Differential erosion and sediment fluxes in the Landquart basin and possible relationships to lithology and tectonic controls

Swiss Journal of Geosciences

Table 7 Normalized steepness k_sn values of tributary basins and extent to which the knickzones have propagated toward the headwaters

		Ksn	Upstream/downstream ksn increase factor	Knickzone elevation (m)	Relative KZ distance propagation (distance towards upstream) (%)	Relative KZ relief propagation (relative vertical prop.) (%)	K_s	θ	K_s (all > 1 km²)	θ (all > 1 km²)
Taschinasbach	Upstream (up)	138	1.7	1530	85	70	3E+04	0.8	33	0.34
Taschinasbach	Downstream (down)	238	1.7	1530	85	70	5E+02	0.5	33	0.34
Schraubach	Up	145	1.5	1544	81	65	0.4	0.0	63	0.39
Schraubach	Down	216	1.5	1544	81	65	2.9E+06	1.0	63	0.39
Schanielabach	Up	103	2.4	1196	29	29	13	0.32	3	0.22
Schanielabach	Down	252	2.4	1196	29	29	100	0.08	3	0.22
Schlappinbach	Up	116	3.2	1591	28	39	99	0.4	1	0.20
Schlappinbach	Down	370	3.2	1591	28	39	5E+20	2.8	1	0.20
Verstanclabach	Up	149	1.9	1551	11	16	76	0.4	42	0.36
Verstanclabach	Down	283	1.9	1551	11	16	6E+23	3.3	42	0.36
Vernelabach	Up	91	3.7	1871	32	38	5	0.3	0	0.00
Vernelabach	Down	335	3.7	1871	32	38	1E+21	2.9	0	0.00
Stützbach	Up	138	1.3	1410	29	20	137	0.4	62	0.40
Stützbach	Down	183	1.3	1410	29	20	7E+15	2.3	62	0.40
Arieschbach	Up	136	2.3	1653	63	64	1	0.1	4	0.20
Arieschbach	Down	306	2.3	1653	63	64	3E+03	0.6	4	0.20
Furnerbach	Up	134	1.4	1894	87	79	0.1	0.0	140	0.44
Furnerbach	Down	188	1.4	1894	87	79	4E+03	0.6	140	0.44
Schranggabach	Up	123	n.a.	n.a.	100	100	11	0.3	11	0.30

The table also shows the K_s and θ values (Eq. 2) that have been determined based on the relationships between slope and upstream size of the drainage basin without normalization. These values are displayed for the sake of completeness