A Geomorphic Explanation for a Meander Cutoff Following Channel Relocation of a Coarse-Bedded River |
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Authors: | DOUGLAS M THOMPSON |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Physics, Astronomy and Geophysics, Connecticut College, Campus Box 5585, 270 Mohegan Avenue, New London, Connecticut 06320, USA, US |
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Abstract: | The Veteran's Fishing section of the Blackledge River in central Connecticut was relocated in the late 1950s. The relocation
resulted in an unstable channel despite extensive efforts to prevent erosion. Overbank erosion and meander cutoffs were investigated
using detailed survey data, characterizations of sediment deposits, flow modeling, and a moment-stability analysis. Limited
reworking of revetment boulders indicate that riprap bank material was immobile during a 1979 flood event responsible for
the formation of the cutoff channel. A moment-stability analysis factor-of-safety value of 1.1 supports the conclusion that
riprap was not directly eroded from the banks. Alluvial particles with d95 values ranging up to 120 mm were deposited along a bar downstream from the cutoff channel at flows estimated to be below
a 1.5-year recurrence interval flow. Development of the bar deposit resulted in locally elevated water surfaces at high flow.
The resulting overbank flow across the meander neck to the adjacent downstream bend led to the creation of an upstream migrating
knickpoint, the erosion of approximately 16,000-year-old sediments, and the subsequent meander cutoff. The results of the
study indicate that traditional erosion-control measures cannot prevent extreme channel adjustments if the geomorphic processes
that control sediment continuity also are not considered. |
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Keywords: | : Avulsion Riprap revetment Fluvial geomorphology Channel restoration Channelization |
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