Local scour estimation at check dams in torrential streams in south east spain

• Published in: Geografiska annaler. Series A, Physical geography Vol. 91; no. 3; pp. 159 - 177
• Main Authors: Conesa-garcía, C., García-lorenzo, R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Taylor & Francis 01.09.2009; Blackwell Publishing Ltd; Swedish Society for Anthropology and Geography; Svenska sällskapet för antropologi och geografi
• Subjects: Bgi / Prodig; check dams; Checks; Coefficients; Cultural anthropology; Dams; ephemeral channels; Floods; Flow coefficients; Fluvial forms and processes; Freshwater; Geomorphology; Hydraulics; local scouring; Physical geography; Sediments; south east Spain; Streams; temporal evolution; Watersheds; Murcia; Spain; Spain, Andalucia, Betic Cordilleras, Segura Basin; Dam; Torrent; Flood; Watershed; Arid area; Semi-arid area; Stream; Erosion

For several decades, the check dam building has been one of the most commonly used structural measures in the Forestry Hydrological Restoration Programs and Plans in the torrential basins of south east Spain. Two examples are the catchments studied here, drained by the Cárcavo and Torrecilla torrent...