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Visualizing Effects of Changing Base Level on Tributary Resources in Lake Powell Reservoir
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Visualizing Effects of Changing Base Level on Tributary Resources in Lake Powell Reservoir |
| Creator | Friend, Madeline |
| Description | Lake Powell reservoir is the second-largest reservoir in the United States. As climate change reduces watershed runoff in the Colorado River Basin, questions arise about the management and even existence of Lake Powell. If lake levels continue to drop, what will the emerging canyon look like and what value will we assign it? Lake Powell traps all incoming fine sediment from the Colorado River, the San Juan River, and many smaller tributaries. What is the fate of this sediment under falling... |
| Date | 2020-08-01T07:00:00Z |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Identifier | https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/gradreports/1476 info:doi/10.26076/a9cc-ea9e https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/context/gradreports/article/2503/viewcontent/auto_convert.pdf |
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| Source | All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023 |
| Publisher | DigitalCommons@USU |
| Subject | Colorado River Glen Canyon sediment transport fluvial geomorphology fine sediment accumulation and remobilization geology Geomorphology |
