Lateral variability of overbank sedimentation on a Devon flood plain
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Deployment of sediment traps over a 12-month period has enabled investigation of the lateral variability of overbank deposition rates and particle size composition of deposited sediment across a frequently inundated flood plain section of the River Culm, southeast Devon, UK. Although a general exponential decrease in deposition rate and grain size with distance from the channel occurs, significant deviations from these trends are associated with the microtopography of the flood plain and secondary flow routes and, in particular, with ditches. The coarsest material and the greatest variability in deposition rates occur within a few metres of the channel. Similar trends are evident for mean particle size, percentage silt and clay, arithmetic sorting and skewness. These parameters also display substantial variation at the distal margins of the flood plain due to the presence of drainage ditches. Variation latérale de la sédimentation sur les berges d'une rivière dans une plaine inondable du Devon Résumé Grâce à la mise en place de collecteurs de sédiments pendant 12 mois, on a pu étudier la variation latérale de la sédimentation sur les berges et la granulométrie des particules de sédiments déposés dans une partie de plaine fréquemment inondée par la rivière Culm, sud-ouest Devon, Grande Bretagne. La vitesse de sédimentation et la granulométrie diminuent exponentiellement en fonction de la distance au lit de la rivière; on observe cependant des écarts importants à cette loi exponentielle; ces écarts sont associés à la microtopographie de la plaine inondable et à des voies d'écoulement secondaires, en particulier aux rigoles et fossés. Les particules les plus grossières et la variation maximale de la vitesse de sédimentation se trouvent à quelques mètres du lit de la rivière. On observe les mêmes tendances pour le diamètre moyen des particules, pour le pourcentage de vase et d'argile, pour le classement arithmétique et pour l'asymétrie. Ces paramètres présentent aussi des variations importantes aux marges de la plaine inondable en raison de la présence de fossés de drainage.
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