8028

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 8028
• Author: Daly, S. F., et al.
• Title: Effect Of Daily Fluctuations From Flaming Gorge Dam On Formation Of Ice Covers On The Green River -Draft.
• USFW Year: 1997.
• USFW - Doc Type: \
• Copyright Material: NO

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................iii
PREFACE ...................................................................................................................................... iv
INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................... 1
BACKGROUND ............................................................................................................................. 2
The Green River and Flarrung Gorge Dam ................................................................................. 2
The Study Reach ......................................................................................................................... 2
Winter Flow Rates ....................................................................................................................... 3
FORMATION OF ICE COVERS ON THE GREEN RIVER ........................................................ 4
Introduction to River Ice Formation with Reference to the Green River .................................... 4
Historical Water Temperature and Air Temperature Measurements .......................................... 6
Historical Ice Observations ......................................................................................................... 7
Historical Ice Formation on the Green River .............................................................................. 9
SUMMARY OF THE 1996-97 FIELD MEASUREMENTS ....................................................... 12
HYDRAULIC CONDITIONS IN THE GREEN RIVER DURING THE 1997 FIELD
SURVEY ....................................................................................................................................... 14
Introduction ...............................................................................................................................14
Calibration of the Unsteady Flow Model .........................:........................................................ 14
River Hydraulic Conditions: Compazison of Steady and Unsteady Flows ...............................16
MODELING DYNAMIC ICE FORMATION IN THE GREEN RIVER ..................................... 18
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