Record Details
Sediment Movement in Bear River, Utah
USU Digital Collections
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Sediment Movement in Bear River, Utah |
| Description |
This 100 page thesis examines the problem of erosion and its resultant sedimentation in the Bear River in Cache Valley, Utah. Includes many charts and tables.
In the northern part of Cache Valley, Utah, accelerated erosion in recent decades has cut deep gullies of impressive size into the flat, irrigated bench land along the Bear River. Millions of tons of fine sediment have been washed into the river and great amounts have been deposited in the river bed. The resulting flooding and high water-table have caused much damage to the land near the river. In addition to summarizing much of what has already been written concerning the problem,... |
| Creator | Clyde, Calvin G. |
| Coverage | Bear River, Box Elder County, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5771173/ ; Cache Valley, Cache County, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5772316/ ; Cache County, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5772317/ ; Franklin County, Idaho, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5593547/ ; 1950-1959; 20th century; |
| Subject | Sedimentation and deposition; Flood control--Bear River (Utah-Idaho); Geology--Bear River (Utah-Idaho); Bear River (Utah-Idaho)--History; Bear River (Utah-Idaho)--Erosion |
| Format | Theses and dissertations image/jpeg; |
| Source | Clyde, Calvin G. Sediment movement in Bear River, Utah. Thesis (Civil Engineer)--University of California, Berkeley, 1953. Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Books 551.353 C621 |
| Relation | Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Books Bear River Watershed Historical Bibliography / compiled by Utah State University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives, 2005 |
| Publisher | Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library |
| Type | Text; |
| Rights | Digitized with permission of author, granted via email 8/24/2007. Reproduction from this digital version for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the author. Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives |
| Date | 1953-06 |
| Identifier | http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/Bear/id/4259 |
