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Erosion potential of the main branch of the Piedras Marcadas Watershed, Petroglyph National Monument, New Mexico

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Title Erosion potential of the main branch of the Piedras Marcadas Watershed, Petroglyph National Monument, New Mexico
Creator Brouillard, Elaine S.
Subject erosion sedimentation erosion management plan Erosion--New Mexico--Petroglyph National Monument. Sedimentation--New Mexico--Petroglyph National Monument. Sediment transport--New Mexico--Petroglyph National Monument. Watershed restoration--New Mexico--Petroglyph National Monument.
Description Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Water Resources Administration, March 1999. The Piedras Marcadas Watershed covers approximately 6 square miles west of the Rio Grande in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This watershed is semi-arid and has arroyos, ephemeral streams that empty into a retaining dam. During the fall of 1998, eleven erosion pins and bridges were placed to record the sediment eroded or aggraded. The erosion pins recorded erosion in a range of 0.05 to 4 mm erosion and aggradation of 2 to 10 mm. The erosion bridges recorded erosion in a range of 3 to 9 mm and 1.5 to...
Date 2011-05-10T21:39:49Z 2011-05-10T21:39:49Z 2011-05-10
Type Thesis
Identifier http://hdl.handle.net/1928/12597
Language en_US

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