• DOI:10.1029/TR036I002P00293
• Corpus ID: 129904139

Some factors affecting rates of sedimentation in the Columbia River Basin

@article{Flaxman1955SomeFA,
  title={Some factors affecting rates of sedimentation in the Columbia River Basin},
  author={Elliott M. Flaxman and Robert L. Hobba},
  journal={Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union},
  year={1955},
  volume={36},
  pages={293-303},
  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:129904139}
}

• E. M. Flaxman, Robert L. Hobba
• Published 1 April 1955
• Environmental Science
• Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union

An analysis of stockpond sedimentation survey data and related watershed survey data in the Columbia River Basin revealed that five factors account for 80 pct of the variation in observed sediment in the stockponds studied. These factors include the amount of land subject to accelerated erosion, the original pond storage capacity per square mile of watershed, age of pond, size of watershed, and amount of average annual precipitation. The sedimentation surveys were made during the late summer… 

An analysis of stockpond sedimentation survey data and related watershed survey data in the Columbia River Basin revealed that five factors account for 80 pct of the variation in observed sediment in the stockponds studied. These factors include the amount of land subject to accelerated erosion, the original pond storage capacity per square mile of watershed, age of pond, size of watershed, and amount of average annual precipitation. The sedimentation surveys were made during the late summer and fall of 1951 in connection with the development of an agricultural program for the Columbia River Basin by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The purpose of the surveys was chiefly twofold: (1) to provide information on rates of sedimentation in areas where little or no data were available; and (2) to determine the reduction in sediment which may be achieved by the application of conservation practices. The field data, survey methods, aid results of data analysis are given in this report.