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Influence of the sediment delivery ratio index on the analysis of silting and break risk in the Plasencia reservoir (Central System, Spain)

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Erosion and the production of sediments effect the siltation of reservoirs and create large environmental problems. This work calculates the volume of sediments caused by erosion in a hydrological basin using the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation 2 (USLE–RUSLE2), applying, or not, the sediment delivery ratio, and is compared with the volume of sediments transported using the Lawrence method. The USLE–RUSLE2 method is validated in the study area, the Jerte Valley, using the geographic information systems. The result obtained showed an erosion of 7 Tm/ha year and low risk of siltation, which suggest that the Plasencia reservoir has a long life expectancy.

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This work has been supported by the USAL research Projects CGL2012-37281-C02.01, CGL2015-67169-P and CGL2015-69919-R (MINECO-FEDER).

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  1. Department of Geology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Salamanca, Plaza de la Merced s/n, 37008, Salamanca, Spain

    Y. Sánchez, A. Martínez-Graña & M. Yenes

  2. Department of Soil Sciences, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, University of Salamanca, Avenue Filiberto Villalobos, 119, 37007, Salamanca, Spain

    F. Santos-Francés

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Sánchez, Y., Martínez-Graña, A., Santos-Francés, F. et al. Influence of the sediment delivery ratio index on the analysis of silting and break risk in the Plasencia reservoir (Central System, Spain). Nat Hazards 91, 1407–1421 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-018-3182-6

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