Stefanović, I.; Ristić, R.; Dragović, N.; Stefanović, M.; Živanović, N.; Čotrić, J. Effects of Erosion Control Works: Case Study–Reservoir Celije, Rasina River Basin, the Zapadna Morava River (Serbia). Water2024, 16, 855.
Stefanović, I.; Ristić, R.; Dragović, N.; Stefanović, M.; Živanović, N.; Čotrić, J. Effects of Erosion Control Works: Case Study–Reservoir Celije, Rasina River Basin, the Zapadna Morava River (Serbia). Water 2024, 16, 855.
Stefanović, I.; Ristić, R.; Dragović, N.; Stefanović, M.; Živanović, N.; Čotrić, J. Effects of Erosion Control Works: Case Study–Reservoir Celije, Rasina River Basin, the Zapadna Morava River (Serbia). Water2024, 16, 855.
Stefanović, I.; Ristić, R.; Dragović, N.; Stefanović, M.; Živanović, N.; Čotrić, J. Effects of Erosion Control Works: Case Study–Reservoir Celije, Rasina River Basin, the Zapadna Morava River (Serbia). Water 2024, 16, 855.
Abstract
The aim of this research was to analyze the impact of implemented erosion control works (ECW) on soil erosion intensity in the watershed of the Ćelije reservoir (Rasina River) in the period between 1968 and 2022. The Erosion Potential Method was used to calculate the annual gross erosion (W), sediment transport (G), and erosion coefficient (Z) in the study area. As a result of the performed ECW there was a general decreasing trend in the intensity of soil erosion processes in the last 54 years. The specific annual gross erosion was 1189.12 m3/km-2/year-1 in 1968, while in 2022 it was 554.20 m3/km-2/year-1. The specific sediment transport was 540.18 m3/km-2/year-1 in 1968 and 253.55 m3/km-2/year-1 in 2022. Due to the changes in the intensity of erosion processes the specific annual gross erosion decreased by 634.92 m3/km-2/year-1, and the specific sediment transport by 286.63 m3/km-2/year-1. The erosion coefficient was reduced from Z=0.62 to Z= 0.35. A dependence between the slope of siltation and the natural bed slope was defined. The results show a significant correlation between erosion intensity and performed ECW, providing a basis for future watershed management and defining a strategy for soil erosion control in the Ćelije reservoir watershed.
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