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Streambed adjustment and channel widening in eastern Nebraska
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Streambed adjustment and channel widening in eastern Nebraska |
| Creator | Rus, David L.; Dietsch, Benjamin J.; Simon, Andrew |
| Subject | Stream channelization; Stream channelization; River channels; |
| Coverage | Nebraska; Platte River (Neb.); |
| Description | In eastern Nebraska, stream straightening and dredging efforts since the 1890s have disturbed the natural equilibrium of stream channels and have led to streambed adjustment by degradation and subsequent channel widening. This report describes a study to evaluate the effect these disturbances have had on stream channels in eastern Nebraska. Two sets of survey data were collected approximately 2 years apart during 199699 at 151 primary sites. Additionally, historical streambed-elevation data... |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Contributor | Nebraska Department of Roads; Nebraska Department of Natural Resources; Lower Platte South Natural Resources District; Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; National Sedimentation Laboratory of the U.S. Department of Agriculture |
| Date | 2003 |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | Rus, David L.; Dietsch, Benjamin J.; Simon, Andrew, Streambed adjustment and channel widening in eastern Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigation 2003-4003, 63 p. |
| Language | eng |
| Rights | Public Domain, Courtesy of the USGS |
| Identifier | http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/ref/collection/wwdl-er/id/275 |
