Der Einfluss bodenspezifischer Größen auf die Rillenerosion wurde in Überströmungsversuchen in einem eigens dafür konstruiertem Kleingerinne untersucht. Die Neigung des 2 m langen und 0,1 m breiten Gerinnes wurde dafür zwischen 2, 4 und 6 % variiert. Im Gerinne wurden zum einen natürliche Böden, zum anderen künstliche, aus Schluff und Sand gemischte Substrate mit 0,060 l*s-1, 0,125 l*s-1 und 0,300 l*s-1 überströmt. Die Körnung der natürlichen Böden reichte von stark schluffig bis sandig-lehmig, die der künstlichen Substrate von stark schluffig bis sandig. Die künstlichen Substrate wiesen im Gegensatz zu den natürlichen Böden keine Aggregierung auf und waren frei von organischer Substanz. Zu Beginn der Versuche wird der Boden zunächst flächig überströmt. Währenddessen bilden sich Mikrorillen auf der Gerinnesohle aus. Selektiver Sedimenttransport bewirkt die Akkumulation der nicht transportablen Fraktion auf der Bodenoberfläche, wodurch sich Rippel bilden. Über den Rippeln formen sich stehende Wellen im Abfluss. Die stehenden Wellen erzeugen Sohlschubspannungsspitzen auf die Gerinnesohle, welche zu verstärkter lokaler Erosion, zur Ausbildung von Mikrodepressionen und im weiteren zur Entstehung von Rillenköpfen führen. Die Rillenköpfe wandern entgegen dem Gefälle und hinterlassen Rillen, in denen sich der Abfluss konzentriert. In den Rillen können weitere Rillenköpfe entstehen. Anhand des Beginns der Rillenerosion, der Rillenkopfneubildungsrate, dem Erosionsfortschritt der Rillenköpfe, der Bestandsdauer der Rillenköpfe und der Sedimentkonzentration im Abfluss kann das Phänomen „Rillenerosion“ erfasst und quantifiziert werden. Diese erosionsspezifischen Kennwerte zeigen sich dabei in Abhängigkeit von bodenspezifischen Größen, wie der Lagerungsdichte, der Korngrößenzusammensetzung sowie der Aggregatgrößenverteilung und –stabilität. Aus den Korrelationsanalysen zwischen den bodenspezifischen Größen und den spezifischen Kennwerten der Rillenerosion leiten sich empirische Beziehungen ab. Diese Beziehungen sind nicht-linearerer und nicht-stetiger Natur. Parallel zu den Versuchen im Kleingerinne wurden Überströmungs- und Beregnungsversuche in einem Großgerinne durchgeführt. Die Projektion der laborativen Ergebnisse des Kleingerinnes auf das naturnahere Großgerinne zeigte dabei Parallelen.

Suspension flows in varied settings and at different concentrations of particles are studied theoretically using various modeling techniques. Particulate suspension flows are dispersion of particles in a continuous medium and their properties are a consequence of the interplay among hydrodynamic, buoyancy, interparticle and Brownian forces. The applicability of continuum modeling techniques to suspension flows at different particle concentration was assessed by studying systems at different time and length scales. The first two studies involve the use of modeling techniques that are valid in systems where the forces between particles are negligible, which is the case in dilute suspension flows. In the first study, the growth and progradation of deltaic geologic bodies from the sedimentation of particles from dilute turbidity currents is modeled using the shallow water equations or vertically averaged equations of motions coupled with a particle conservation equation. The shallow water model provides a basis for extracting grain size and depositional history information from seismic data. Next, the Navier-Stokes equations of motion and the convection-diffusion equation are used to model suspension flow in a biomedical application involving the flow and reaction of drug laden nanovectors in arteries. Results from this study are then used prescribe the best design parameters for optimal nanovector uptake at the desired sites within an artery. The third study involves the use of macroscopic two phase models to describe concentrated suspension flows where interparticle hydrodynamic forces cannot be neglected. The isotropic form of both the diffusion-flux and the suspension balance models are solved for a buoyant bidisperse pressure-driven flow system. The model predictions are found to compare fairly well with experimental results obtained previously in our laboratory. Finally, the power of discrete type models in connecting macroscopic observations to structural details is demonstrated by studying a system of aggregating colloidal particles via Brownian dynamics. The results from the simulations match experimental shear rheology and also provide a structural explanation for the observed macroscopic behavior of aging. / text

Στην παρούσα διατριβή διερευνάται η επίδραση παράκτιων μη-θραυόμενων κυματισμών στη μορφολογική ισορροπία αμμώδους πυθμένα με πτυχώσεις, η θραύση εκχείλισης κυμάτων πάνω από πυθμένα σταθερής κλίσης, καθώς και τα συνεπαγόμενα κυματογενή ρεύματα στη ζώνη απόσβεσης. Για το σκοπό αυτό αναπτύσσονται μοντέλα αριθμητικής προσομοίωσης, τα οποία πραγματοποιούν επίλυση των δισδιάστατων και τρισδιάστατων εξισώσεων ασυμπίεστης, συνεκτικής ροής με ελεύθερη επιφάνεια. Η αριθμητική επίλυση των εξισώσεων ροής, Navier-Stokes, επιτυγχάνεται με τη χρήση κλασματικής μεθόδου για τη χρονική ολοκλήρωση, ενώ η χωρική διακριτοποίηση πραγματοποιείται μέσω ενός υβριδικού σχήματος πεπερασμένων διαφορών και ψευδο-φασματικών μεθόδων προσέγγισης. Στις προσομοιώσεις της θραύσης εκχείλισης κύματος γίνεται χρήση της μεθόδου προσομοίωσης μεγάλων κυμάτων LWS, σύμφωνα με την οποία επιλύονται μόνο οι μεγάλες χωρικές διακυμάνσεις της ταχύτητας και της ελεύθερης επιφάνειας, ενώ η επίδραση των μικρότερων διακυμάνσεων περιγράφεται μέσω ενός μοντέλου διατμητικών τάσεων υποκλίμακας (SGS), ανάλογα με ότι ισχύει στη μέθοδο προσομοίωσης μεγάλων δινών, LES. Ένα ανεξάρτητο μοντέλο για την προσομοίωση της μεταβολής μορφολογίας πυθμένα, μέσω μεταφοράς φορτίου πυθμένα, αναπτύσσεται και χρησιμοποιείται σε σύζευξη με τα μοντέλα προσομοίωσης δισδιάστατης ροής. H παροχή του φορτίου πυθμένα υπολογίζεται μέσω τροποποίησης γνωστών εμπειρικών σχέσεων, σε συνδυασμό με τη στιγμιαία διατμητική τάση πυθμένα από τη μονάδα προσομοίωσης της ροής. Από τις προσομοιώσεις ροής πάνω από πυθμένα με πτυχώσεις, προκύπτει ότι η παρουσία των πτυχώσεων επηρεάζει σημαντικά το κυματογενές οριακό στρώμα, ενώ οι μορφολογικές προσομοιώσεις οδηγούν στο συμπέρασμα ότι, η μακροπρόθεσμη ισορροπία των πτυχώσεων επέρχεται για συγκεκριμένη τιμή της γωνίας/συντελεστή δυναμικής τριβής, η οποία συσχετίζεται με τις διαστάσεις των πτυχώσεων και τα χαρακτηριστικά του κύματος. Για τη θραύση εκχείλισης εξετάζονται οι περιπτώσεις κάθετης αλλά και υπό γωνία, ως προς την ακτογραμμή, διάδοσης κυμάτων πάνω από πυθμένα σταθερής κλίσης 1/35. Τα αποτελέσματα για τα χαρακτηριστικά της κάθετης θραύσης (ύψος και βάθος θραύσης, Ηb και db, αντίστοιχα) και του συνεπαγόμενου υποβρύχιου ρεύματος, συγκρίνονται με δημοσιευμένες πειραματικές μετρήσεις και η συμφωνία είναι ικανοποιητική. Το μοντέλο είναι σε θέση να προσομοιώσει την ανάπτυξη του επιφανειακού στροβίλου στο μέτωπο του θραυόμενου κύματος, η οποία συνοδεύεται από αύξηση της ισχύος των SGS τάσεων (μέχρι βάθους d/db ≈ 0.75) και διαδοχική μείωσή τους, μέχρι μηδενισμού, στα ρηχά της ζώνης απόσβεσης. Από τα αποτελέσματα για το πεδίο στροβιλότητας και τις SGS τάσεις, κατά την προσομοίωση της υπό γωνία θραύσης, παρατηρείται η σταδιακή θραύση του κύματος κατά μήκος της κορυφογραμμής, ενώ προκύπτει ότι οι τελευταίες παραμένουν ενεργές για περίπου δύο μήκη κύματος. Επίσης, η μέση ταχύτητα του παράλληλου ρεύματος προκύπτει πιο ενισχυμένη σε ρηχά βάθη στη ζώνη απόσβεσης (d/db < 0.5), ενώ η κατακόρυφη κατανομή του παρουσιάζεται σαφώς επηρεασμένη από την παρουσία του υποβρύχιου ρεύματος κοντά στον πυθμένα. / In the present thesis, the impact of nearshore, non-breaking waves on the morphological equilibrium of small scale patterns that appear in sandy beds, well-known as ripples, the spilling wave breaking over a bed of constant slope and the wave-induced currents developing in the surf zone, are investigated. Numerical models are developed for the simulation of the aforementioned phenomena, based on the numerical solution of the two/three-dimensional, incompressible, viscous, free-surface flow. The numerical solution of the flow equations, i.e. the Navier-Stokes equations, is accomplished by means of a time-splitting scheme of three stages for the temporal discretization and a hybrid scheme for the spatial discretization, with central finite differences along the streamwise direction and pseudo-spectral approximations, with Fourier modes and Chebyshev polynomials along the spanwise and vertical directions, respectively. The simulations of spilling wave breaking are performed employing the so-called large-wave simulation (LWS) method, according to which, large velocity and free-surface scales are fully resolved, while the effect of subgrid scales is modeled by eddy-viscosity stresses, similar to large-eddy simulation (LES) methodology. The bed morphology evolution, driven by the bed load sediment transport, is simulated by a morphology model, which performs the numerical solution of the sediment mass conservation equation, utilized coupled with the two-dimensional flow model. The bed load transport rate, is computed inserting bed shear stress timeseries (by the flow model) into published empirical formulas that have been modified to fit the characteristics of the investigated cases. For the case of rippled bed, it was found that the structure of the wave boundary layer is substantially influenced by the presence of the ripples, and that for a certain value of the dynamic friction angle/coefficient, which is correlated to the ripple dimensions and the wave characteristics, the ripples remain in quasi-steady equilibrium after each wave period. Wave breaking is investigated by the simulation of normal and oblique to the shoreline propagation, transformation and spilling breaking of incoming Stokes waves, over a bed of constant slope, tanβ = 1/35. Our numerical results are compared to published experimental measurements, and it is found that the LWS model predicts adequately the wave breaking parameters - breaking height, Ηb, and depth, db- and the distribution of the undertow current in the surf zone. The development of the surface roller in the breaking wavefront is also captured, while is connected to the increase of the strength of the sub-grid (SGS) stresses in the outer surf zone (up to d/db ≈ 0.75) and their successive decrease at shallower depths close to the shoreline. For the case of oblique wave breaking, the vorticity and the SGS stresses distribution in the surf zone clearly indicate the gradual breaking along the wave crestline, while the latter (SGS stresses) remain active for about two wavelenghts. Finally, the magnitude of the longshore current is found to be enhanced at shallower depths in the surf zone (d/db < 0.5), while its vertical distribution is affected by the interaction with the undertow current.

Previous studies have shown fine sediment was removed from spawning beds when salmon dug nests and subsequent sediment deposition can re-clog the nests, which reduces intergravel flow and threatens egg survival. In the intensively logged Cascapedia watershed it is not known if there is enough sediment deposition to re-clog salmon nests. Furthermore, Cascapedia spawning beds are relatively silt-rich, whereas, the effect of fine sediment has been studied in rivers with sand-rich substrate. I evaluated if sediment-epositing events reduced intergravel flow and if these events inhibited egg survival. / During the summer and fall 2001, sediment deposition into clean gravel occurred at rates proportional to the length and dose of suspended sediment transporting events. Based on the results of an experimental sensor, sediment deposition reduced intergravel water velocities. Habitat conditions within artificial salmon nests, however, remained above critical levels for egg survival. Eggs survived (81%) until mid-April, at which time they were at the pre-hatched life-stage. The data suggests that in Cascapedia rivers, egg survival is likely only inhibited if the spring-freshet erodes or clogs the salmon nests.

L'objectif ultime en géomorphologie fluviale est d'expliquer les formes des cours d'eau et leur évolution temporelle et spatiale. La multiplication des études nous a mené à la réalisation que les systèmes géomorphologiques sont complexes. Les formes observées sont plus que la somme des processus individuels qui les régissent en raison d’interactions et de rétroactions non-linéaires à de multiples échelles spatiales et temporelles. Dans ce contexte, le but général de la thèse est de proposer et de tester de nouvelles avenues de recherche afin de mieux appréhender la complexité des dynamiques fluviales en utilisant des approches méthodologiques et analytiques mettant l’accent sur les interactions entre l’écoulement, le transport de sédiments en charge fond et la morphologie du lit en rivière graveleuse. Cette orientation découle du constat que les paradigmes actuels en géomorphologie fluviale n’arrivent pas à expliquer adéquatement la variabilité naturelle du transport en charge de fond ainsi que des formes du lit qui en résultent. Cinq pistes de réflexion sont développées sous forme d’articles basés sur des études de cas : 1. L'intégration des échelles de variation de l'écoulement permet d’insérer la notion de structures turbulentes dans des pulsations de plus grande échelle et d'améliorer la compréhension de la variabilité du transport de sédiments. 2. La quantification des taux de changement de l’écoulement (accélération /décélération) au cours d’une crue permet d’expliquer la variabilité des flux de transport en charge fond autant que la magnitude de l’écoulement. 3. L’utilisation de techniques de mesures complémentaires révèle une nouvelle dynamique du lit des rivières graveleuses, la dilatation et la contraction du lit suite à une crue. 4. La remise en cause du fait généralement accepté que le transport en charge de fond est corrélé positivement à l'intensité des modifications morphologiques en raison d’un problème associé aux échelles différentes des processus en cause. 5. L’approche systémique des dynamiques fluviales par l’utilisation d’analyses multivariées permet d’appréhender la complexité des dynamiques de rétroactions linéaires et non-linéaires dans l’évolution d’un chenal et d’illustrer l’importance de l’historique récent des changements géomorphologiques en réponse aux crues. Cette thèse se veut une avancée conceptuelle issue d'une profonde réflexion sur les approches classiques que l'on utilise en géomorphologie fluviale depuis plusieurs décennies. Elle est basée sur un jeu de données unique récolté lors du suivi intensif de 21 évènements de crue dans un petit cours d’eau à lit de graviers, le ruisseau Béard (Québec). Le protocole expérimental axé sur la simultanéité des mesures de l’écoulement, de la morphologie du lit et du transport de sédiments en charge de fond a permis de centrer la recherche directement sur les interactions entre les processus plutôt que sur les processus individuels, une approche rarement utilisée en géomorphologie fluviale. Chacun des chapitres illustre un nouveau concept ou une nouvelle approche permettant de résoudre certaines des impasses rencontrées actuellement en géomorphologie fluviale. Ces travaux ont des implications importantes pour la compréhension de la dynamique des lits de rivières et des habitats fluviaux et servent de point de départ pour de nouveaux développements. / The overarching objective in fluvial geomorphology is to explain river morphology and its temporal and spatial evolution. The multiplication of studies led to the realization that geomorphic systems are complex and difficult to understand. The observed river morphology is more than the sum of the individual processes which govern them because of the superimposition of process interactions and non-linear feedback loops at multiple scales. In this context, the goal of this thesis is to explore new avenues of research in order to comprehend more accurately the complexity of gravel-bed river dynamics by using methodological and analytical approaches focusing on the interactions between the flow, transport of sediments as bedload and the bed morphology. This orientation of the thesis is in line with the fact that current paradigms in fluvial geomorphology have not succeeded in explaining adequately the natural variability of the sediment transport and its consequences on the river bedforms. Five avenues are developed in the form of articles based on case studies: 1. The study of the scales of variation of the flow allows us to integrate the turbulent flow structures into flow pulsations at larger scales and to potentially improve our understanding comprehension of bedload sediment transport variability. 2. The quantification of the rates of change of the flow magnitude (acceleration /deceleration) during a flood explains as much the variability of bedload transport fluxes as the flow intensity itself. 3. The use of complementary measurement techniques of bedload processes can reveal new river bed dynamics in gravel-bed rivers: the dilation and contraction of the bed resulting from a flood. 4. The investigation of the generally accepted fact that bedload sediment transport is correlated with the intensity of the morphological changes reveals that the two processes do not relate directly due to their different characteristic scales. 5. The systemic approach of river dynamics based on the use of multivariate analytical techniques is better suited for the study of complex linear and non-linear interactions and feedbacks in the evolution of a river channel. This analysis has shown the importance of the recent history of the morphological changes in response to a flood. The conceptual orientation of this thesis results from a deep reflection on the traditional approaches previously used for several decades in fluvial geomorphology. It is based on a single very extensive data set collected during 21 flood events in a small gravel-bed river, Béard creek (Quebec). The experimental protocol aimed at the simultaneity of processes measurements in order to focus the analysis on the interactions between the flow, the channel morphology and the bedload sediment transport rather than on the individual processes, an approach seldom used in fluvial geomorphology. Each chapter reports on a new concept or a new approach making it possible to resolve some of the issues met in fluvial geomorphology. This work has important implications for the understanding of river bed dynamics and fluvial habitats and is a starting point for new developments.

This study analyzes the available radar evidence in order to describe the morphology of channel networks around the north polar seas of Titan. Critical flow depths necessary to entrain water-ice grains, and denudation rates for a north polar channel network are discussed. The results indicate that channel networks on Titan have similar morphologies to channel networks cut by water on Earth. We also find that water-ice sediment should be readily entrained in the headwaters and downstream sections of the analyzed Titanian basin, given sufficient flow depths of liquid hydrocarbons. Also, the importance of slope and the elevated topography of the highlands surrounding the polar lakes are considered, as well as potential formation theories for the elevated highlands and low-lying maria that dominate the north polar region.

This study examines foredune evolution along a 2100 m section of coast adjacent to the Tugela River. The foredunes vary in both height and shape along the study area and form the southern most extension of the Tugela foredune-ridge plain. Sand accumulation and erosion was measured at regular intervals over a 30 month period by tacheometric surveys. The foredunes and beaches are comprised of over 99 % sand. The sediment was predominantly composed of quartz and feldspar with subordinate lithic fragments. The quartz grains display conchoidal fractures and mechanical v-shaped pits and curved grooves. The beach and dune sand is well sorted and slightly negatively skewed with a mean grain size of 1.62 ф. The vegetation structure and floristic composition of the foredunes are explored. A range of factors influencing foredune morphology and evolution, including canopy density, height and distribution, wind velocity and a variety of ecological and environmental processes are examined. Ridge and swale morphology as well as alongshore variation in the dunefield could not be related to biological processes. The development of a foredune-ridge topography depends on a large sediment supply from the Tugela River over the long-term. Periods of high discharge introduce a fresh source of sediment to the littoral zone. Reworking of fluvial sediment landwards results in wide beaches. Onshore winds transport the sand from the beaches to the foredunes. Scaevola thunbergii encourages rapid vertical accretion and hummock dunes are formed. Lateral extensive invasion by seedlings may result in the hummock dunes joining to form coast parallel foredunes. Under periods of reduced sediment discharge erosion of the shoreline results in steep narrow beaches. Despite a negative beach budget foredunes continue to accrete vertically. Marine erosion results in either the complete destruction of embryo foredunes or their landward shift. Natural breaks in the dune crestline were attributed to changes in the delivery of sediment to the beaches. The processes operating in the study area conform to Psuty's (1988,1989) sediment budget model of foredune development. Sediment availability to the coastline produces characteristic morphologies. / Thesis (M.Sc.)-University of Natal, Durban, 1998.

This study involves the application of the ACRU Agrohydrological Model to a selected study catchment in the Lower Mgeni Catchment, and its discretized subcatchments, immediately downstream of the Inanda Dam. This study was initiated on the assumption that the Inanda Dam, which came into operation in 1989, would have significant impacts on the downstream (Lower Mgeni) hydrology, geomorphology and ecology. The overall aim of this study, to set up and run the ACRU model for the delimited study catchment, was successfully accomplished. This aspect of the study involved firstly, the setting up of an input database for each distributed catchment within the catchment; secondly, the processes and techniques used to translate data into hydrological information; and finally the "running" of the hydrological model, which in turn "drives" the system and simulates the catchment hydrology. Specific objectives of the study entailed the simulation of hydrology, which focussed on simulated runoff and streamflow; and sediment yield responses of the subcatchments and the total study catchment of the Lower Mgeni, with respect to gross volumes and sediment yield rates produced. The streamflow results reported indicated a season of "Iow" flow, with a monthly flowrate ranging from 1155m3s-1 to 2735m3s-1 , from April to September; and is identified and distinguished from the period of "high" flowrate, ranging from approximately 483m3s-1 to 1747m3s-1 , for the remaining months of the year. The mean annual volume for the delimited subcatchment is 22 278.5 million m3 , exceeding the annual volume required to maintain riverine and estuarine ecology, which according to DWAF (1990) is 18.5 million m3 . The simulated results of sediment yield indicate that Subcatchment 3 and 4 have the lowest sediment yield rates of 32.3 t km-2 a-1 and 32.6 t km-2 a-1 , respectively. Subcatchment 2 has the highest yield rate at the value of 617 t km-2 a-1 , while subcatchment 1 has a rate of 53.2 t km-2 a-1 . Annual sediment production in the Lower Mgeni subcatchment is 10 855.1 tons per annum with respect to gross mass, resulting in a sediment yield rate of 73.8 t km-2 a-1 . The outcomes of this study compare very favourably with other studies conducted on hydrology and sediment yield, especially those undertaken within this geographical area. It may be assumed therefore, that the results produced herein can be applied with confidence to enable appropriate planning and management of resources within this catchment. Modelling of hydrology in the Lower Mgeni is expected to contribute significantly towards meeting riverine and estuarine ecological and geomorphological streamflow requirements. It would facilitate the development of an appropriate management and dam release strategy of Inanda Dam, in order to meet these requirements. The modelling of sediment yield is expected to contribute to the development of a sustainable sandwinning policy and strategy for the Lower Mgeni, as current extraction rates exceed the annual sediment production. Once the model has been applied to a selected catchment, it has the ability to consider different scenarios, providing an invaluable tool for planning. Based on the results of this study, the ACRU model may be applied, with confidence, to other similar ungauged catchments. / Thesis (M.Sc.)-University of Natal, Durban, 2001.

Cette thèse présente une simulation, en canal à houle, des processus naturels hydrodynamiques etde transport sédimentaire de la zone de déferlement bathymétrique. L’analyse spatio-temporelle dela structure moyenne et instantanée de l’écoulement repose sur un jeu de mesures hauterésolutions.On effectue une étude des processus de couche limite et de l’impact des processus desurface libre sur le fond sédimentaire.Un profil de plage en forme de terrasse est engendré par le déferlement de séries de vagues irrégulières(JONSWAP) sur un fond mobile constitué de sédiments de faible densité (_ _ 1.19). Dans cesconditions, la mesure acoustique (ADVP) de profils de vitesse, de concentration et de flux de sédimentsest synchronisée à des séquences d’images vidéo et à des mesures de hauteurs de vagues.Une analyse de l’évolution des quantités moyennes hydrodynamiques et de transport solide est réaliséedans la zone de déferlement. Une analyse à l’échelle intra-vague aborde la structure del’écoulement sous le déferlement de vagues irrégulières. Enfin, on s’attache à une comparaison de lacontrainte au fond sous une vague déferlée calculée par des modèles physiques, à celle obtenue parmesures directes. / This thesis presents a wave channel simulation of the hydrodynamic and sediment transportprocesses in the wave breaking region. The spatio-temporal analysis of the mean and instantaneousflow structure relies on a full set of high resolution data. The study focuses on processes related tothe wave boundary layer and to the impact of surface breaking on the mobile bed.A terraced beach profile is generated by the breaking of irregular wave sequences (JONSWAP) on amobile bed constituted of low density sediments (_ _ 1.19). In these conditions, the acoustic measurementof velocity profiles, concentration profiles and sediment flux profiles are synchronised withsequences of video images and wave heights. An analysis of the evolution of mean hydrodynamicand sediment transport quantities is undertaken across the entire wave breaking zone. An intra-waveanalysis on the flow structure below irregular breaking waves is carried out. Finally, bed shear stressbelow a breaking wave predicted by different physical models and direct measurements, are comparedand discussed.

La prise de conscience grandissante de la contamination des cours d'eau a entraîné l'établissement de réglementations de plus en plus strictes concernant les rejets urbains et la fixation d'objectifs de qualité à atteindre pour les milieux aquatiques. Cependant, l'échantillonnage ponctuel reste une limite importante dans l'estimation des flux de contaminants, et le besoin de suivis en continu est présent dans le milieu naturel et dans les réseaux d'assainissement urbains. Cette étude porte sur la quantification de la part des rejets urbains de l'agglomération grenobloise dans les flux totaux de matières en suspension (MES), nutriments (azote, phosphore), carbone organique et éléments traces métalliques (ETM) du milieu récepteur Isère (une rivière alpine). Ce travail s'est appuyé sur un réseau de mesures en continu de débits (Q) et de MES (par turbidimétrie) à l'amont et à l'aval de l'agglomération et sur une sonde spectrométrique à l'amont, associé à des campagnes de prélèvements réguliers et renforcés pendant les épisodes de crues. Des campagnes de mesures détaillées sur les principaux sous bassins du réseau d'assainissement ont été réalisées durant la période d'étude dans le cadre du schéma directeur d'assainissement de l'agglomération grenobloise. Le croisement de ces deux approches a permis de confronter les variations spatio-temporelles des MES, nutriments, carbone organique et ETM du réseau et du milieu récepteur en 2011 et 2012. Les flux sur ces deux années ont été établis afin de déterminer la contribution des rejets urbains dans les flux du milieu récepteur. La contamination en mercure a fait l'objet d'un suivi particulier du fait de la présence d'une source significative de mercure dans la région. Enfin, une réflexion sur l'amélioration des calculs de flux par l'utilisation de relations entre les ETM/carbone organique particulaire (COP) et un paramètre mesurable en continu (MES, Q) a été menée en parallèle de l'exploitation de ces résultats. Mots-clés : Matières en suspension ; Dynamique des flux ; Nutriments ; Eléments traces métalliques ; Mercure ; Rejets urbains (par temps de pluie et temps sec), sondes de turbidité et spectrométrique. / The growing awareness of the contamination of rivers has led to the establishment of more rigorous regulations related to urban waste, and to the setting of water quality objectives to be achieved for aquatic environment. However, grab sampling remains an important limitation for the estimation of contaminant flux, and the need for constant monitoring is present in both natural environment and urban sanitation. This study focuses on the quantification of the proportion of urban waste in the Grenoble area to the total flux of 1) suspended solids (TSS), 2) nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus), 3) organic carbon and 4) metals trace element (MTE) of the receiving environment; the Isère (an alpine river). This work was supported by a network of continuous discharge measurements (Q) and TSS (turbidimetry), both upstream and downstream of Grenoble associated with regular sampling campaigns, with a higher measurement frequency during flood events. A spectrometric probe upstream was also placed upstream. Detailed measurement campaigns on major sub-basins of the sewerage network were performed during the study period as part of the sanitation master plan of Grenoble. The combination of these two approaches allowes to relate the spatio-temporal variations of TSS, nutrients, organic carbon and MTE in the urban water network of Grenoble and in the receiving environment (the Isère) for the years 2011 and 2012. Flows of the traced parameters have been established to determine the contribution of urban waste flows in the receiving environment, over these two years. Finally, a study on how to improve the flow calculations by the use of relations between MTE / particulate organic carbon (POC ) and a continuous measurable parameter (MES, Q ) was conducted in parallel with these results. Key words: suspended solids, Nutrients, metals trace element; Mercury; urban waste; turbidimetry and spectrometric probe