L'effet des barrages de castors sur le système hydrographiquePetit, François ; Denis, Anne-Cécile ; Levecq, Yannick et alConference given outside the academic context (2012) Estimation de la sédimentation dans les retenues provoquées par les barrages de castor. Impact en aval des barrages sur l'incision des rivières. Localisarion des barrages de castor en relation avec la ... [more ▼] Estimation de la sédimentation dans les retenues provoquées par les barrages de castor. Impact en aval des barrages sur l'incision des rivières. Localisarion des barrages de castor en relation avec la tailled es rivières (ordination des cours d'eau). Discussion sur les conséquences éventuelles des retenues sur les débits d'étiage. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 36 (10 ULg) Analyse des débits en période de tarissement : Essai d'une typologie régionale appliquée à des rivières du bassin de la Meuse (Belgique); Hallot, Eric ; Houbrechts, Geoffrey et alin Bulletin de la Société Géographique de Liège (2012), 59 Low flow discharge was analysed in twenty-five rivers of the midlands and highlands of Belgium, particularly during periods when base flow was supplied by aquifers. Recession curves were elaborated: these ... [more ▼] Low flow discharge was analysed in twenty-five rivers of the midlands and highlands of Belgium, particularly during periods when base flow was supplied by aquifers. Recession curves were elaborated: these were “sequence curves” and not “tangent curves”. In general, two recession coefficients may be identified. In addition, we determined the percentage of “rapid runoff flood” within a regional perspective. It is apparent that this flow varies with the level of the water table. We also tried to estimate the groundwater recharge used in Thornthwaite’s simplified model. This was undertaken by estimating the amount of rain needed before observing a significant increase in discharge, following pronounced drought episodes such as those of 1976 and 2003. Finally, working on discharges during periods of low flow, we looked at the role of beaver dams as a factor contributing to low flow, as has been suggested recently in the literature. From our observations, it appears beaver dams do not influence the characteristic low flow discharge. Furthermore, an analysis of the evolution of the characteristic low flow dicsharge in rivers where there are no beaver dams shows some variability. This leads us, first of all, to qualify the influence of beaver dams, at least on the hydrological regime of these water courses (which are always located at the top of the watershed) but also to question the relevance of characteristic low flow discharge as a descriptor of low flow. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 20 (3 ULg) Comparison of methods for quantifying active layer dynamics and bedload discharge in armoured gravel-bed riversHoubrechts, Geoffrey ; Van Campenhout, Jean ; Levecq, Yannick et alin Earth Surface Processes & Landforms (2012), 37 Several methods were employed in the Ardennian rivers (Belgium) to determine the depth of the active layer mobilized during floods and to evaluate the bedload discharge associated with these events. The ... [more ▼] Several methods were employed in the Ardennian rivers (Belgium) to determine the depth of the active layer mobilized during floods and to evaluate the bedload discharge associated with these events. The use of scour chains has shown that the depth of the active layer is systematically less than the b-axis of the average particle size (D50) of the elements which compose the surface layer of the riffles. This indicates that only a partial transport exists during low magnitude floods. The bedload discharge has been evaluated by combining data obtained using the scour chains technique and the distance covered by tracers. Quantities of sediment transported during frequent floods are relatively low (0 02 t km–2) due to the armour layer which protects the subsurface material. These low values are also related to the fact that the distance calculated for mobilized bedload only applies to tracers fitted with PIT (passive integrated transponder)-tags (diameter>20 mm), whereas part of the bedload discharge is composed of sand and fine gravel transported over greater distances than the pebbles. The break-up of the armour layer was observed only once, for a decennial discharge. During this event, the bedload discharge increased considerably (2 t km–2). The use of sediment traps, data from dredging and a Helley–Smith sampler confirm the low bedload transport in Ardennian rivers in comparison to the bedload transport in other geomorphological contexts. This difference is explained by the presence of an armoured layer but also by the imbricated structures of flat bed elements which increase the resistance to the flow. Finally, the use of the old iron industry wastes allowed to quantify the thickness of the bed reworked over the past centuries. In the Lembrée River, the river-bed contains slag elements up to a depth of about 50 cm, indicating that exceptional floods may rework the bed to a considerable depth. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 45 (19 ULg) Microhabitats survey used in river restorationPeeters, Alexandre ; Hallot, Eric ; Houbrechts, Geoffrey et alConference (2011, October 14) Detailed reference viewed: 33 (20 ULg) Fluvial architecture of Belgian river systems in contrasting environments:implications for reconstructing the sedimentation history; Houbrechts, Geoffrey ; et alin Netherlands Journal of Geosciences - Geologie en Mijnbouw (2011), 90(1), 31-50 Accurate dating is necessary to get insight in the temporal variations in sediment deposition in floodplains. The interpretation of such dates is however dependent on the fluvial architecture of the ... [more ▼] Accurate dating is necessary to get insight in the temporal variations in sediment deposition in floodplains. The interpretation of such dates is however dependent on the fluvial architecture of the floodplain. In this study we discuss the fluvial architecture of three contrasting Belgian catchments (Dijle, Geul and Amblève catchment) and how this influences the dating possibilities of net floodplain sediment storage. Although vertical aggradation occurred in all three floodplains during the last part of the Holocene, they differ in the importance of lateral accretion and vertical aggradation during the entire Holocene. Holocene floodplain aggradation is the dominant process in the Dijle catchment. Lateral reworking of the floodplain sediments by river meandering was limited to a part of the floodplain, resulting in stacked point bar deposits. The fluvial architecture allows identifying vertical aggradation without erosional hiatuses. Results show that trends in vertical floodplain aggradation in the Dijle catchment are mainly related to land use changes. In the other two catchments, lateral reworking was the dominant process, and channel lag and point bar deposits occur over the entire floodplain width. Here, tracers were used to date the sediment dynamics: lead from metal mining in the Geul and iron slag from ironworks in the Amblève catchment. These methods allow the identification of two or three discrete periods, but their spatial extent and variations is identified in a continuous way. The fluvial architecture and the limitation in dating with tracers hampered the identification of dominant environmental changes for sediment dynamics in both catchments. Dating methods which provide only discrete point information, like radiocarbon or OSL dating, are best suited for fluvial systems which contain continuous aggradation profiles. Spatially more continuous dating methods, e.g. through the use of tracers, allow to reconstruct past surfaces and allow to reconstruct reworked parts of the floodplain. As such they allow a better reconstruction of past sedimentation rates in systems with important lateral reworking. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 57 (14 ULg) Impact de la glace de ségrégation sur l'érosion des berges d'un ruisseau ardennais (la Chavanne, Belgique); Petit, François ; Van Campenhout, Jean et alin Géomorphologie : Relief, Processus, Environnement (2011), 1 L’impact érosif de la glace de ségrégation a été analysé dans les berges d’un ruisseau ardennais (la Chavanne, Belgique), dans une région soumise à un climat tempéré. Sur une période de 19 mois (février ... [more ▼] L’impact érosif de la glace de ségrégation a été analysé dans les berges d’un ruisseau ardennais (la Chavanne, Belgique), dans une région soumise à un climat tempéré. Sur une période de 19 mois (février 2008-septembre 2009), des mesures de recul de berges à l’aide de barres d’érosion ont montré un recul moyen d’une dizaine de centimètres. Cette érosion s’est essentiellement produite durant le mois de janvier 2009 à la suite d’une vague de froid. Par la suite, l’érosion par entraînement hydraulique des matériaux désagrégés par la glace de ségrégation a été plus lente. D’autre part, la glace de ségrégation joue un rôle majeur dans l’accélération de l’incision des chenaux de recoupement de méandres. Enfin, l’érosion latérale moyenne mesurée durant la période d’étude (10,3 cm en 19 mois) a été comparée au recul moyen des berges déterminé sur la base de comparaison diachronique du tracé de la rivière sur photographies aériennes à grande échelle (1952-1982, 1982-2007). Le recul annuel moyen des berges de la rivière s’élève à 0,24 m/a pour la première période et à 0,18 m/a pour la seconde, ce qui est supérieur à la valeur observée entre 2008 et 2009, bien que cette période ait été caractérisée par un hiver rigoureux. Ce ralentissement de l’érosion pourrait s’expliquer par une érosion fluviatile plus faible suite au développement des méandres qui semblent avoir atteint un stade de stabilité et qui tendent maintenant au recoupement. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 37 (12 ULg) Long-term bedload mobility in gravel-bed rivers using iron slag as a tracerHoubrechts, Geoffrey ; Levecq, Yannick ; Vanderheyden, Vincent et alin Geomorphology (2011), 126 Bedload dispersion is evaluated in gravel-bed rivers using slag elements from ironworks established along rivers in the Ardenne region, between the fourteenth and the nineteenth centuries. Large ... [more ▼] Bedload dispersion is evaluated in gravel-bed rivers using slag elements from ironworks established along rivers in the Ardenne region, between the fourteenth and the nineteenth centuries. Large quantities of slag were dumped close to these rivers or even directly into the channels. For centuries, slag elements were dispersed in the bedload and transported by floods of varying importance. Consequently, slag may be considered as a reliable tracer to analyze bedload dispersion over several centuries. The size of slag elements was studied along 16 Ardenne rivers. The longitudinal size trend of the largest slag particles allows the effective competence of these rivers to be determined (between 19 and 129 mm for rivers where specific stream power for the bankfull discharge ranges between 20 and 134 W/m²). A direct relationship doesn’t exist between these two parameters as the size of slag elements must be considered with regard to the D50 of the bed. Selective transport was analyzed directly downstream of the input sites. The sorting distance varies from river to river and depends on the velocity of the coarse elements introduced into the river since the inception of the iron industry. Downstream of two metallurgic sites, the slag propagation fronts were located. As the periods of activity at these sites are known from historical studies, the virtual velocity of bedload movement in these rivers was estimated to be 2-4 km/century. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 56 (15 ULg) Multy-disciplinary approach for sediment dynamics study of active floodplains; ; Petit, François et alin Geomorphologie (2009) Detailed reference viewed: 58 (20 ULg) La typologie et les caractéristiques hydromorphologiques des cours d'eau wallonsPetit, François ; Hallot, Eric ; Houbrechts, Geoffrey et alin Bilan d'une décennie d'ingénierie écologique (2008) Detailed reference viewed: 138 (56 ULg) Etude géomorphologique des barrages de travertin du HoyouxFranco, Bruno ; Houbrechts, Geoffrey ; Van Campenhout, Jean et alin Bulletin de la Société Géographique de Liège (2008) Detailed reference viewed: 159 (46 ULg) La sidérurgie proto-industrielle dans le bassin de la LienneHoubrechts, Geoffrey ; in De la Meuse à l'Ardenne (2007), 39 Detailed reference viewed: 63 (10 ULg) Residual doses in recent alluvial sediments from the ardenne (S Belgium); ; Houbrechts, Geoffrey ![]() in Geochronometria (2007), 28 We report on our first investigations into the potential of optical dating for determining the rate of river flood sedimentation in the Ardenne region (S Belgium). Two samples collected from a recent ... [more ▼] We report on our first investigations into the potential of optical dating for determining the rate of river flood sedimentation in the Ardenne region (S Belgium). Two samples collected from a recent alluvial deposit were used to investigate the extent of resetting in different particle size fractions of quartz (4-11 mu m, 63-90 mu m, 90-125 mu m, 125-180 mu m, 180-212 mu m and 212-250 mu m) as well as in polymineral fine (4-11 mu m) grains. Both samples show satisfactory OSL and IRSL characteristics. The IRSL signals from the polymineral fine grains yield an equivalent dose (D-e) of 3-4 Gy, while a D-e of 0.3-0.6 Gy was measured using large aliquots of quartz. Small aliquot analyses of 63-90 mu m and 212-250 mu m quartz grains confirm that the coarser fraction contains more grains with lower D-e's. Furthermore, for a modern sample (< 3 years old), similar to 60% of the aliquots yields a D-e consistent with zero, indicating that these contain only well-bleached grains. These findings suggest that it might be possible to extract the true burial dose from dose distributions measured using small aliquots of coarse-grained (e.g. 212-250 mu m) quartz. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 11 (7 ULg) Réhabilitation de cours d'eau : complémentarité de la morphologie et de la qualité de l'eau; Hallot, Eric ; et alin La Gestion physique des cours d'eau : bilan d'une décennie d'ingénierie écologique (2007) Detailed reference viewed: 23 (5 ULg)![]() Utilisation des microscories métallurgiques comme traceur de la sédimentation dans les plaines alluviales des rivières ardennaisesHoubrechts, Geoffrey ; Petit, François ![]() in L'érosion entre Société, Climat et paléoenvironnement (2006) Detailed reference viewed: 46 (13 ULg) Fréquence et importance du charriage dans les rivières du massif ardennaisHoubrechts, Geoffrey ; Hallot, Eric ; et alin Géographie physique et Quaternaire (2006) Detailed reference viewed: 75 (43 ULg) Approche méthodologique pour la délimitation des espaces de liberté des rivières du massif ardennais; Hallot, Eric ; Houbrechts, Geoffrey et alin Bulletin de la Société Géographique de Liège (2006), 48 Dans les schémas départementaux d’aménagement et de gestion des cours d’eau (France), le concept d’espace de liberté des cours d’eau, introduit en 1991, attribue à la rivière un espace de mobilité propre ... [more ▼] Dans les schémas départementaux d’aménagement et de gestion des cours d’eau (France), le concept d’espace de liberté des cours d’eau, introduit en 1991, attribue à la rivière un espace de mobilité propre, de manière à restaurer la dynamique naturelle d’érosion des berges. Une partie de la méthodologie proposée repose sur l’utilisation de documents cartographiques anciens en vue de déterminer les espaces de divagation historique des cours d’eau. Cette démarche a été appliquée à différentes rivières du massif ardennais (Ourthe, Amblève, Semois, Rulles). Les espaces de mobilité obtenus pour ces rivières étant assez réduits, il a été nécessaire de prendre en considération les erreurs liées à la correction géométrique et au géoréférencement des différents documents utilisés. L’utilisation des microscories, rejets de l’ancienne industrie du fer, en tant que marqueur stratigraphique, nous a permis de tester, sur plusieurs rivières, les vitesses d’érosion latérale obtenues par la méthode cartographique. En conclusion, la méthode cartographique entraîne une nette surestimation des vitesses d’érosion latérale et des espaces de mobilité des cours d’eau dans leur plaine alluviale. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 64 (17 ULg) Utilisation des microscories métallurgiques comme traceur de la sédimentation dans les plaines alluviales ardennaisesHoubrechts, Geoffrey ; Petit, François ![]() in l'érosion entre société, climat et paléoenvironnement (2006) Detailed reference viewed: 50 (15 ULg) Critical specific stream power in gravel-bed riversPetit, François ; Gob, Frédéric ; Houbrechts, Geoffrey et alin Geomorphology (2005), 69(1-4), 92-101 Experiments with marked pebbles were carried out on different sized rivers of the Belgian Ardenne (catchment areas varying from less than I km(2) to 2700 km(2)). Specific stream power required to cause ... [more ▼] Experiments with marked pebbles were carried out on different sized rivers of the Belgian Ardenne (catchment areas varying from less than I km(2) to 2700 km(2)). Specific stream power required to cause bedload movement was evaluated and critical values were obtained. Three types of relationship between critical specific stream power (omega(0)) and grain size (D) were established. The values for coo in the largest river (the Ourthe) were the lowest and were close to the values obtained for mountainous rivers carrying large boulders. In medium sized rivers (catchment area between 40 and 500 km(2)), the critical unit stream power was higher. It is likely that it is due to the bedform's greater resistance. This resistance would use up some of the energy that can cause movement and transport of bedload. The amount of resistance of the bedform can be expressed as bedform shear stress (tau ''), determined by the relationship between grain shear stress (tau'-that determines movement and transport of the bedload) and the total shear stress (tau). This ratio varies between 0.4 and 0.5 in the medium sized rivers, compared to 0.7 in the Ourthe. In headwater streams (less than 20 km(2)), there is greater loss of energy due to bedform resistance (tau'/tau < 0.3). Critical specific stream power is higher in this third type of river than in the other two. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 117 (20 ULg) Evaluation des puissances spécifiques de rivières de moyenne et de haute BelgiquePetit, François ; Hallot, Eric ; et alin Bulletin de la Société Géographique de Liège (2005) Detailed reference viewed: 64 (31 ULg) River dredging, channel dynamics and bedload transport in an incised meandering river (the River Semois, Belgium).; Houbrechts, Geoffrey ; et alin River Research & Applications (2005) Detailed reference viewed: 27 (12 ULg) |
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