Estimating discharge in gravel‐bed river using non‐contact ground‐penetrating and surface‐velocity radars

Discharge measurement is a critical task for gravel‐bed channels. Under high‐flow conditions, the elevation of the riverbed changes significantly by intensive torrential flow. The stage–discharge relations commonly used for stream discharge estimation may no longer be adequate. The contact‐type velocity measuring is also subject to measurement errors and/or instrument failures by the high‐flow velocities, driftwood, stumps, and debris. This study developed a new real‐time method to estimate river discharge in gravel‐bed channels. A systematic measuring technology combining ground‐penetrating radar and surface‐velocity radar was employed. The rating curves representing the relations of water surface velocity to the channel cross‐sectional mean velocity and flow area were established. Stream discharge was then deduced from the resulting mean velocity and flow area. The proposed method was examined in a steep gravel‐bed reach of the Cho‐Shui River in central Taiwan. The estimated stream discharge during three flood events were compared to the prediction by using the stage–discharge relation and the index‐velocity method. The proposed method of this study is capable of computing reasonable values of discharge for an entire flood hydrograph, whereas the other two methods tend to produce large extrapolation errors. Moreover, when the computed discharge is used in 2D flood flow simulation, the proposed method demonstrates better performance than the commonly used stage–discharge and index‐velocity methods.     

The Importance of Shallow‐Low Velocity Habitats to Juvenile Fish in the Middle Mississippi River

Habitat management is a crucial aspect of fisheries management. Without knowledge of habitat associations, fisheries scientists are unable to effectively make habitat conservation or restoration recommendations. This becomes especially prominent when trying to manage commercially harvested populations and protect threatened or endangered species. To determine juvenile fishes habitat associations in the Middle Mississippi River, we analysed mini‐trawl catch data of six common juvenile fish species: blue catfish (Ictalurus furcatus), channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus), channel shiner (Notropis wickliffi), freshwater drum (Aplodinotus grunniens), paddlefish (Polyodon spathula), and shovelnose sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus platorynchus). Overall, we conducted 2251 mini‐trawl sampling efforts between 2002 and 2013, resulting in the capture of 23,742 target specimens. Catch per unit effort was evaluated by structural habitat (i.e. velocity, depth, and substrate). Overall, these data suggest that juvenile fish species are more prevalent in shallow water and slower velocities. Ultimately the information garnered during this evaluation should be incorporated when considering habitat modifications, especially those modifications that impact the availability of shallow‐low velocity habitats. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Benchmarking Fluvial Dynamics for Process‐Based River Restoration: the Upper Rhine River (1816–2014)

Multi‐temporal analysis of river‐floodplain processes is a key tool for the identification of reference conditions or benchmarks and for the evaluation of deviations or deficits as a basis for process‐based river restoration in large modified rivers. This study developed a methodology for benchmarking fluvial processes at river segment level, focusing on those interrelations between morphodynamics (aggradation, erosion, channel shift) and vegetation succession (initial, colonization, transition) that condition habitat structure. Habitat maps of the free‐flowing Upper Rhine River downstream from Iffezheim dam (France–Germany border) were intersected with a geographic information system‐based approach. Patches showing trajectories of anthropization, changeless, progression and regression allowed for the identification of natural and human‐induced processes over almost 200 years. Before channelization, the riverine system was characterized by a shifting habitat mosaic with natural heterogeneity, high degree of surface water connectivity and equilibrium between progression and regression processes. On the other hand, the following 175 years of human interventions led to severe biogeomorphologic deficits evidenced by loss of natural processes and habitat heterogeneity, hydrological disconnection between the river and its floodplain and imbalance of progression versus regression dynamics. The main driving forces of change are found in hydromorphological impacts (channelization, regulation and hydropower plant construction). Regression processes are now almost absent and have to be the objective of process‐based river restoration measures for the studied river‐floodplain system. A sustainable view on water management and river restoration should aim at a more resilient riverine system by balancing the recovery of natural processes with societal needs. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

拆坝对河流生态系统的影响及评估方法综述

为研究拆坝对河流生态系统造成的影响,从短期和长期两个时间尺度综合分析了河流水文情势、地形地貌、岸边带植物、鱼类和底栖动物等关键生态因子对拆坝的响应,并总结了目前拆坝对生态系统影响的两种主要评估方法。认为根据实际拆坝情况进行评估和基于数值模型进行预测两种评估方法中,实地观测是最直接、最有说服力的研究方法,但受成本和一些不可控因素限制;数值模拟具有速度快、费用低、无比尺影响等优点,可对拆坝影响进行预测,为管理者提供参考,但精度和准确性有待提高。指出后续研究中应综合考虑拆坝过程中各生态因子间的耦合效应,需对不同拆坝时机和分阶段拆坝方式对河流生态系统的影响进行深入研究。     

河长制中的河流岸线规划与管理

根据河流城镇区域岸线和乡村区域岸线的特点,针对河岸纵向、横向、功能区划以及主体工程的要求,分别提出了各自规划的具体要求和方法,并详述了岸线评价方法,提出了岸线管控的具体建议,为河长制中的岸线开发、保护提供参考。     

中国南方岩溶区岩溶地下河系统复杂水流运动特征

岩溶地下河系统水流运动多受控于岩溶多重介质环境,其主干空间展布、水体贮存、水流运动、水循环等规律的变化具多因多果性。在中国南方岩溶区岩溶地下河系统物质和能量转换的基础上,分析了其形成和演化等相关条件,研究和总结了其水流运动方向的多重性、速度的多变性、地表地下方式的转化性、时空配置的多样性及水流运动演变规律;根据维数、压力、流态等不同原则,将中国南方岩溶地下河系统水流运动方式进行分类。结合中国南方岩溶地下河系统研究现状,提出今后需加强与实践的重点。     

埕岛油田馆上段沉积砂体及其夹层分布特征

通过岩矿特征、剖面结构、砂岩粒度和砂体形态分析,认为埕岛油田馆陶组上段为曲流河沉积。按砂体发育特点和成因类型划分出主河道连片砂体、河道边缘连续窄带状砂体、天然堤断续带状砂体、决口水道扇形席状砂体及废弃河道成因的透镜状砂体等5种类型。在研究区383口井精细地质研究的基础上,从不同成因储油砂体角度总结出夹层分布特征。建立了储油砂体内夹层的空间分布模式：主河道砂体内夹层分布复杂,一般底部发育钙质夹层,中部多发育物性夹层,上部为泥质夹层;河道边缘砂体主要发育泥质夹层;决口扇砂体内泥质夹层分布稳定;天然堤和废弃河道仅发育极少的钙质夹层。     

信息化系统在滦河下游灌区管理中的应用

针对滦下灌区设备老化、管理落后的问题,按照经济实用、运行稳定、技术先进、随时升级的原则,对滦下灌区管理处进行了灌区信息化建设.灌区信息化系统主要包括自动化采集、自动化控制、智能化调度3大功能,初步实现了自动采集数据、遥控启闭闸门、远程屏幕监控、智能磁卡收费等功能.该灌区管理系统自应用以来成效明显,可为我国其他灌区自动化改造借鉴.     

黄河宁夏段河道淤积发展趋势分析

对黄河宁夏段河道淤积因素进行了分析论述,根据实测水文资料和径流模型对现状条件下宁夏河道泥沙淤积发展趋势进行了预测分析：2011—2020年年平均来水量可能为260亿～280亿m^3;2011—2020年宁夏河段的淤积情况可能与1986--1995年淤积情况相近,主槽年淤积速率可能为0．02～0．03m,如若支流来沙量大则年均淤积速率将可能达到0．05m,甚至更大一些．