Check dam impact on sediment loads: example of the Guerbe River in the Swiss Alps – a catchment scale experiment
<p>The construction of check dams is a common practice around the world where the aim is to reduce the damage by flooding events through mountain streams. However, quantifying the effectiveness of such engineering structures has remained very challenging and requires well-selected case studies...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2024-03-01
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| Series: | Hydrology and Earth System Sciences |
| Online Access: | https://hess.copernicus.org/articles/28/1173/2024/hess-28-1173-2024.pdf |