Fluvial responses to land-use changes and climatic variations within the Drury Creek watershed, southern Illinois

Miller, Suzanne Orbock; Ritter, Dale F.; Kochel, R. Craig; Miller, Jerry R.

doi:10.1016/0169-555x(93)90053-5

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“…Dendrochronology can also be used to determine ages of depositional surfaces, deposition rate and flood damage (Sigafoos, 1964;Miller et al, 1993). Vegetation age and structure may be used to estimate the age of alluvial deposits, thereby reconstructing the recent history of channel change (Everitt, 1968;Daniel, 1971).…”

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Historical channel analysis and its application to riparian and aquatic habitat restoration

Kondolf

Larson

1995

Aquatic Conservation

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ABSTRACT1. The planning, design and evaluation of a restoration project should be guided largely by an understanding of past channel changes.2. A historical analysis can sometimes reveal underlying causes of channel change and document prior habitat conditions, both useful in setting appropriate objectives for restoration.3. Restoration planning should address the historical causes and patterns of channel degradation that cannot be detected by examining current conditions alone. Moreover, ongoing adjustments in the channel and changes in the catchment must be understood when interpreting channel changes following construction of restoration projects.4. Changes in channel form (and the independent geomorphological variables of run-off and sediment load from the catchment) can be documented from a variety of sources, including historical maps, boundary lines, aerial photography, bridge and pipeline surveys, gauging records, field evidence and archival sources. Historical riparian vegetation, and use by fish and wildlife, may also be documented from early survey records, photographs and written accounts.

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Section: Vegetative Evidencementioning

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Historical channel analysis and its application to riparian and aquatic habitat restoration

Kondolf

Larson

1995

Aquatic Conservation

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“…To date, most studies have focused on "moderate"-sized, alluvial watersheds; i.e., watersheds containing alluvial floodplain and terrace deposits. Studies of these systems have shown that recovery is a long-term process [21,28,29]. In fact, some investigators have questioned whether human influenced systems can reach an equilibrium state, suggesting that there may be insufficient time for the system to adjust to one disturbance before it is impacted by another [15].…”

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“…For example, it is now widely accepted that the deposition and subsequent reworking of legacy sediments by means of bank erosion has increased the current influx of sediment, nutrients, trace metals, etc. to river systems above that estimated for the same watersheds prior to European settlement [13,16,21,[30][31][32][33][34][35][36].…”

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“…Although the details of the alterations vary, many watersheds in the eastern U.S. were found to exhibit a common disturbance history and associated suite of responses including: (1) extensive deforestation of hillslope and valley bottoms, followed by increased runoff and runoff rates to the drainage network; (2) hillslope gullying and accelerated soil erosion resulting in increased sediment loadings to the channel; (3) enhanced rates of deposition on floodplains, and/or upon the channel bed, producing what are commonly referred to as legacy sediments; and (4) a period of reforestation that was combined with the application of improved watershed management practices that resulted in reduced runoff, sediment production and loadings, and, in many instances, channel incision [16,20,21]. This frequently recognized sequence has led some investigators to argue that the current conditions of the river system in terms of both sediment yields and channel morphology will depend on where the watershed rests along this disturbance-recovery sequence [13,27].…”

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“…Perhaps one of the most extensively studied examples of the linkages between land-use change, channel response(s), and sediment loadings are the effects associated with European Settlement in the U.S. (and elsewhere) [13,16,[20][21][22][23][24][25][26]. Although the details of the alterations vary, many watersheds in the eastern U.S. were found to exhibit a common disturbance history and associated suite of responses including: (1) extensive deforestation of hillslope and valley bottoms, followed by increased runoff and runoff rates to the drainage network; (2) hillslope gullying and accelerated soil erosion resulting in increased sediment loadings to the channel; (3) enhanced rates of deposition on floodplains, and/or upon the channel bed, producing what are commonly referred to as legacy sediments; and (4) a period of reforestation that was combined with the application of improved watershed management practices that resulted in reduced runoff, sediment production and loadings, and, in many instances, channel incision [16,20,21].…”

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Controls on Suspended Sediment Concentrations and Turbidity within a Reforested, Southern Appalachian Headwater Basin

Miller

Sinclair

Walsh

2015

Water

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Water quality data collected between 2007 and 2014 within the Allen Creek Watershed were used to: (1) determine the factors controlling the temporal variations in turbidity and suspended sediment concentration (SSC) within a representative, high-gradient headwater basin in the Southern Appalachians; and (2) assess the recovery of water quality following extensive logging operations during the early to mid-1900s. Regression analysis suggests that suspended sediment is primarily derived from upland areas and variations in concentration reflect rainfall intensity and total event precipitation. Overall, SSC and turbidity were low in stream waters in comparison to both reference values for stable streams and more developed basins in the region. Some floods were characterized by high SSC values, but limited turbidity and vice versa. Differences in measured SSC and turbidity between storms reflect different controls on the two parameters, and the apparent influence of natural organic matter on turbidity during rainfall events that are incapable of transporting sediment to the channel via overland flow. Low SSC and turbidity values are presumably related to the reforestation of hillslopes and riparian buffers following the cessation of logging operations. They also are due to a historical reduction in the sedimentological connectivity of hillslopes and tributaries with the axial channel that occurred during logging operations. OPEN ACCESSWater 2015, 7 3124

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2004

Geomorphology and River Management

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A review of the origin and characteristics of recent alluvial sediments. Sedimentology 5, 89-191. Allen, J.R.L. (1970) Studies in fluviatile sedimentation: A comparison of fining-upwards cyclothems, with special reference to coarse-member composition and interpretation. Journal of Sedimentary Petrology 40, 298-323. Amoros, C. and Bornette, G. (2002) Connectivity and biocomplexity in waterbodies of riverine floodplains. Freshwater Biology 47, 761-776. Amoros, C., Roux, A.L. and Reygrobellet, J.L. (1987) A method for applied ecological studies of fluvial hydrosystems.

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Fluvial responses to land-use changes and climatic variations within the Drury Creek watershed, southern Illinois

Cited by 70 publications

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Historical channel analysis and its application to riparian and aquatic habitat restoration

Historical channel analysis and its application to riparian and aquatic habitat restoration

Controls on Suspended Sediment Concentrations and Turbidity within a Reforested, Southern Appalachian Headwater Basin

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