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March 1, 1992

Flow resistance under conditions of intense gravel transport Flow resistance under conditions of intense gravel transport

A study of flow resistance was undertaken in a channelized reach of the North Fork Toutle River, downstream of Mount St. Helens, Washington. Hydraulic and sediment transport data were collected in flows with velocities up to 3 m/s and shear stresses up to 7 times the critical value needed for bed load transport. Details of the flow structure as revealed in vertical velocity profiles...

Authors

John Pitlick

Water Resources Mission Area, Washington Water Science Center

January 1, 1992

Sediment data for streams near Mount St. Helens, Washington Sediment data for streams near Mount St. Helens, Washington

No abstract available.

Authors

Randal L. Dinehart

Washington Water Science Center

January 1, 1992

Energy, time, and channel evolution in catastrophically disturbed fluvial systems Energy, time, and channel evolution in catastrophically disturbed fluvial systems

Two diverse fluvial systems show that with time, channels adjust such that the rate of energy dissipation is minimized. One fluvial system, characterized by high relief and coarse-grained sediment, was subjected to an explosive volcanic eruption; the other system, characterized by low relief and fine-grained sediment, was subjected to dredging and straightening. Study of the expenditure...

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A. Simon

Water Resources Mission Area, Washington Water Science Center

January 1, 1992

Gravel-bed deposition and erosion by bedform migration observed ultrasonically during storm flow, North Fork Toutle River, Washington Gravel-bed deposition and erosion by bedform migration observed ultrasonically during storm flow, North Fork Toutle River, Washington

Ultrasonic depth sounding provides useful and unexpected information about peak discharge and sediment transport when applied during storm flow in channels with erodible beds. Streambed elevation was measured with dual ultrasonic depth sounders during the rise, crest, and recession of a storm flow in the North Fork Toutle River, Washington, on 3 December 1987. The sounder transducers...

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R.L. Dinehart

Water Resources Mission Area, Washington Water Science Center

January 1, 1992

Evolution of coarse gravel bed forms: Field measurements at flood stage Evolution of coarse gravel bed forms: Field measurements at flood stage

Field measurements to investigate the origin and growth of mesoscale gravel bed forms in deep flows were made in the North Fork Toutle River, Washington. Sonar observations of the gravel streambed at a stationary point were recorded during two storm flows in December 1989 and January 1990 with concurrent bed load sampling and continuous velocity measurements. Mean diameter of bed load...

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Randy L. Dinehart

Water Resources Mission Area, Washington Water Science Center

January 1, 1992

Sensitivity of ground - water recharge estimates to climate variability and change, Columbia Plateau, Washington Sensitivity of ground - water recharge estimates to climate variability and change, Columbia Plateau, Washington

The sensitivity of groundwater recharge estimates was investigated for the semiarid Ellensburg basin, located on the Columbia Plateau, Washington, to historic and projected climatic regimes. Recharge was estimated for predevelopment and current (1980s) land use conditions using a daily energy-soil-water balance model. A synthetic daily weather generator was used to simulate lengthy...

Authors

John J. Vaccaro

Water Resources Mission Area, Washington Water Science Center

January 1, 1992

Fact sheet: glaciers on Mount Rainier Fact sheet: glaciers on Mount Rainier

No abstract available.

Authors

Carolyn L. Driedger

Washington Water Science Center

January 1, 1992

Water quantity and quality data, September-October 1991, for source water to the Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery, Washington Water quantity and quality data, September-October 1991, for source water to the Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery, Washington

No abstract available.

Authors

Robert E. Drzymkowski, Charles H. Swift

Washington Water Science Center

January 1, 1992

Sedimentology, behavior, and hazards of debris flows at Mount Rainier, Washington Sedimentology, behavior, and hazards of debris flows at Mount Rainier, Washington

Mount Rainier is potentially the most dangerous volcano in the Cascade Range because of its great height, frequent earthquakes, active hydrothermal system, and extensive glacier mantle. Many debris flows and their distal phases have inundated areas far from the volcano during postglacial time. Two types of debris flows, cohesive and noncohesive, have radically different behavior that...

Authors

Kevin M. Scott, Patrick T. Pringle, J.W. Vallance

Natural Hazards Mission Area, Volcano Hazards Program, Volcano Science Center, Washington Water Science Center

January 1, 1992