Journal
GEOMORPHOLOGY
Volume 99, Issue 1-4, Pages 270-279Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2007.11.005
Keywords
gravel-bed rivers; step-pool; passive integrated transponders; radio frequency identification; sediment transport; particle mobility; distance of movement; bed morphology; steep channels
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Although studies of sediment transport in steep and coarse-grained channels have been more numerous in recent years, the dynamics of sediment transport in step-pool river systems remain poorly understood. This paper investigates displacements of individual clasts through Spruce Creek (Quebec, Canada), a classic step-pool channel, and the effects of the channel morphology on the path length of the clasts. Passive integrated transponder tags (PIT) were used to track the displacement of 196 individual particles over a range of discharges including the bankfull stage. Clasts were tracked after five sequences of flood events. The results showed that the distance distributions match a two-parameter Gamma model. Equal mobility transport occurs for the particle size investigated during each sequence of flood events. Mean travel distance of the clasts can be estimated from excess stream power, and the mobility of the clasts is more than an order of magnitude less than the model reported in riffle-pool channels. The dominant morphological length scale of the bed also controls the path length of the clasts. These results confirm some preliminary observations on sediment transport in step-pool channels. (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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