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. 2025 Jan 4:58:111275.
doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2025.111275. eCollection 2025 Feb.

Spatial distribution of fine-grained floodplain deposits and anthropogenic materials based on official borehole data in the floodplain of Leipzig, Germany

Nele Graubner  1 , Johannes Schmidt  1   2
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Spatial distribution of fine-grained floodplain deposits and anthropogenic materials based on official borehole data in the floodplain of Leipzig, Germany

Nele Graubner et al. Data Brief. .

Abstract

This data set includes the spatial model of the thickness and distribution of fine-grained floodplain deposits in the Leipzig floodplain area. The data set originates from borehole records provided by the Saxon State Office for Environment, Agriculture, and Geology [1]. The data processing involved the categorization of the stratigraphic descriptions of the borehole logs. For that, a methodology was implemented to categorize those into 6 broader classifications (sand, gravel, clay, anthropogenic sediments, fine-grained/organic sediments and others) with 33 sub-categories. Subsequently, the stratigraphic layers were analysed to determine the depth and thickness of the fine-grained floodplain deposits, as well as the distribution of anthropogenic material. The data set was filtered, with the condition that each borehole log has at least one clayey layer and a gravel layer of at least 0.7 m thickness and, later, interpolated to present a complete spatial model for the research area. The final data set is based on 3,414 data points (data collection covers the period: 1852 to 2018) within the Leipzig floodplain and offers significant resource for future interdisciplinary research into the natural and anthropogenic history of the Leipzig's floodplains, offering valuable information for more detailed analyses and more precise modelling of fine-grained floodplain deposit distribution in the Leipzig floodplain area.

Keywords: Central Europe; Fluvial geomorphology; GIS; Modelling; Sediments; Stratigraphy.

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Figures

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Fig. 1
Research area of the floodplain area in Leipzig, Germany with data points of processed borehole data by the Saxon State Office for Environment, Agriculture and Geology [1]. EPSG: 25833. Background map: OSM basemap.
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Fig. 2
Distribution of the top level of fluvial gravels in the research area in Leipzig, Germany. EPSG: 25833. Background map: OSM basemap.
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Fig. 3
Distribution of the top level of fine-grained floodplain deposits in the research area in Leipzig, Germany. EPSG: 25833. Background map: OSM basemap.
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Fig. 4
Distribution of the thickness of fine-grained floodplain deposits in the research area in Leipzig, Germany. EPSG: 25833. Background map: OSM basemap.
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Fig. 5
Distribution of the thickness of the anthropogenic material in the research area in Leipzig, Germany. EPSG: 25833. Background map: OSM basemap.
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Fig. 6
Workflow of experimental design and methods for processing the data set of spatial distribution of fine-grained floodplain deposits in Leipzig, Germany.
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Fig. 7
Boxplots based on the raster layers containing information on top levels for A) fluvial gravels (Fig. 2) and B) fine-grained floodplain deposits (Fig. 3).
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Fig. 8
Boxplots based on the raster layers A) anthropogenic material (Fig. 5) and B) fine-grained floodplain deposits (Fig. 4).
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Fig. 9
Generalized presentation of the spatial distribution of the thickness of fine-grained floodplain deposits in three distinct classes in the research area in Leipzig, Germany. EPSG: 25833. Background map: OSM basemap.
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