Bedload Sediment Transport and Morphologic Data in Semi-alluvial Rivers Conditioned by Urbanization and Stormwater Management, Toronto Canada

Watershed urbanization and stormwater management (SWM) alter the hydrologic and geomorphologic processes of rivers. This purpose of this study is to characterize the bedload sediment transport regime of semi-alluvial gravel-bed rivers, and how it is affected by watershed urbanization and common SWM strategies. This project monitors the movement of coarse sediment and morphological change of three rivers in the Greater Toronto Area of Southern Ontario: Ganatsekiagon Creek (City of Pickering), Wilket Creek (City of Toronto), and Morningside Creek (City of Toronto). This study presents a means of monitoring bedload transport processes in restored rivers, and results can inform future river restoration designs. Funding for this data collection was provided by an NSERC Strategic Grant (STPGP 463321-14, Assessing and restoringthe resilience of urban stream networks). This data collected will also be used to support the project titled 'Linking Stream Network Process Models to Robust Data Management Systems for the Purpose of Land-Use Decision Support', which is funded under the Global Water Futures Program funded by Canada First Research Excellence Fund.