Record Details
page G-3
Digital Collections at BYU
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | page G-3 Diamond Fork System Final Supplement to the Final Environmental Impact Statement, page G-3 |
| Coverage | Electronic reproduction; |
| Format | G-3 text/PDF |
| Rights | Brigham Young University; http://lib.byu.edu/about/copyright/generic.php Public Domain Public |
| Language | English; eng; en |
| Relation | Central Utah Project; Western Waters Digital Library; glossary electrofishing Electro fishing using direct electric current to catch fish emission substances discharged into the air as by automobiles or construction equipment engines endangered species any species of plant or animal that is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range plant or animal species identified by the secretary of the interior as endangered in accordance with the 1973 endangered species act energy dissipater A structure that decreases the energy of a stream of water environmental impact statement A document that discusses the likely significant impacts of a proposal methods to lessen the significance of impacts and alternatives to a proposed action this documentation is required by the national environmental policy act epilimnion the water layer overlying the thermocline of a lake or reservoir erosion the carrying away of surface material by wind or water eutrophication the process of over enrichment of water bodies by nutrients often typified by the development of algae blooms extirpated A species that is no longer found in a particular area but which exists in other locations eyrie A nesting site of birds of prey eg eagles and falcons usually located on a cliff or mountaintop fee title acquisition acquiring total unrestricted ownership of a parcel of land fingerling A fish up to one year of age Flood Rood mood floodplain roodplain plain the area covered by floodwaters flood waters from channel overflows generally associated with a particular recurrence interval eg the I 1 100 loo 00 year floodplain flood plain is the area covered by floodwaters flood waters from the 1 100 loo 00 year flood forebay the area of a reservoir hrom from which water is withdrawn fry recently hatched fish gaging station A permanent facility on a stream which measures the depth also called stage of the water in the river depths are then converted to flows using a stage discharge equation that has been developed for that particular site geomorphology the study of how various land forms are sculpted by surface agents such as wind and flowing water geotextile Geo textile fabric used in construction applications for separation layers load bearing increasers increase rs filter impermeable layers soil retention and weed control gradient the slope of a streambed stream bed or groundwater level groundwater recharge the process of adding water to the zone of saturation also the amount of water added grubbing remove all subsurface vegetation and debris in preparation for construction G 3 diamond fork system FSFEIS FS FEIS |
| Identifier | http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/WesternWatersProject/id/9253 |
