Sediment traps with guiding channel and hybrid check dams improve controlled sediment retention

Schwindt, Sebastian; Franca, Mário J.; Reffo, Alessandro; Schleiss, Anton J.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-18-647-2018

Articles | Volume 18, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-18-647-2018

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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-18-647-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 18, issue 2

Research article

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02 Mar 2018

Research article |

| 02 Mar 2018

Sediment traps with guiding channel and hybrid check dams improve controlled sediment retention

Sebastian Schwindt, Mário J. Franca, Alessandro Reffo, and Anton J. Schleiss

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RC1: 'Comments on the "Experimental study of sediment traps permeable for frequent floods"', Francesco Comiti, 14 Dec 2017
- AC1: 'Responses', Sebastian Schwindt, 15 Jan 2018
RC2: 'Review', Anonymous Referee #2, 15 Dec 2017
- AC2: 'Author response', Sebastian Schwindt, 15 Jan 2018
RC3: 'Review of the manuscript titled “Experimental study of sediment traps permeable for frequent floods” submitted as a discussion paper to the NHESS journal by Sebastian Schwindt and co-authors.', Anonymous Referee #3, 15 Dec 2017
- AC3: 'Author response', Sebastian Schwindt, 15 Jan 2018

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Mountain rivers can mobilize important amounts of sediment that endanger downstream dwellers and infrastructure during floods. Sediment traps are built immediately upstream of urban areas to retain hazardous sediment. However, many sediment traps retain too much sediment, which is then missing in downstream river sections, leading to a poor eco-morphological state. This study proposes an experimental research-based solution to improve sediment traps using a guiding channel.