Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
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The relationship between water and sediment in the lower reaches of the Yellow River is uncoordinated, leading to frequent floods. In this area, the floodplain is situated below the main channel and embankment foundations, increasing the likelihood of overbank flooding. Ecological protective forests serve as a nature-based mitigation measure by reducing flow velocities along embankments and lowering the risk of structural failure during near-bank flood events. To assess the role of ecological protective forests, laboratory experiments were conducted, and field data informed parameterization and geometry selection. A total of 24 scenarios were designed, combining four forest arrangements (A1, A2, A3, and A4), two submergence degrees (H0/H = 0.5 and 1.0), and three water and sediment conditions. Results show that sediment deposition increases with vegetation density. Under constant vegetation density and embankment-aligned flow, a larger along-flow to cross-flow spacing ratio promoted deposition upstream, whereas a smaller ratio extended deposition further downstream. Deposition thickness was greater under fully submerged conditions than under semi-submerged conditions. Among the arrangements, sediment deposition effectiveness followed the order A1 > A2 > A4 > A3, with arrangement A1 providing the strongest promotion of deposition. Under varying flow–sediment conditions, the A1 arrangement enhanced sediment deposition by 6.8% to 20.6%. Flow structure was also modified: under semi-submerged conditions, the vertical profile of longitudinal velocity approximated a logarithmic distribution, whereas full submergence produced a different profile due to combined drag from tree trunks and canopy. Vertical sediment concentration profiles were similar under both submerged states, with minimum values near the water surface and maximum concentrations near the bottom. These changes confirm that ecological protective forests contributed to reducing flow velocity and diminishing sediment transport capacity.
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@article{Wu2026Assessing,
title = {Assessing Ecological Protective Forests for Reducing Flow Velocity and Promoting Sediment Deposition Along Lower Yellow River Embankments},
author = {Xinyu Wu and Xi Zhang and Zhiheng Xu},
journal = {Water},
year = {2026},
doi = {10.3390/w18121498},
url = {https://doi.org/10.3390/w18121498}
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