Paul Kinzel
Paul Kinzel is a Hydrologist with the USGS Water Resources Mission Area.
Education
M.S. in Civil Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, May 1998
B.S. in Environmental Science, State University of New York, Plattsburgh, May 1995
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Summary of Bed-Sediment Measurements Along the Platte River, Nebraska, 1931-2009 Summary of Bed-Sediment Measurements Along the Platte River, Nebraska, 1931-2009
Rivers are conduits for water and sediment supplied from upstream sources. The sizes of the sediments that a river bed consists of typically decrease in a downstream direction because of natural sorting. However, other factors can affect the caliber of bed sediment including changes in upstream water-resource development, land use, and climate that alter the watershed yield of water or...
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P.J. Kinzel, J.T. Runge
Changes in agriculture and abundance of snow geese affect carrying capacity of sandhill cranes in Nebraska Changes in agriculture and abundance of snow geese affect carrying capacity of sandhill cranes in Nebraska
The central Platte River valley (CPRV) in Nebraska, USA, is a key spring-staging area for approximately 80 of the midcontinent population of sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis; hereafter cranes). Evidence that staging cranes acquired less lipid reserves during the 1990s compared to the late 1970s and increases in use of the CPRV by snow geese (Chen caerulescens) prompted us to investigate
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A.T. Pearse, Gary L. Krapu, D.A. Brandt, P.J. Kinzel
Advanced Tools for River Science: EAARL and MD_SWMS: Chapter 3 Advanced Tools for River Science: EAARL and MD_SWMS: Chapter 3
Disruption of flow regimes and sediment supplies, induced by anthropogenic or climatic factors, can produce dramatic alterations in river form, vegetation patterns, and associated habitat conditions. To improve habitat in these fluvial systems, resource managers may choose from a variety of treatments including flow and/or sediment prescriptions, vegetation management, or engineered...
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Paul J. Kinzel
Channel morphology and bed sediment characteristics before and after habitat enhancement activities in the Uridil Property, Platte River, Nebraska, water-years 2005-2008 Channel morphology and bed sediment characteristics before and after habitat enhancement activities in the Uridil Property, Platte River, Nebraska, water-years 2005-2008
Fluvial geomorphic data were collected by the United States Geological Survey from July 2005 to June 2008 (a time period within water years 2005 to 2008) to monitor the effects of habitat enhancement activities conducted in the Platte River Whooping Crane Maintenance Trust’s Uridil Property, located along the Platte River, Nebraska. The activities involved the removal of vegetation and...
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Paul J. Kinzel
Response of Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis) riverine roosting habitat to changes in stage and sandbar morphology Response of Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis) riverine roosting habitat to changes in stage and sandbar morphology
Over the past century, flow regulation and vegetation encroachment have reduced active channel widths along the central Platte River, Nebraska. During the last two decades, an annual program of in-channel vegetation management has been implemented to stabilize or expand active channel widths. Vegetation management practices are intended to enhance riverine habitats which include...
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P.J. Kinzel, J. M. Nelson, A.K. Heckman
River Channel Topographic Surveys Collected Prior to and Following Elevated Flows in the Central Platte River, Spring 2008 River Channel Topographic Surveys Collected Prior to and Following Elevated Flows in the Central Platte River, Spring 2008
Rainfall in central Nebraska in late May and early June 2008 elevated streamflows in the central Platte River. Topographic surveys collected along geomorphic monitoring transects prior to these flows (May 2007, July 2007, and March 2008) were repeated in mid-June 2008. These surveys provide characterization of river topography that could be used (1) to infer changes in channel morphology...
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Paul J. Kinzel
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Summary of Bed-Sediment Measurements Along the Platte River, Nebraska, 1931-2009 Summary of Bed-Sediment Measurements Along the Platte River, Nebraska, 1931-2009
Rivers are conduits for water and sediment supplied from upstream sources. The sizes of the sediments that a river bed consists of typically decrease in a downstream direction because of natural sorting. However, other factors can affect the caliber of bed sediment including changes in upstream water-resource development, land use, and climate that alter the watershed yield of water or...
Authors
P.J. Kinzel, J.T. Runge
Changes in agriculture and abundance of snow geese affect carrying capacity of sandhill cranes in Nebraska Changes in agriculture and abundance of snow geese affect carrying capacity of sandhill cranes in Nebraska
The central Platte River valley (CPRV) in Nebraska, USA, is a key spring-staging area for approximately 80 of the midcontinent population of sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis; hereafter cranes). Evidence that staging cranes acquired less lipid reserves during the 1990s compared to the late 1970s and increases in use of the CPRV by snow geese (Chen caerulescens) prompted us to investigate
Authors
A.T. Pearse, Gary L. Krapu, D.A. Brandt, P.J. Kinzel
Advanced Tools for River Science: EAARL and MD_SWMS: Chapter 3 Advanced Tools for River Science: EAARL and MD_SWMS: Chapter 3
Disruption of flow regimes and sediment supplies, induced by anthropogenic or climatic factors, can produce dramatic alterations in river form, vegetation patterns, and associated habitat conditions. To improve habitat in these fluvial systems, resource managers may choose from a variety of treatments including flow and/or sediment prescriptions, vegetation management, or engineered...
Authors
Paul J. Kinzel
Channel morphology and bed sediment characteristics before and after habitat enhancement activities in the Uridil Property, Platte River, Nebraska, water-years 2005-2008 Channel morphology and bed sediment characteristics before and after habitat enhancement activities in the Uridil Property, Platte River, Nebraska, water-years 2005-2008
Fluvial geomorphic data were collected by the United States Geological Survey from July 2005 to June 2008 (a time period within water years 2005 to 2008) to monitor the effects of habitat enhancement activities conducted in the Platte River Whooping Crane Maintenance Trust’s Uridil Property, located along the Platte River, Nebraska. The activities involved the removal of vegetation and...
Authors
Paul J. Kinzel
Response of Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis) riverine roosting habitat to changes in stage and sandbar morphology Response of Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis) riverine roosting habitat to changes in stage and sandbar morphology
Over the past century, flow regulation and vegetation encroachment have reduced active channel widths along the central Platte River, Nebraska. During the last two decades, an annual program of in-channel vegetation management has been implemented to stabilize or expand active channel widths. Vegetation management practices are intended to enhance riverine habitats which include...
Authors
P.J. Kinzel, J. M. Nelson, A.K. Heckman
River Channel Topographic Surveys Collected Prior to and Following Elevated Flows in the Central Platte River, Spring 2008 River Channel Topographic Surveys Collected Prior to and Following Elevated Flows in the Central Platte River, Spring 2008
Rainfall in central Nebraska in late May and early June 2008 elevated streamflows in the central Platte River. Topographic surveys collected along geomorphic monitoring transects prior to these flows (May 2007, July 2007, and March 2008) were repeated in mid-June 2008. These surveys provide characterization of river topography that could be used (1) to infer changes in channel morphology...
Authors
Paul J. Kinzel