Where can rewetting of forested peatland reduce extreme flows? Model experiment on the hydrology of Sweden

Elenius, Maria; Pers, Charlotta; Schützer, Sara; Lindström, Göran; Arheimer, Berit

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-29-4307-2025

Articles | Volume 29, issue 17

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-29-4307-2025

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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-29-4307-2025

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

Articles | Volume 29, issue 17

Research article

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11 Sep 2025

Research article |

| 11 Sep 2025

Where can rewetting of forested peatland reduce extreme flows? Model experiment on the hydrology of Sweden

Maria Elenius, Charlotta Pers, Sara Schützer, Göran Lindström, and Berit Arheimer

Data sets

Research data for the article Elenius et al, 'Where can rewetting of forested peatland reduce extreme flows? - model experiment on the hydrology of Sweden' Maria Elenius et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13472209

Short summary

Simulations of peatland rewetting in Sweden under various conditions of climate, local hydrology, and rewetting practices showed insubstantial changes in landscape flow extremes due to mixing with runoff from various landcovers. The impacts on local hydrological extremes are governed by groundwater levels prior to rewetting and reduced tree cover; hence wetland allocation and management practices are crucial if the purpose is to reduce flow extremes in peatland streams.