8259

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 8259
• Author: Kircher, J. E.
• Title: Sediment Transport and Source Areas of Sediment and Runoff, Big Sandy River Basin, Wyoming.
• USFW Year: 1982.
• USFW - Doc Type: Water-Resources Investigations 81-72,
• Copyright Material: NO

ILLUSTRATIONS
Page
Figure 1. Map showing Big Sandy River basin
and sampling-site locations--------------------------- 3
Figures 2-6. Photographs showing variation of topography
along the Big Sandy River
2. Headwaters of the Big Sandy River in the
Wind River Mountains---------------------------- 4
3. View of the Big Sandy River upstream from
streamflow-gaging station 09212500, Big
Sandy River at Leckie Ranch, near Big Sandy----- 4
4. The Big Sandy River between streamflow-gaging
stations 09212500, Big Sandy River at Leckie
Ranch, near Big Sandy, and 09213500, Big
Sandy River, near Farson------------------------ 5
5. The Big Sandy River near streamflow-gaging
station 09213500, Big Sandy River, near Farson-- 5
6. The Big Sandy River near mouth-------------------- 6
7. Longitudinal profiles for the Big Sandy River and
its principal tributaries----------------------------- 7
8. Map showing generalized geology------------------------- 8
9. Map showing major vegetation types---------------------- 13
10-15. Hydrographs showing:
10. Daily discharge at streamflow-gaging station
09213500, Big Sandy River near Farson------------ 14
11. Daily discharge at streamflow-gaging station
09216000, Big Sandy River below Eden------------- 14
12. Daily discharge at streamflow-gaging
station 09215000, Pacific Creek near Farson------ 15
13. Relative monthly occurrence of annual
runoff for Pacific Creek near Farson,
streamflow-gaging station 09215000--------------- 15
14. Monthly discharge for the Big Sandy River near
Farson, streamflow-gaging station 09213500, and
below Eden, streamflow-gaging station 09216000--- 16
15. Daily discharge at streamflow-gaging stations
09216000, Big Sandy River below Eden, and
09215000, Pacific Creek near Farson-------------- 18
16. Sketch showing effective sampling zones of
USDH-48 suspended-sediment sampler and Helley-
Smith bedload sampler--------------------------------- 23
17. Graph showing relations of suspended-sediment
concentration to discharge at six streamflow-
gaging stations in the Big Sandy River basin---------- 25
18. Diagram showing the procedure used to model
suspended-sediment transport-rate graphs-------------- 28
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