The paper presents results of calibration and verification of one-dimension numerical model of the Wislok River from Besko reservoir to the estuary to the San River. In order to evaluate the quality of this model following coefficient were used: the correlation coefficient, special correlation coefficient, total square error and errors of culmination level, culmination flow, culmination dislocation and flood wave volume. Observations of water levels in the Wislok River are conducted on 5 river gauges. An 5 another gauges are located on the tributaries of the Wisłok River. The ve-rification and calibration process carried out on the waves in 1987 and 1998 al-lowed to confirm the correctness of the hydraulic model in the sector from the river gauge Besko to the Rzeszow river gauge. Between Rzeszow and Tryncza river gauges volumes of waves are not balanced which enforces the admittance in the hydrological model of negative values of a lateral inflow. The volume of 1987 flood wave in the node of the three river gauges in Wislok-San system indicates that the wave is balanced on the Tryncza stream gauge.The performed simulations of the flood wave transformation on the whole Wislok River for different computable scenarios, with usage of hydro-informatic software - ...
The aim of the paper is to present the studies on the riverbed erosion on the upper course of Raba river, located from km 81.829 to km 77.751, close to the Stróża gauging station located in km 80.600. This part of the river course is com-pletely changed due to the Project concerning the extension of the Zakopianka road located close to the Raba river. The results of simulation of riverbed evolution before and after the Project carried out by two 1D models (RubarBE and Metoda) are analysed and discussed. The results of computation obtained by both models are verified by field observations carried out in 2001 (before the Project), and in 2009 year (after the Project). The trends of erosion and deposition correspond to the field observations for the dates before and after the Project. Another verification is possible to make for the Stróża cross-section, where observations of cross-sectional geometry and water stages have been carried out from 1900 year till now. The statistical model of riverbed erosion developed for Stróża also confirm the trends obtained there by 1D models.
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Long-term observations of Upper Vistula tributaries, made by the author, showed that the narrowing and straightening of rivers and their floodplains resulted in accelerated riverbed erosion and the increase of flood risks. River floodplains are widely acknowledged as being very important for biodiversity, therefore by their narrowing they lose their natural patterns and, as a consequence, decline in habitat and species diversity. In the last years a new approach in river management and engineering appeared: the EU Water Framework Directive constitutes an important step for more ecological river training. In consequence an increasing number of restoration projects have been initiated in the last years. In the present paper the author tried to study and check the possibilities of flood plain widening upstream of the town of Nowy Sącz situated along the Duna-jec River (km: 111.900 - 107.500), where devastated lands occurred. In the urban area of Nowy Sącz the levees distance was left unchanged. For the new conditions the numerical simulation by 1D mathematical model Rubarbe was carried out. The obtained results showed a significant decrease in the flood peaks upstream of Nowy Sącz and lesser decrease in the town. ...
