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Rehabilitation of a Severed Meander Bendway: Effects of Flow Augmentation - Flow Augmentation to simulate a backwater flood event
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Flow Augmentation to simulate a backwater flood event
  • About  0.35 m3 s-1 was pumped from the main channel of the river into the upstream end of the severed bend using two diesel-powered portable pumps.
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  • Period of flow augmentation was initiated on August 15, 2006 and ended September 19, 2006.
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Pumps discharged into a riprap-lined stilling basin to mitigate sediment re-suspension.
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Flow was sporadic due to pump downtime.
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Monitoring included sampling water quality, benthos, and fish.

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Pumps extracted river water from upper water column. 

Stilling basin served as transition from pumped river water.