Author: Gregg K. SchalkPublisher: Geological Survey (USGS)
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Physical and Chemical Data on Sediments Deposited in the Missouri and the Mississippi River Flood Plains During the July Through August 1993 Flood
Author: Gregg K. SchalkPublisher: Geological Survey (USGS)
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Physical and Chemical Data on Sediments Deposited in the Missouri and the Mississippi River Flood Plains During the July Through August 1993 Flood
Author: Gregg K. SchalkPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Floods
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
Physical and Chemical Data on Sediments Deposited in the Missouri and the Mississippi River Flood Plains During the July Through August 1993 Flood
Author: Gregg K. SchalkPublisher: Geological Survey (USGS)
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
U.S. Geological Survey Circular
Author: New Publications of the U.S. Geological Survey
Author: New Publications of the Geological Survey
Author: Geological Survey (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Assessing the National Streamflow Information Program
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309092108
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
From warning the public of impending floods to settling legal arguments over water rights, the measurement of streamflow ("streamgaging") plays a vital role in our society. Having good information about how much water is moving through our streams helps provide citizens with drinking water during droughts, control water pollution, and protect wildlife along our stream corridors. The U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) streamgaging program provides such information to a wide variety of users interested in human safety, recreation, water quality, habitat, industry, agriculture, and other topics. For regional and national scale streamflow information needs, the USGS has created a National Streamflow Information Program (NSIP). In addition to streamgaging, the USGS envisions intensive data collection during floods and droughts, national assessments of streamflow characteristics, enhanced information delivery, and methods development and research. The overall goals of the program are to: meet legal and treaty obligations on interstate and international waters, support flow forecasting; measure river basin outflows, monitor sentinel watersheds for long-term trends in natural flows, and measure flows for water quality needs. But are these the right topics to collect data on? Or is the USGS on the wrong track? In general, the book is supportive of the design and content of NSIP, including its goals and methodology for choosing stream gages for inclusion in the program. It sees the ultimate goal of NSIP as developing the ability to use existing data-gathering sites to generate streamflow information with quantitative confidence limits at any location in the nation. It is just as important to have good measurements during droughts as during floods, and it therefore recommends supporting Natural Resource Conservation Service forecast sites in addition to those of the National Weather Service.
Publications of the Geological Survey
Author: Geological Survey (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Management and Restoration of Fluvial Systems with Broad Historical Changes and Human Impacts
Author: L. Allan JamesPublisher: Geological Society of America
ISBN: 0813724511
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Missouri River Planning
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309209676
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Historically, the flow of sediment in the Missouri River has been as important as the flow of water for a variety of river functions. The sediment has helped form a dynamic network of islands, sandbars, and floodplains, and provided habitats for native species. Further downstream, sediment transported by the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers has helped build and sustain the coastal wetlands of the Mississippi River delta. The construction of dams and river bank control structures on the Missouri River and its tributaries, however, has markedly reduced the volume of sediment transported by the river. These projects have had several ecological impacts, most notably on some native fish and bird species that depended on habitats and landforms created by sediment flow. Missouri River Planning describes the historic role of sediment in the Missouri River, evaluates current habitat restoration strategies, and discusses possible sediment management alternatives. The book finds that a better understanding of the processes of sediment transport, erosion, and deposition in the Missouri River will be useful in furthering river management objectives, such as protection of endangered species and development of water quality standards.