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Impact of river engineering on Vistula river channel morphometry near Warsaw (Poland): a 172-year perspective Cover

Impact of river engineering on Vistula river channel morphometry near Warsaw (Poland): a 172-year perspective

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|Sep 2024

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Figure 1.

Study area. Source: Geoportal (2024)
Study area. Source: Geoportal (2024)

Figure 2.

Cartographic overview of the Vistula RiverSource: Mapster (2024)
Cartographic overview of the Vistula RiverSource: Mapster (2024)

Figure 3.

Changes in channel morphology and channel mesoforms of the Vistula RiverSource: own elaboration
Changes in channel morphology and channel mesoforms of the Vistula RiverSource: own elaboration

Figure 4.

Vistula channel centerline changes over timeSource: own elaboration
Vistula channel centerline changes over timeSource: own elaboration

Figure 5.

Estimated changes in riverbed width, channel-bar area, and vegetated island in section 1, upstream of WarsawSource: own elaboration
Estimated changes in riverbed width, channel-bar area, and vegetated island in section 1, upstream of WarsawSource: own elaboration

Figure 6.

Estimated changes in riverbed width, channel-bar area, and vegetated island in section 2, downtown WarsawSource: own elaboration
Estimated changes in riverbed width, channel-bar area, and vegetated island in section 2, downtown WarsawSource: own elaboration

Figure 7.

Estimated changes in riverbed width, channel-bar area, and vegetated island in section 3, downstream of WarsawSource: own elaboration
Estimated changes in riverbed width, channel-bar area, and vegetated island in section 3, downstream of WarsawSource: own elaboration

Maps from archival sources

Title„Topograficzna Karta Królestwa Polskiego”„Karte des Westlichen Russlands”„Warszawa”
Year of publication184319151980
Scale1:126 0001:100 0001:25 000
Sheet titleKol.IV. Sek. III.; Kol.IV. Sek. IV.Warszawa-Nord; Warchau-SuedВаршава (лист 1); Варшава (лист 2); Варшава (лист 4)

Morphometric parameters of the Vistula riverbed 1843–2015_ Estimated values

year18431915198020151843–2015
sandbars – numbers875110051−36
stabilized vegetated bars (islands) – numbers139356148
sandbars – area [km2]9.02810.3495.5111.842−7.187
stabilized vegetated bars (islands) – area [km2]4.0484.1593.0411.964−2.084
area of the channel [km2]30.55835.89027.71921.035−9.523
length of the channel [km]47.36145.91745.71246.297−1.064
sinuosity of the channel1.0891.0551.0511.064−0.024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2023-0045 | Journal eISSN: 2084-6118 | Journal ISSN: 0867-6046
Language: English
Page range: 41 - 50
Submitted on: Feb 6, 2024
Accepted on: Jul 3, 2024
Published on: Sep 11, 2024
Published by: Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies, University of Warsaw
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2024 Martyna Poławska, Dorota Giriat, published by Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies, University of Warsaw
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