Recent Channel Adjustments In Redwood Creek California Classic Reprint

Excerpt from Recent Channel Adjustments in Redwood Creek, California In 1973, the National Park Service, in cooperation with the u.s. Geological Survey (usgs), initiated sediment studies in Redwood Creek to help formulate management priorities directed at preserving park resources (janda and others, Between 1973 and 1978, a total of 58 cross sections were installed along the entire length of Redwood Creek, producing the most extensive basin-wide record of channel response available in the region (nolan and Marron, in press). The purpose of this study is to compare the state of the Redwood Creek channel in Water Years 1983 and 1984 to the previous years of record and to evaluate the possibility of damage to park resources. (note: A water year extends from October to September, that is, Water Year (wy) 1984 is October 1, 1983 to September 30, This study attempts to document channel geometry changes, to explain how and when stream recovery occurs, and to identify where bank erosion and aggradation threaten park resources. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.