A simplified numerical model for evaluating sediment control by open-type sabo dams in the Joganji River basin

Abstract

The present study proposes a method to estimate sediment runoff by introducing a dam function of the relationship between inflow sediment and sediment runoff through a slit dam. The model can process rainfall runoff, sediment yield and runoff of a mountainous basin, and the model is applied to the upper reaches of the Joganji River basin, which is known for its huge amount of sediment runoff and intense bed variation because of the sediment yield caused by the earthquake in 1858. The performance of the calculations of sediment control of the slit dam is evaluated by the model. The result indicates that sediment deposition is significantly changed by sediment runoff. The proposed method can be expected to evaluate sediment transport with sabo dams on a basin scale.