Journal
CATENA
Volume 71, Issue 1, Pages 179-190Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2006.06.007
Keywords
turbidity; suspended sediment yield; flood events; hysteretic loops; headwater catchments
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For the first time in the Basque Country, turbidity (NTU), discharge (1/s) and precipitation (mm) have been continuously monitored in the gauging stations located at the outlet of three catchments (Aixola, Barrendiola and Anarbe) since October 2003. In this study, several data sets derived from flood events were used to develop turbidity and suspended sediment relationships for the three catchments separately, and so to estimate continuous suspended sediment concentration (SSC). Linear relationships are found in Barrendiola and Anarbe, and two curvilinear relationships for Aixola owing to changing sediment sources in the catchment. Several event (discharge, precipitation and suspended sediment concentration) and pre-event (discharge and precipitation) factors are calculated for all the events registered. With them correlation matrixes were developed for each catchment. Although some differences are found between catchments good correlation between precipitation (P), discharge (Q) and suspended sediment (SS) variables is found in general. Pre-event conditions are also well correlated with Q and SS variables in Barrendiola (higher regulation capacity) and Anarbe (larger area) but not in Aixola (flash floods). SSC-discharge evolutions through the events were also analysed. For Aixola four different types of hysteretic loops were observed: single lined, clockwise, counter-clockwise and eight-shaped; while for Barrendiola and Anarbe just clockwise loops were observed. (C) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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