Impact of vegetation on flow in a lowland stream during the growing season
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Yvetta Velísková
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Renáta Dulovičová
Abstract
Vegetation growing in the water along watercourses has been the subject of several studies since it was recognized that it could have a significant impact on the water flow. It may increase resistance to flow and cause higher water levels. Also, it has an effect on the velocity profiles. Previous investigations on the flow of water through emergent vegetation have shown different results. The purpose of this paper is to investigate, and determine how aquatic vegetation influences flow resistance, water depth and discharge in the Chotárny channel at the Žitný Ostrov area. This area is part of the Danube Lowland (south-west of Slovakia). The channel network at the Žitný Ostrov region was built up for drainage and also to provide irrigation water. The Chotárny channel is one of three main channels of this network. Measurements performed during six years at this channel were used for an evaluation of vegetation impact on flow conditions. The roughness coefficient was used as one way of quantifying this impact. The results show variation of this parameter during the growing season. Vegetation causes resistance to flow; it reduces flow velocities, discharge and increases water depth.
Acknowledgements
This paper was prepared with the support of the project No. VEGA 2/0058/15 and APVV-14-0735. This publication is also the result of the project implementation ITMS 26220120062 Centre of excellence for the Integrated River Basin Management in the Changing Environmental Conditions, supported by the Research & Development Operational Programme funded by the ERDF.
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