The transport and distribution of the river load from the Kacza River into the Gulf of Gdańsk (Southern Baltic Sea, Poland)

The results of measurements of suspended sediment and bed load carried by the Kacza River into the Gulf of Gdańsk are discussed. The investigations were conducted in the years 2009–2010 at the Orłowo transect and at the mouth of the Kacza River in the Gulf of Gdańsk. The research has shown that the...

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Published in:Oceanological and hydrobiological studies 2011-12, Vol.40 (4), p.1-10
Main Authors: Szymczak, Ewa, Rhode, Damira, Piekarek-Jankowska, Halina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bed load
Brackish
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
Freshwater
Gulf of Gdańsk
Kacza River
Load distribution
Marine
Marine & Freshwater Sciences
Oceanography
Original Research Paper
Rivers
Sediment
Sediment load
Sediment transport
Stress concentration
Suspended load
suspended sediment
Suspended sediments
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Summary:The results of measurements of suspended sediment and bed load carried by the Kacza River into the Gulf of Gdańsk are discussed. The investigations were conducted in the years 2009–2010 at the Orłowo transect and at the mouth of the Kacza River in the Gulf of Gdańsk. The research has shown that the Kacza River discharged about 673 tons of sediment annually to the Gulf of Gdańsk, with 77% being transported as bed load. The granulometric composition of the river load is dominated by coarse-grained sand fractions.
ISSN:1730-413X
1897-3191
1897-3191
DOI:10.2478/s13545-011-0035-2