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The Brahmaputra River, in its middle reaches, has eroded many pockets of land, eventually leading to drastic bank-line shifting. This study aims to analyze the bank-line migration of the Brahmaputra in the Middle Brahmaputra floodplains of Assam, India, over a period of 30 years (1990–2020) and forecast their positioning using Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS). End point rate (EPR) was used to estimate bank-line migration over three decades (1990–2000, 2000–2010, and 2010–2020). Both end point rate (EPR) and linear regression rate (LRR) were used for calculating long-term migration from 1990 to 2020. EPR calculated bank-line migration between 2 years and LRR utilized all given bank-lines to calculate average bank-line shift in a year. The model also forecasted bank-line migration for 2030 and 2040 (10 and 20 years) using Kalman filter. The findings revealed that bank-line migration was more prominent along the river’s south bank and the river channel was observed to be migrating in a southward direction. The average shift of the right bank was around − 8.15, 11.83, and − 4.5 m/year during 1990–2000, 2000–2010, and 2010–2020, respectively. The left bank showed an erosive trend with an average positional shift of − 57.02, − 53.65, and − 38.66 m/year during 1990–2000, 2000–2010, and 2010–2020, respectively. The ‘−’ values represent erosion and the ‘+’ values indicate accretion. The forecasting of the bank-lines showed that the river would likely continue to erode its banks leading to channel widening. The study demonstrated the severity of bank-line migration and erosion in the study area.
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Bhuyan, N., Sharma, Y., Sajjad, H. et al. Estimating bank-line migration of the Brahmaputra River in the Middle Brahmaputra floodplains of Assam, India using Digital Shoreline Analysis System. Environ Earth Sci 82, 385 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-023-11061-4
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