Analyses and assessment of the sedimentary record of Lake Mladotice (western Czech Republic) in relation to flood events and pre- to postcommunist change in land use.

Abstract

In May 1872 a landslide occurred blocking the Mladoticky stream valley and creating Lake Mladotice. Our analysis of the sedimentary record aims to identify the factors of sediment input.The sediment stratigraphy and sedimentation chronology was analysed

Keywords

• Lake Mladotice
• landslide
• dammed valley
• bathymetric measurements
• geodetic measurements
• sedimentation rate
• changes in land use
• flood events
• soil erosion
• sediment stratigraphy
• sedimentation chronology.