Assessment of the geomorphic effectiveness of controlled floods  in a braided river using a reduced-complexity numerical model

Ziliani, Luca; Surian, Nicola; Botter, Gianluca; Mao, Luca

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-3229-2020

Articles | Volume 24, issue 6

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-3229-2020

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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-3229-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 24, issue 6

Research article

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22 Jun 2020

Research article |

| 22 Jun 2020

Assessment of the geomorphic effectiveness of controlled floods in a braided river using a reduced-complexity numerical model

Luca Ziliani, Nicola Surian, Gianluca Botter, and Luca Mao

Supplement

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-3229-2020-supplement

Data sets

Supplementary material Luca Ziliani, Nicola Surian, Gianluca Botter, Luca Mao https://doi.org/10.25430/researchdata.cab.unipd.it.00000157

Short summary

Although geomorphic recovery is a key issue in many rivers worldwide, controlled floods have been rarely designed using geomorphological criteria. An integrated approach is used to assess the effects of different controlled-flood scenarios in a strongly regulated river. None of the controlled-flood strategies provide significant morphological benefits. Nevertheless, this study represents a significant contribution for the management and restoration of highly disturbed rivers.