Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Hydrological Sciences Journal, cilt.70, sa.14, ss.2513-2529, 2025 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
The Gediz River, along with the Büyük Menderes River, is a major meandering river in western Turkey. This study introduces an alternative approach based entirely on comparing both rivers to understand the dam impacts on river evolution. Both river basins are adjacent, experiencing similar climate regimes and having comparable geological and topographical characteristics. By this comprison, these factors were disregarded in our analysis. The channels and deltas of both rivers were imaged using Landsat data for almost 50 years. Water indices or the infrared bands were used for delineating water bodies. Contrary to the Büyük Menderes River, no meander cutoffs have occurred even in the Gediz River’s sharp channel bends and the coastline of its delta has retreated since 1972. The behaviour of the Gediz River channel and its delta can be attributed to the Demirköprü Dam built in 1960 on the main branch of it.