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Sediment transport through high mountain streams of the Idaho Batholith Item Info
- Title:
- Sediment transport through high mountain streams of the Idaho Batholith
- Authors:
- Neilson, David R.
- Date Created (ISO Standard):
- 1974-04
- Description:
- The objectives of this study were to determine the carrying-capacity, allowable amounts of sediment and methods to measure levels of fine sediments of 0.25 inches or finer in mountain streams in the Idaho Batholith. The sources and the effects of the sand size sediments once they leave the mountain Batholith streams are not considered. Sediment discharge during the high water event of 1973, a year of minimal peak discharge, was insignificant. Projected transport rates using the Meyer-Peter, Muller formula, which shows good agreement with empirical data for Batholith streams, is presented. The allowable amount of fine sediments to enter these streams was determined by a sediment budget within limits established by the aquatic managers. A method of visually classifying the streambed, used by aquatic entomologists, correlated well with core samples for determining streambed composition. The study revealed new areas of investigation and needs additional supporting data of its findings.
- Subjects:
- sediment-carrying capacity particle size sediment discharge
- Collection:
- IWRRI
- IWRRI number:
- 197421
- Rights:
- Rights to the digital resource are held by the University of Idaho. http://www.uidaho.edu/
- Publisher:
- University of Idaho
- Contributing Institution:
- University of Idaho
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Cataloger:
- wbv
- Date Digitized:
- 2012
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "Sediment transport through high mountain streams of the Idaho Batholith", Idaho Waters Digital Library, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/iwdl/items/iwdl-neilson_1974.html
Rights
- Rights:
- Rights to the digital resource are held by the University of Idaho. http://www.uidaho.edu/