Watershed development and sediment accumulation in a small urban lake

Lake and Reservoir Management

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 303-307

  Newman, David J ^a   Perault, David R ^a   Shahady, Thomas D ^a  

^a LYNCHBURG COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

GIS; Reservoirs; Sedimentation; Storage capacity; Urbanization; Watersheds

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846415482     PISSN: 07438141     EISSN: 10402381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07438140609354364     Document Type: Article

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