Changes in the flowing drainage network and stream chemistry during rainfall events for two pre-Alpine catchments

Bujak-Ozga, Izabela; von Freyberg, Jana; Zimmer, Margaret; Rinaldo, Andrea; Benettin, Paolo; van Meerveld, Ilja

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-29-2339-2025

Articles | Volume 29, issue 11

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-29-2339-2025

© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-29-2339-2025

© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 29, issue 11

Research article

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04 Jun 2025

Research article |

| 04 Jun 2025

Changes in the flowing drainage network and stream chemistry during rainfall events for two pre-Alpine catchments

Izabela Bujak-Ozga, Jana von Freyberg, Margaret Zimmer, Andrea Rinaldo, Paolo Benettin, and Ilja van Meerveld

Supplement

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-29-2339-2025-supplement

Data sets

Short-term drainage density dynamics dataset for the Erlenbach catchment. I. Bujak-Ozga et al. https://doi.org/10.16904/envidat.450

Hydrochemical data collected during spring-fall 2021 in the Erlenbach catchment. I. Bujak-Ozga et al. https://doi.org/10.16904/envidat.554

Short summary

Stream networks expand and contract, affecting the amount and quality of water in perennial streams. This study presents measurements of changes in water chemistry and the flowing portion of the drainage network during rainfall events in two neighboring catchments. Despite the proximity and similar size, soil, and bedrock, water chemistry and stream network dynamics differed substantially in the two catchments. These differences are attributed to the differences in the slope and channel network.