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July 12, 2026QuaternaryOpen Access

Hydraulic and Sedimentological Reconstruction of a Middle/Late Pleistocene Boundary Superflood (Ebro River, NE Iberian Peninsula)

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FAFrancesc Xavier Castelltort AiguabellaUniversitat de LleidaJBJosep Carles BalaschUniversitat de LleidaFPFrank PreusserUniversity of Freiburg

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Randomized trial reconstructs sediment transport dynamics in Middle Pleistocene superfloods, indicating significant geological processes.

Key Points

  • The research aims to reconstruct the hydraulic and sedimentological characteristics of a Middle/Late Pleistocene superflood event in the Ebro River basin.
  • Conducted hydraulic simulations to estimate peak discharges and water depths during the superflood.
  • Analyzed sedimentary structures and depositional units along Comte Creek.
  • Utilized luminescence dating to date slackwater deposits from the event.
  • Simulations indicate peak discharges of 385,000 m3·s−1 with water depths of approximately 28 m.
  • Identification of upstream sediment accumulation extending up to 4 km, followed by downstream reworking.
  • Depositional processes dated to the latest Middle Pleistocene or Eemian period.

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Aiguabella et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a53315f4f7abc118aded898https://doi.org/10.3390/quat9040052
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