Changes of the hydrodynamic conditions in the braided river

<p>The paper focuses on the understanding of the basic hydrodynamic conditions along the braided gravel-bed river. The measuring cross-section was located in the Ochotnica River, where its braided channel development was observed. Investigations take place from 2003 up to 2014. Measurements were performed for selected characteristic points. The study focused mostly on the measurements of water velocities under different flow conditions, and next on finding basic hydraulic parameters of flow: shear velocity, shear stresses, Reynolds number, Froude number. In addition, the gravel material from the river bed was examined, in order to find sedimentological characteristics of it.