the impacts of these features on channel hydraulics, despite concerns as to their potential impact on flood levels. In this paper the impacts of the installation of gravel bedforms on water surface elevations and flow resistance are considered. The performance of the riffle–pool sequences is assessed against a set of criteria derived from the scientific literature. The analysis reveals that the gravel bedforms do display the hydraulic functionality associated with natural pool–riffle sequences. At bankfull discharge, water surface elevation is not significantly increased over those existing prior to installation, and physical habitat is shown to be more diverse following rehabilitation. The stability and appropriate classification of the gravel bedforms created in the scheme are discussed, together with the implications for floodplain and river rehabilitation in general. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
The hydraulic impact and performance of a lowland rehabilitation scheme based on pool–riffle installation: the River Waveney, Scole, Suffolk, UK
Sear, D. A. (Autor:in) / Newson, M. D. (Autor:in)
River Research and Applications ; 20 ; 847-863
01.12.2004
17 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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