Evaluating rare earth elements as tracers of fluvial processes: Fine sediment transport and deposition in a small stream

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dc.contributor.authorGovenor, Heatheren
dc.contributor.authorHession, W. Cullyen
dc.contributor.authorKeys, Tyler A.en
dc.contributor.authorJones, C. Nathanen
dc.contributor.authorStewart, Ryan D.en
dc.contributor.authorKrometis, Leigh-Anne H.en
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-09T21:43:57Zen
dc.date.available2022-01-09T21:43:57Zen
dc.date.issued2021-01-01en
dc.date.updated2022-01-09T21:43:54Zen
dc.description.abstractEffective sediment management requires an understanding of the lag time between best management practice implementation and observable changes in the target water body. To improve our understanding of sediment lag times, we tested a method to label locally sourced sediments with rare earth elements to quantify fine sediment flow-through and storage in fluvial systems. We injected sediments labeled with lanthanum and ytterbium into a small stream during two artificial flood events. During the floods, we collected and quantified suspended sediments and sediment deposition in the stream channel and floodplain at four cross-sections within our study reach. Two down-gradient (90 m and 850 m) timeintegrated suspended sediment samplers evaluated total travel distance. Sediment tracer observations of particle transport distances ranged from 0 m to at least 850 m at a maximum flow rate of 55 L s-1 (stream 1.5 year flow was 515 L s-1). Sediment deposition per unit area was greater in the channel than in the floodplain. The majority of sediment tracer mass injected into the stream entered storage within the first 69 m of the reach. Some particles that deposited following the first flood were resuspended and either transported downstream or redeposited within the study reach. Our results support the further use of rare earth elements as sediment tracers to inform water quality and sediment transport models, and to provide estimates of lag times between management actions and downstream improvements.en
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dc.format.extentPages 905-918en
dc.format.extent14 page(s)en
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dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.13031/trans.14358en
dc.identifier.eissn2151-0040en
dc.identifier.issn2151-0032en
dc.identifier.issue3en
dc.identifier.orcidHession, William [0000-0002-6323-3827]en
dc.identifier.orcidStewart, Ryan [0000-0002-9700-0351]en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/107496en
dc.identifier.volume64en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherASABEen
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dc.rightsPublic Domainen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/en
dc.subjectsedimenten
dc.subjectrare earth elementsen
dc.subjecttransporten
dc.subjectdepositionen
dc.subjectsmall streamsen
dc.subjectAgricultural Engineeringen
dc.subjectAgricultureen
dc.subjectFine sedimenten
dc.subjectFlooden
dc.subjectFluvial geomorphologyen
dc.subjectLag timeen
dc.subjectLarge wooden
dc.subjectRare earth elementsen
dc.subjectSediment depositionen
dc.subjectSediment transporten
dc.subjectTraceren
dc.subjectSUSPENDED SEDIMENTen
dc.subjectSCALEen
dc.subjectFLOODPLAINen
dc.subjectNITROGENen
dc.subjectSYSTEMSen
dc.subjectOXIDESen
dc.subject07 Agricultural and Veterinary Sciencesen
dc.subject09 Engineeringen
dc.titleEvaluating rare earth elements as tracers of fluvial processes: Fine sediment transport and deposition in a small streamen
dc.title.serialTransactions of the ASABEen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
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