NDLI: Census and typology of braided rivers in the French Alps

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Author	Piégay, Hervé Alber, Adrien Slater, Louise Bourdin, Laurent
Copyright Year	2009
Abstract	Following the implementation of the European Water Framework Directive (WFD) and the need to reach a “good ecological status” for rivers, key-questions are being raised about braided rivers. Before any environmental policy can be drawn up, these rivers need to be located, long term changes must be evaluated, and the regional diversity of such systems must be understood, as their inner complexity has not yet been well studied. Therefore, the aim of this work is to carry out a census of the braided channels of the French Alps and to establish a typology based on basic geomorphic indicators. A minimum estimate of the cumulative length of braided rivers prior to major infrastructure construction amounted to 1214 km. Around 53% of these rivers have disappeared during the last two centuries in relation to embankment or channelization, but a loss of 17% is still unexplained. The range in catchment size, mean slope and active channel width has been determined for the Western Alpine braided channels as well as the range in changes due to narrowing, widening and shifting. Seven types of braided rivers have been distinguished based on geographical settings (climate conditions and geology) and differences in terms of adjustment to human pressure on peak flow and sediment delivery. The percentage area of islands in the active channel and the relative length of banks also show a regional difference. Maximum and minimum thresholds of braided activity have been established taking into account the active channel width and the catchment area. The position of the studied reaches between these two thresholds are discussed in relation to position of rivers known in the literature, considering both long-term trends and short-term fluctuations in channel width.
Starting Page	371
Ending Page	388
Page Count	18
File Format	PDF
ISSN	10151621
Journal	Aquatic Sciences
Volume Number	71
Issue Number	3
e-ISSN	14209055
Language	English
Publisher	Birkhäuser-Verlag
Publisher Date	2009-10-08
Publisher Place	Basel
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Channel narrowing riparian zone classification good ecological status channel shifting channel change human pressure Freshwater & Marine Ecology Marine & Freshwater Sciences Oceanography Ecology Life Sciences
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Ecology Aquatic Science Water Science and Technology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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