Sediment Transport During Three Controlled-Flood Experiments on the Colorado River Downstream from Glen Canyon Dam, with Implications for Eddy- Sandbar Deposition in Grand Canyon National Park

U S Department of the Interior

ISBN 10: 1495930165 / ISBN 13: 9781495930164

Published by Createspace, 2014

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Sediment Transport During Three Controlled-Flood Experiments on the Colorado River Downstream from Glen Canyon Dam, with Implications for Eddy- Sandbar Deposition in Grand Canyon National Park
• Publisher: Createspace
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1495930165
• ISBN 13: 9781495930164
• Binding: Paperback / softback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 402 grams

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Synopsis

Three large-scale field experiments were conducted on the Colorado River downstream from Glen Canyon Dam in 1996, 2004, and 2008 to evaluate whether artificial (that is, controlled) floods released from the dam could be used in conjunction with the sand supplied by downstream tributaries to rebuild and sustainably maintain eddy sandbars in the river in Grand Canyon National Park. Higher suspended-sand concentrations during a controlled flood will lead to greater eddysandbar deposition rates.