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<br />Colorado River above Little Colrado River <br />Sand Transport Rate Versus Discharge <br /> <br /> 30 <br />-- <br />>. <br />(\:S 25 <br />"0 <br />... <br />Cl.) <br />c.. <br />ell 20 <br />c:. <br />.9 <br />-~ <br />B ~ <br />(\:S '" 15 <br />~ ::l <br />0 <br />~ ~ <br />8. <br />ell 10 <br />a <br />~ / <br /> /' <br />"0 <br />a 5 <br />en <br /> 0 I <br /> 0 10 20 30 40 <br /> Thousands <br /> Riverflow (~fs) <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Ftgure 1.-Elptrtcal relattanshtp ~tWlln rtvertlow and sand transport tor the <br />Colorado Iher allove Lei. The threshol. velocttl requtred to .ve -.lit. sand <br />(O.li _> It &0 "F h lbout 0.4 teet per secOllll. Sind ts transported It Mlrl, <br />111 rtvertlows tn 'rind Canyan becluse averlll rtver veloctttes are no~llJ <br />ft...t.. than 1 toot per slCond-evln tn pools It _,000 cts. <br />