Effective mitigation of debris flows at Lemon Dam, La Plata County, Colorado

Geomorphology

Volumn 96, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 366-377

  deWolfe, Victor G ^a   Santi, Paul M ^a   Ey, J ^b   Gartner, Joseph E ^c  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^b Florida Water Conservancy District   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Debris flow; Erosion; Mitigation; Mulch; Seeding

Indexed keywords

DAM CONSTRUCTION; DEBRIS FLOW; DRAINAGE BASIN; EROSION CONTROL; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HILLSLOPE; MITIGATION; MULCH; SEDIMENTATION; SEEDING; WILDFIRE;

COLORADO; LA PLATA COUNTY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CITRUS LIMON;

EID: 41149180290     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2007.04.008     Document Type: Article

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