Influence of vegetation on the propagation of flood waves

L. De Doncker; R. Verhoeven; P. Troch; N. Desmet; P. Meire; P. Seuntjes

doi:10.2495/AFM080321

Influence of vegetation on the propagation of flood waves

L. De Doncker, R. Verhoeven, P. Troch, N. Desmet, P. Meire, P. Seuntjes

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Abstract

Research on river ecosystems asks for a multidisciplinary approach. All components such as water, macrophytes, sediment, suspended solids, etc. play an important role. The presence of macrophytes in rivers has an influence on water levels and flow patterns since a wealthy vegetation growth causes back water effects and consequently higher upstream water levels. In view of this, flood risk increases in periods of higher flows and greater vegetation growth. So, river management also deals with the control of vegetation. Good management contributes not only to the quality of the water and the ecosystem, but also to flood protection.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Advances in Fluid Mechanics VII
Pages	331-339
Number of pages	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2495/AFM080321
State	Published - Dec 1 2008
Externally published	Yes
Event	7th International Conference on Advances in Fluid Mechanics, AFM'08 - The New Forest, United Kingdom Duration: May 21 2008 → May 23 2008

Publication series

Name	WIT Transactions on Engineering Sciences
Volume	59
ISSN (Print)	1743-3533

Other

Other	7th International Conference on Advances in Fluid Mechanics, AFM'08
Country	United Kingdom
City	The New Forest
Period	5/21/08 → 5/23/08

Keywords

Backwater effect
Ecological modelling
Vegetated rivers

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Computational Mechanics
Materials Science(all)
Mechanics of Materials
Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes
Electrochemistry

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De Doncker, L., Verhoeven, R., Troch, P., Desmet, N., Meire, P., & Seuntjes, P. (2008). Influence of vegetation on the propagation of flood waves. In Advances in Fluid Mechanics VII (pp. 331-339). (WIT Transactions on Engineering Sciences; Vol. 59). https://doi.org/10.2495/AFM080321

De Doncker, L, Verhoeven, R, Troch, P, Desmet, N, Meire, P & Seuntjes, P 2008, Influence of vegetation on the propagation of flood waves. in Advances in Fluid Mechanics VII. WIT Transactions on Engineering Sciences, vol. 59, pp. 331-339, 7th International Conference on Advances in Fluid Mechanics, AFM'08, The New Forest, United Kingdom, 5/21/08. https://doi.org/10.2495/AFM080321

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