Investigating reservoir sediment and watershed erosion using a geographical information system

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 979-987

  Chang, Tiao J ^a   Bayes, Travis D ^b   McKeever, Scott ^c  

^a US Institute of Navigation   (United States)

^b Metcalf and Eddy Inc   (United States)

^c Muskingum WatershConservDistric   (United States)

Author keywords

Bathymetric surface; Charles Mill Lake; Erosion; GIS; Rainfall runoff erosivity factor; Soil erodibility factor

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; EROSION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; KINEMATICS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); RUNOFF; SEDIMENTS; SOIL CONSERVATION; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHEDS;

SOIL ERODIBILITY;

HYDROLOGY;

EROSION; GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; RAIN; RESERVOIR; RUNOFF; SEDIMENTATION; SOIL; WATERSHED;

EROSION; RAINFALL; RESERVOIR; RUNOFF; SEDIMENTATION; SOIL; SOIL EROSION; WATERSHED;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038031969     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.1175     Document Type: Article

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