Flood-tide delta morphological change at the Gippsland lakes artificial entrance, Australia (1889-2009)
Applied geomorphology ; Australia ; Climatic change ; Coastal environment ; Coastal geomorphology ; Delta ; Digital elevation model ; Navigation ; Sediment budget ; Tide ; Victoria
Analysis of historical survey and navigation charts, aerial imagery, and digital hydro-data (representing a time-series of 1889-2009) allows the morphological evolution of a flood-tide delta at the artificial entrance to the Gippsland Lakes
(Victoria, Australia) to be visualised and quantified. The analysis shows that the flood-tide delta growth corresponds with a progressive diminution of Gippsland Lakes catchment river discharge volumes, and dampening of flow variability, due to both regional
Aerial photography ; Australia ; Climatic change ; Coastal geomorphology ; Delta ; Geographical information system ; Hydraulic works ; Hydro-electric station ; Photointerpretation ; Precipitation ; Tide ; Time series ; Victoria