Impacts of wildfire on runoff and sediment loads at Little Granite Creek, western Wyoming

Geomorphology

Volumn 129, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 113-130

  Ryan, Sandra E ^a   Dwire, Kathleen A ^a   Dixon, Mark K ^b,c  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fire effects; Little Granite Creek; Runoff; Sediment; Suspended sediment concentration

Indexed keywords

BEDLOAD; DEBRIS FLOW; DISCHARGE; DROUGHT; RUNOFF; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SNOWMELT; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; WILDFIRE;

LITTLE GRANITE CREEK; UNITED STATES; WYOMING;

EID: 79953775320     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2011.01.017     Document Type: Article

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