Shoreline Erosion and Restabilization in the Southern Indian Lake Reservoir
Prior to a 3-m impoundment in 1976, bedrock comprised 76% of the shoreline of Southern Indian Lake in northern Manitoba. This was reduced to only 14% of the shoreline as the water level rose above the wave-washed zone and flooded into the predominantly fine-grained, frozen overburden materials. Twen...
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crcansciencepubl:10.1139/f84-069 2023-12-17T10:48:35+01:00 Shoreline Erosion and Restabilization in the Southern Indian Lake Reservoir Newbury, R. W. McCullough, G. K. 1984 http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f84-069 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f84-069 en eng Canadian Science Publishing http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/page/about/CorporateTextAndDataMining Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences volume 41, issue 4, page 558-566 ISSN 0706-652X 1205-7533 Aquatic Science Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics journal-article 1984 crcansciencepubl https://doi.org/10.1139/f84-069 2023-11-19T13:39:01Z Prior to a 3-m impoundment in 1976, bedrock comprised 76% of the shoreline of Southern Indian Lake in northern Manitoba. This was reduced to only 14% of the shoreline as the water level rose above the wave-washed zone and flooded into the predominantly fine-grained, frozen overburden materials. Twenty monitoring sites were surveyed annually to determine rates of permafrost melting and solifluction and shoreline erosion. The sequence of shoreline erosion in permafrost materials was found to be cyclic, consisting of melting and undercutting of the backshore zone, massive faulting of the overhanging shoreline, and removal of the melting and fractured debris. Rates of shoreline erosion varied widely, depending on the exposure of the site to wave action and the composition of the backshore materials. At sites in fine-grained frozen silts and clays, representative of over three quarters of the postimpoundment shoreline, rates of retreat of up to 12 m∙yr −1 were observed. The total volume of shoreline materials removed varied from less than 1 to over 23 m 3 ∙m shoreline length −1 ∙yr −1 . Clearing of the forested backshore prior to flooding did not affect the erosion rates. The index of erosion based on the hindcast wave energy component perpendicular to the shoreline was 0.00035 m 3 ∙t-m wave energy −1 (0.036 m 3 ∙MJ −1 ). The minimum period of restabilization of the shoreline based on the volume of backshore materials that must be eroded before bedrock conditions are reestablished was estimated to be 35 yr for three quarters of the shoreline surrounding the lake. Article in Journal/Newspaper permafrost Canadian Science Publishing (via Crossref) Indian Southern Indian Lake ENVELOPE(-98.500,-98.500,57.167,57.167) Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 41 4 558 566 |
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Prior to a 3-m impoundment in 1976, bedrock comprised 76% of the shoreline of Southern Indian Lake in northern Manitoba. This was reduced to only 14% of the shoreline as the water level rose above the wave-washed zone and flooded into the predominantly fine-grained, frozen overburden materials. Twenty monitoring sites were surveyed annually to determine rates of permafrost melting and solifluction and shoreline erosion. The sequence of shoreline erosion in permafrost materials was found to be cyclic, consisting of melting and undercutting of the backshore zone, massive faulting of the overhanging shoreline, and removal of the melting and fractured debris. Rates of shoreline erosion varied widely, depending on the exposure of the site to wave action and the composition of the backshore materials. At sites in fine-grained frozen silts and clays, representative of over three quarters of the postimpoundment shoreline, rates of retreat of up to 12 m∙yr −1 were observed. The total volume of shoreline materials removed varied from less than 1 to over 23 m 3 ∙m shoreline length −1 ∙yr −1 . Clearing of the forested backshore prior to flooding did not affect the erosion rates. The index of erosion based on the hindcast wave energy component perpendicular to the shoreline was 0.00035 m 3 ∙t-m wave energy −1 (0.036 m 3 ∙MJ −1 ). The minimum period of restabilization of the shoreline based on the volume of backshore materials that must be eroded before bedrock conditions are reestablished was estimated to be 35 yr for three quarters of the shoreline surrounding the lake. |
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Shoreline Erosion and Restabilization in the Southern Indian Lake Reservoir |
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Shoreline Erosion and Restabilization in the Southern Indian Lake Reservoir |
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Shoreline Erosion and Restabilization in the Southern Indian Lake Reservoir |
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Shoreline Erosion and Restabilization in the Southern Indian Lake Reservoir |
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Shoreline Erosion and Restabilization in the Southern Indian Lake Reservoir |
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shoreline erosion and restabilization in the southern indian lake reservoir |
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