Long Profile Evolution of a Mountain Stream in Relation to Gravel Load Management: Example of the Middle Giffre River (French Alps) |
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Authors: | Herve Piégay Jean-Luc Peiry |
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Institution: | (1) UMR 5600 CNRS, “Environnement Ville Société” 18 rue Chevreul 69362 Lyon Cédex 07, France , FR;(2) LAMA URA 344 CNRS & Institut de Géographie Alpine, Université Joseph Fourier 17 rue Maurice Gignoux 38031 Grenoble Cédex, France , FR |
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Abstract: | 6 m3) following extensive gravel extraction from the channel, this evolution appears to be reversed today, showing that this river
is capable of rehabilitating itself. The watershed supplies the river with 50,000 m3/yr of material and part of this load (30,000 m3/yr) is extracted. Although it is theoretically possible to reverse this phenomenon, it is unacceptable for the local economy
as man-made installations unadapted to flooding were developed along the river during the period of incision. Today, the development
policy is in conflict with the maintenance and the preservation of natural sediment transport and deposition. |
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Keywords: | : Bed incision Gravel load management Giffre River France |
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