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Deltaic plain development and environmental changes in the Petite Camargue, Rhône Delta, France, in the past 200 years

Tony Rey
Claude Vella

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The deltaic plain of the Petite Camargue which constitutes the western part of the Rhone Delta, began its main progradation around 2000 yr ago. Several delta lobes follow each other and have participated in the deltaic evolution. The deltaic lobes have distinct morphologies which reflect the dynamic fluvial and marine processes under the influence of climatic and human controls. Two delta lobe systems were built by the Daladel and Peccaïs channels, after which a deflected wave-influenced delta lobe was formed by the La Ville and Saint-Roman channels. The latest channel, the Rhone Vif channel, is skewed because this channel was completely canalized and engineered up to its mouth in the beginning of the 16th century. Since the avulsion of this channel about 1550 A.D., the coastline of the Petite Camargue has been especially affected by the influence of waves and currents. The spits replaced the beach ridges which juxtaposed themselves and have migrated westward since the 16th century. The formation of the western part of the delta in the last 2000 yr is affected by not only the fluvial sedimentary fluxes and the coastal dynamics to the mouth but also climatic change and human influence
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hal-03060720 , version 1 (14-12-2020)

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Tony Rey, David Lefèvre, Claude Vella. Deltaic plain development and environmental changes in the Petite Camargue, Rhône Delta, France, in the past 200 years. Quaternary Research, 2009, 71 (3), pp.284-294. ⟨hal-03060720⟩
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