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Data Base for Assessment of Streambed Scour and Channel Instability at Selected Bridges in Indiana, 1991–95

January 1, 1997

The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Indiana Department of Transportation, has collected data at 5,587 bridges in Indiana built with federal aid. These data, which can be useful for assessing Streambed scour and channel instability, are maintained in a computerized data base at the U.S. Geological Survey in Indianapolis, Indiana. The data elements are grouped under one of five headings: General Site Characteristics, Observed and Calculated Scour Characteristics, Bridge Characteristics, Stream Characteristics, and Debris Characteristics. The description of the data in each group includes the element name; examples of the data from bridge number 89-54 crossing Lick Creek in Wayne County, Indiana; and a brief description of each element. The data already have been used in Indiana to produce an observed-scour index and a potential-scour index and may be useful in other applications as well.

Publication Year 1997
Title Data Base for Assessment of Streambed Scour and Channel Instability at Selected Bridges in Indiana, 1991–95
DOI 10.3133/ofr97419
Authors Mark S. Hopkins, Bret A. Robinson
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Series Title Open-File Report
Series Number 1997–0419
Index ID ofr97419
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Indiana Water Science Center