Janet H Curran
Stream geomorphology and hydrology: channel migration, bank erosion, origin and controls on river valley-bottom features, fluvial dynamics, braided rivers
Statisical hydrology: flood-frequency regression, characterizing streamflow seasonality, identifying streamflow-generating mechanisms
Professional Experience
1999 - Present Hydrologist, USGS Alaska Science Center, Anchorage, Alaska
1998 - 1999 Hydrologist, USGS Water Resources Division, Portland, OR
1996 - 1998 Research Assistant, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
1991 - 1996 Engineering Geologist, GeoEngineers, Redmond, WA
Education and Certifications
M.S. 1999 Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado Geology
B.S. 1990 University of Washington, Seattle, Washington Geological Sciences
B.S. 1990 University of Washington, Seattle, Washington Civil Engineering
Affiliations and Memberships*
American Geophysical Union
American Water Resources Association - Alaska Section
Science and Products
Estimating annual high-flow statistics and monthly and seasonal low-flow statistics for ungaged sites on streams in Alaska and conterminous basins in Canada
Estimating the Magnitude and Frequency of Peak Streamflows for Ungaged Sites on Streams in Alaska and Conterminous Basins in Canada
Channel Stability and Water Quality of the Alagnak River, Southwestern Alaska
Formation and evolution of valley-bottom and channel features, Lower Deschutes River, Oregon
Large woody debris and flow resistance in step-pool channels, Cascade Range, Washington
Baseline channel morphology and bank erosion inventory of South Fork Campbell Creek at Campbell Tract, Anchorage, Alaska, 1999 and 2000
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Estimating annual high-flow statistics and monthly and seasonal low-flow statistics for ungaged sites on streams in Alaska and conterminous basins in Canada
Methods for estimating daily mean flow-duration statistics for seven regions in Alaska and low-flow frequencies for one region, southeastern Alaska, were developed from daily mean discharges for streamflow-gaging stations in Alaska and conterminous basins in Canada. The 15-, 10-, 9-, 8-, 7-, 6-, 5-, 4-, 3-, 2-, and 1-percent duration flows were computed for the October-through-September water yearAuthorsJeffrey B. Wiley, Janet H. CurranEstimating the Magnitude and Frequency of Peak Streamflows for Ungaged Sites on Streams in Alaska and Conterminous Basins in Canada
Estimates of the magnitude and frequency of peak streamflow are needed across Alaska for floodplain management, cost-effective design of floodway structures such as bridges and culverts, and other water-resource management issues. Peak-streamflow magnitudes for the 2-, 5-, 10-, 25-, 50-, 100-, 200-, and 500-year recurrence-interval flows were computed for 301 streamflow-gaging and partial-record sAuthorsJanet H. Curran, David F. Meyer, Gary D. TaskerChannel Stability and Water Quality of the Alagnak River, Southwestern Alaska
The Alagnak River, a National Wild River located in southwestern Alaska, drains an area of 3,600 square kilometers and is used for recreational and subsistence activities, primarily angling, camping, rafting, and hunting by visitors and seasonal residents, and for commercial guiding by several lodges. Increases in visitor use in the 1990s included an increase in the use of high-horsepower motorboaAuthorsJanet H. CurranFormation and evolution of valley-bottom and channel features, Lower Deschutes River, Oregon
Primary geologic and geomorphic processes that formed valley-bottom and channel features downstream from the Pelton-Round Butte dam complex are inferred from a canyon-long analysis of feature morphology, composition, location, and spatial distribution. Major controls on valley-bottom morphology are regional tectonics, large landslides, and outsized floods (floods with return periods greater than 1AuthorsJanet H. Curran, Jim E. O'ConnerLarge woody debris and flow resistance in step-pool channels, Cascade Range, Washington
Total flow resistance, measured as Darcy-Weisbach f, in 20 step-pool channels with large woody debris (LWD) in Washington, ranged from 5 to 380 during summer low flows. Step risers in the study streams consist of either (1) large and relatively immobile woody debris, bedrock, or roots that form fixed, or “forced,” steps, or (2) smaller and relatively mobile wood or clasts, or a mixture of both, arAuthorsJanet H. Curran, Ellen E. WohlBaseline channel morphology and bank erosion inventory of South Fork Campbell Creek at Campbell Tract, Anchorage, Alaska, 1999 and 2000
South Fork Campbell Creek drains largely undeveloped land in Anchorage, Alaska, but supports heavy use near the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Campbell Tract facility for recreation and environmental education. To help assess the impacts of human activities in the basin on biological communities, particularly aquatic and terrestrial biota, morphological changes to the channel bed and banks were mAuthorsJanet H. Curran - News
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