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HYDROLOGY AND EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCES
卷 22, 期 5, 页码 2717-2737出版社
COPERNICUS GESELLSCHAFT MBH
DOI: 10.5194/hess-22-2717-2018
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- European Community [LIFE08 NAT/F/00471]
- City of Strasbourg
- University of Strasbourg (IDEX-CNRS MODELROH project)
- French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS)
- ZAEU (Zone Atelier Environnementale Urbaine - LTER)
- Water Rhine-Meuse Agency
- DREAL Grand Est
- Region Alsace
- Departement du Bas-Rhin
- company Electricite de France
While the history of a fluvial hydrosystem can provide essential knowledge on present functioning, historical context remains rarely considered in river restoration. Here we show the relevance of an interdisciplinary study for improving restoration within the framework of a European LIFE C project on the French side of the Upper Rhine (Rohrschollen Island). Investigating the planimetric evolution combined with historical high-flow data enabled us to reconstruct pre-disturbance hydromorphological functioning and major changes that occurred on the reach. A deposition frequency assessment combining vertical evolution of the Rhine thalweg, chronology of deposits in the floodplain, and a hydrological model revealed that the period of incision in the main channel corresponded to high rates of narrowing and lateral channel filling. Analysis of filling processes using Passega diagrams and IRSL dating highlights that periods of engineering works were closely related to fine sediment deposition, which also presents concomitant heavy metal accumulation. In fact, current fluvial forms, processes and sediment chemistry around Rohrschollen Island directly reflect the disturbances that occurred during past correction works, and up to today. Our results underscore the advantage of combining functional restoration with detailed knowledge of the past trajectory to (i) understand the functioning of the hydrosystem prior to anthropogenic disturbances, (ii) characterize the human-driven morphodynamic adjustments during the last 2 centuries, (iii) characterize physico-chemical sediment properties to trace anthropogenic activities and evaluate the potential impact of the restoration on pollutant remobilization, (iv) deduce the post-restoration evolution tendency and (v) evaluate the efficiency and sustainability of the restoration effects. We anticipate our approach will expand the toolbox of decision-makers and help orientate functional restoration actions in the future.
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