9455

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 9455
• Author: Lyons, J. K., M. J. Pucherelli and R. C. Clark.
• Title: Sediment Transport and Channel Characteristics of a Sand-Bed portion of the Green River Below Flaming Gorge Dam, Utah, U.S.A.
• USFW Year: 1992.
• USFW - Doc Type: R-92-08,
• Copyright Material: NO

CONTENTS
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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Green River studies performed by others . . .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. . 1
Background research by others ... .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 2
Methods .............................................. 3
Measuring trends in channel width . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 4
Measuring sediment transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Computing effective discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Results ............................................... 7
Trends in channel width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Mean annual bed-material load . .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 9
Bed-material load mass balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Discharge patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Effective flow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Discussion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Channel width . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .
Effective discharge . .. . .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .
References .............................................
TABLES
Table
1 Sediment rating curves, U.S. Geological Survey gauges on the Green River and
tributaries .......................................
2 Green River reach 1 channel morphology comparisons between 1952 and 1964
for alluvial and confined segments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3 Green River reach 1 channel morphology comparisons for pre-dam (1964) and
post-dam (1974, 1978, and 1986) periods at alluvial and confined sites . . . . . .
4 Green River reach 2 channel morphology comparisons for pre-dam (1952) and
post-dam (1974, 1981, and 1987) periods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5 Summary of mean annual sand load of the Green River and major tributary
streams ........................................
6 Effective flow ranges for the Green River, 1965-1987 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
FIGURES
Figure
1 Location map for the Green River including sampling sites, gauges, and the
study reaches . . . . .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. . . . . .. .. . .
2 Computed bed-material load, Green River at sites A and B, 1986-1988 . .
3 Computed bed-material load, Green River at site C, 1986-1988 . .. .. .. .. . . .
4 Annual peak flows, Green River at gauge 09261000, 1953-1986 . . . . . . . . . . .
5 Annual peak flows, Green River at gauge 09315000, 1953-1987 . . . . . . . . . . .
6 Flow-Percent of time exceeded for photographic intervals, Green River
at gauge 09261000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7 Flow-Percent of time exceeded for photographic intervals, Green River
at gauge 09315000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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