The high flows-physical science results

US Geological Survey Circular

Volumn , Issue 1366, 2011, Pages 53-91

  Schmidt, John C ^a   Grams, Paul E ^b  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOODING; HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT; MASS BALANCE; SANDBAR; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; STREAMFLOW; TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ARIZONA; COLORADO RIVER [NORTH AMERICA]; GLEN CANYON DAM; LEES FERRY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 83655165426     PISSN: 1067084X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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