Floodplain

 

This series of scenarios shows how water levels in a floodplain can be affected by backfilling or draining of drainage ditches. This section also points out how a gravel filled, buried river channel influences groundwater levels.

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Floodplain water levels

Floodplain water levels under winter and summer conditions

Floodplain landscape More info... Summer water levels - no backfilling of ditches More info... Winter water level - full drainage ditches More info...
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Pumped drainage system - winter water levels

Effect of a pumped drainage system on winter water levels

Floodplain landscape More info... Winter water level - full drainage ditches More info... Closed sluice, water being pumped from ditches More info...
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Backfilling drainage ditches - summer scenario

Effect of backfilling drainage ditches in the summer by pumping from the river

Floodplain landscape More info... Summer water levels - no backfilling of ditches More info... Closed sluice, water pumped into the ditches More info...
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Waterlevels - floodplain - buried river channel

Effect on water levels in a floodplain with the presence of a buried river channel filled with gravel

Floodplain with gravel-filled buried river bed More info...

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