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Title: Baseline Information for Monitoring of Floodplain Deposition |
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Abstract/Description: During the development of the scope of work for the Beehive Bend grant agreement, a
stakeholder perception surfaced regarding restoration revegetation activities and the
function of the Army Corps of Engineer’s (ACE) Flood Control Project (FCP). In
summary, the belief was that re-planting of riparian habitats would decrease water
velocity and result in accelerated sediment deposition on the floodplain. The perception
was that this accretion would reduce the channel and floodplain conveyance capacity to
the extent that the FCP levees would no longer provide the design level of protection.
We refer to recent work conducted under the ACE Sacramento and San Joaquin River
Basins Comprehensive Study (Comp. Study), a number of modeling exercises, and field
data collection to evaluate this perception. A brief historical context of flood control
measures in the area also informs the discussion.
Investigating the complex physical process of floodplain deposition was beyond the
scope of this grant agreement. However, our goal was to establish baseline information
to form the foundation of a long-term adaptive management and monitoring program.
Establishing baseline information and continuing long-term monitoring will inform
stakeholder perceptions and help direct future floodplain management to best achieve
multiple goals of flood damage reduction and ecosystem restoration.
Associated Projects:
Peer Review of San Joaquin River Dissolved Oxygen TMDL Studies, Non-Aeration Feasibility Studies Criteria Evaluation for the San Joaquin River Dissolved Oxygen TMDL, Peer Review of San Joaquin River Dissolved Oxygen TMDL Studies, Peer Review of San Joaquin River Dissolved Oxygen TMDL Studies, Non-Aeration Feasibility Studies Criteria Evaluation for the San Joaquin River Dissolved Oxygen TMDL, Peer Review of San Joaquin River Dissolved Oxygen TMDL Studies, Non-Aeration Feasibility Studies Criteria Evaluation for the San Joaquin River Dissolved Oxygen TMDL
Main Subjects:
Hydrology & Geomorphology, Health / Safety
Specific Subjects:
flooding, sediment, sediment deposition, levees
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| Publication & Citation |
Author(s):
Mike Roberts
Contributor(s):
Dave Jukkola
Citation:
Publisher:
The Nature Conservancy
Publication Date:
August
08,
2003
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| Format & Access |
Information Resource Type:
(Documents)
Media Type / Format:
Computer File
Access Limitations:
Public
Use Limitations:
No Limitations
To Obtain:
Open/Download (off-site link)
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First Entered by:
David Siedband on 2003/09/23
Last Edited by:
David Siedband on 2003/09/23
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