WSP06341

• File Number: 8200.765
• Description: White River General
• State: CO
• Basin: Yampa/White
• Water Division: 6
• Date: 1/1/1985
• Author: USGS
• Title: Traveltime - Longitudinal-Dispersion - Reaeration and Basin Characteristics of the White River - Colorado and Utah
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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CONTENTS

ILLUSTRATIONS

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Figure 1. Map showing location of study reaches for traveltime and
reaeration.measurements in the White River basin------------ 3
2. Map showing location of dye-tracer and gas injection and
sampling sites on the study reaches of the White River------ 6
3. Graph showing downstream movement and dispersion of a dye
cloud resulting from a slug injection of dye, May 5, 1982--- 8
4-6. Graphs showing cumulative-traveltime curves based on graphical
relationships, using index station:
4. 09304500 White River n~ar Meeker, Colo--------------- 14
5. 09304800 White River below Meeker, Colo-------------- 15
6. 09306395, White River near Colorado-Utah State line,
Utah------------------------------------------------ 16
7-10, Graphs showing simulated cumulative-traveltime curves based on
linear-regression relationships, for sites:
7. 2 to 12 based on injections from site 1--------------- 19
8, 13 to 20 based on injections from site 12------------- 20
9, 22 to 30 based on injections from site 20------------- 21
10. 30 to 41 based on injections from site 27----~-------- 22
11. Graph showing sample computation of the longitudinal-
dispersion coefficient for the White River, sites 30 to 33-- 24
12. Map showing location of basin-characteristics stations-------- 42
13. Map showing changes in average stream temperature of the White
River, North Fork White River, and South Fork White River--- 51

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TABLES

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Dye-tracer and gas injection and sampling sites--------------- 5
Data collected during traveltime measurements----------------- 10
Linear-regression coefficients-------------------------------- 17
Longitudinal-dispersion coefficients for selected sub reaches
and varying streamflow conditions--------------------------- 23
Time-concentration curve characteristics for reaeration
measurements------------------------------------------------ 28
Dye, ethylene, and propane concentration versus time curve
characteristics--------------------------------------------- 29
Measured reaeration coefficients for selected sub reaches of
the White River--------------------------------------------- 31
Geometric, traveltime, and velocity data for selected
sub reaches of the White River------------------------------- 32
Comparison of measured reaeration coefficients and
coefficients determined using energy-dissipation equations,
for selected sub reaches of the White River------------------ 36
Comparison of measured reaeration ,coefficients and
coefficients determined using velocity-depth equations,
for selected subreaches of the White River------------------ 37

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