Flood-Plain Sedimentation in the Upper Axe Valley, Mendip, England
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8962341 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mark G Macklin (0000-0003-4167-2033, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1985 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 235-235 |
| Publication date | 1985-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-2754 • E-ISSN: 1475-5661 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.2307/621826 |
| OpenAlex | W2323992542 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 3 |
The River Axe is a groundwater-fed stream whose catchment has experienced metal mining in the past. Its channel activity rates are low and recent alluviation appears to have occurred by overbank deposition of fine-grained sediment. The influence of mining on flood-plain sedimentation over a period of nearly 300 years is examined through the analysis of sediment heavy metal chemistry. The most recent phase of mining (1858-1908) is particularly well-documented and provides an excellent opportunity to first, assess the impact of a dated pulse of 'labelled' sediment on flood-plain deposition, and secondly, to evaluate the use of heavy metal chemistry for indirectly dating alluvial sediments. 'Dating' of fine flood-plain sediments by means of their contained heavy metals permits not only the elucidation of the sequence and pattern of valley alluviation, but also 'quantitative' estimates of rates of flood-plain sedimentation for the last 300 years. Metal mining accelerated fine sediment yields with flood-plain sedimentation rates ranging from 8-8-16.0 mm a-1 when the Priddy minery was in operation, compared to 2-4-4.6 mm a1 when mining activity ceased
Archaeology · Cartography · Coastal plain · Flood myth · Floodplain · Geography · Geomorphology · Geotechnical engineering · Hydrology (agriculture · New england · Political science · Politics · Sediment · Sedimentation · Geological formations and processes · Geology · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes · Law · Paleontology
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
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| Citations per year | 0,21 |
| Citation span | 1987 - 2015 (29) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |