INTERAGENCY ADVISORY COM MITTEE ON WATER DATA <po>DC NOTES ON SEDIMENTATION ACTIVITIES CALENDAR YEAR 1982 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OFFICE OF WATER DATA COORDINATION RESTON, VIRGINIA 22O92 ?v£$r M'SSOURI BASIN UPPER (10) MISSISSIPPI (04) (07) (16) (14) OHIO (05V OD (02) (03) / Water Resources Regions (08) (12) 400 MILES C^Kauai (20) CARIBBEAN (21) Oahu Oi Molokai 80 MILES Water Resources Regions of the United States NOTES ON SEDIMENTATION ACTIVITIES CALENDAR YEAR 1982 Prepared by the Subcommittee on Sedimentation of the INTERAGENCY ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON WATER DATA U. S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Geological Survey Office of Water Data Coordination Reston, Virginia 22O92 July 1983 ii NOTES ON SEDIMENTATION ACTIVITIES CALENDAR YEAR 1982 Preface A proposal to disseminate current information on activities in the field of sedimentation was made by the Chairman of the Federal Interagency River Basin Committee's Subcommittee on Sedimentation shortly after the subcom­ mittee was formed in May 1946. At the fifth meeting of the subcommittee on September 17, 1946, the members approved this proposal and agreed to issue the quarterly report as one means of effecting better coordination of the work of various Federal agencies in the field of sedimentation. Quarterly reports were issued from July 1, 1946, through June 30, 1947, when the reporting period was changed to a 6-month period, and semiannual reports were issued through 1953. Starting in 1954 and continuing through the present, these reports have been made annually and cover the activities of the Federal agencies in the field of sedimentation on the calendar year basis. This report is a digest of information furnished by those Federal agencies conducting sedimentation investigations. It includes descriptions of work in progress or planned, important findings, new methods, new publications, laboratory and other research activities, and other pertinent information. The material has been organized by major drainage regions in the conter­ minous United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and foreign. There is also a section on Research and Other Activities. Until 1979, each issue of "Notes on Sedimentation Activities" contained a list of stations at which sediment data have been obtained giving the sta­ tion location, drainage area, and other related information. Because the station list did not change significantly from year to year, the decision was made to include the listings only every other year in the interest of economizing. After further consideration, however, it was decided to completely discontinue publication of the station list. The Committee felt that most users of the station list were only interested in the stations located in a particular geographic area and their needs could be served more efficiently by acquiring the information desired through the National Water Data Exchange (NAWDEX). Locations and addresses of NAWDEX assistance centers follow. Information for "Notes on Sedimentation Activities" for calendar year 1982 was contributed by the representatives of participating Federal agencies. Suggestions for improving the report, both in content and in format, are welcome. iii CONTENTS Preface ............................. ii Agencies Represented on the Subcommittee on Sedimentation .... vi Locations of NAWDEX Assistance Centers ............. vii New England Region Forest Service ........................ 1 Geological Survey ....................... 2 Soil Conservation Service ................... 4 Mid Atlantic Region Corps of Engineers ...................... 5 Forest Service ........................ 8 Geological Survey ....................... 9 Soil Conservation Service ................... 12 South Atlantic-Gulf Region Bureau of Land Management ................... 14 Corps of Engineers ...................... 16 Forest Service ........................ 19 Geological Survey ....................... 21 Soil Conservation Service ................... 26 Great Lakes Region Corps of Engineers ...................... 28 Forest Service ........................ 33 Geological Survey ....................... 34 Soil Conservation Service ................... 39 Ohio Region Corps of Engineers ...................... 40 Forest Service ........................ 43 Geological Survey ....................... 44 Soil Conservation Service ................... 51 Tennessee Region Forest Service ........................ 52 Geological Survey ....................... 53 Soil Conservation Service ................... 55 Tennessee Valley Authority .................. 56 Upper Mississippi Region Corps of Engineers ...................... 57 Forest Service ........................ 59 Geological Survey ....................... 60 Soil Conservation Service ................... 67 Lower Mississippi Region Corps of Engineers ...................... 69 Forest Service ........................ 73 Geological Survey ....................... 74 Soil Conservation Service ................... 77 Souris-Red-Rainy Region Geological Survey ....................... 78 iv Missouri Region Bureau of Land Management ................... 79 Bureau of Reclamation ..................... 81 Corps of Engineers ...................... 82 Geological Survey ....................... 87 Soil Conservation Service ................... 98 Arkansas-White-Red Region Bureau of Land Management ................... 100 Corps of Engineers ...................... 101 Forest Service ........................ 103 Geological Survey ....................... 104 Soil Conservation Service ................... 110 Texas-Gulf Region Corps of Engineers ...................... 112 Forest Service ........................ 113 Geological Survey ....................... 114 Soil Conservation Service ....t.... .......... 117 Rio Grande Region Bureau of Land Management ................... 118 Bureau of Reclamation ..................... 119 Corps of Engineers ...................... 120 Geological Survey ....................... 121 Soil Conservation Service ................... 124 Upper Colorado Region Bureau of Land Management ................... 125 Bureau of Reclamation ..................... 128 Geological Survey ....................... 129 Lower Colorado Region Bureau of Land Management ................... 133 Bureau of Reclamation ..................... 134 Geological Survey ....................... 135 Soil Conservation Service ................... 137 Great Basin Bureau of Land Management ................... 138 Geological Survey ....................... 139 Soil Conservation Service ................... 141 Pacific Northwest Region Bureau of Land Management ................... 142 Bureau of Reclamation ..................... 145 Corps of Engineers ...................... 146 Forest Service ........................ 149 Geological Survey ....................... 152 Soil Conservation Service ................... 156 California Region Bureau of Land Management ................... 158 Corps of Engineers ...................... 159 Forest Service ........................ 161 Geological Survey ....................... 162 Soil Conservation Service ................... 164 Alaska Region Geological Survey ....................... 165 Hawaii Region Geological Survey ....................... 168 Caribbean Region Geological Survey ....................... 169 Laboratory and other Research Activities Agricultural Research Service ................. 171 Bureau of Reclamation ..................... 196 Corps of Engineers ...................... 197 Federal Highway Administration ................ 206 Federal Interagency Sedimentation Project ........... 212 Geological Survey ....................... 215 ILLUSTRATIONS Water Resources Regions of the United States See inside cover vi Subcommittee on Sedimentation Interagency Advisory Committee on Water Data 1982 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE William F. Mildner (Member) Yung H. Kuo Soil Conservation Service Corps of Engineers, DAEN-CWE-HY Room 6132, South Agriculture Bldg. Washington, D.C. 20314 P.O. Box 2800 Com. 272-0224 FTS-272-0224 Washington, D.C. 20013 Com. 382-0136 FTS 382-0136 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Dave Farrell (Member) Agricultural Research Service Shou-Shan Fan (Member) National Program Staff Federal Energy Regulatory Room 201, Bldg. 005, BARC-W Commission Beltsville, Md. 20705 400 1st Street, N.W. Com. 344-4246 FTS 344-4246 Room 208 Washington, D.C. 20426 Warren Harper (Member) Com. 376-1928 FTS 376-1928 Hydrologist, Area Planning & Development Forest Service, USDA, Room 4207 John Mathur (Member) P.O. Box 2417 Regional Assessment Division Washington, D.C. 20017 Energy Research & Development Com. 382-9349 FTS 382-9349 Administration Mailstop E-201 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Washington, D.C. 20545 Com. 443-8894 FTS 443-8894 Richard B. Perry (Member) National Ocean Survey, NOAA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN 6001 Executive Blvd., Cx43 DEVELOPMENT Rockville, Md. 20853 Com. 443-8154 FTS 443-8154 Truman Goins (Member) Office of Environment and Energ^ David B. Duane (Alternate) Room 5136, HUD Bldg. National Sea Grant Program, NOAA 451 7th Street, S.W. Room 606, 6010 Executive Blvd. Washington, D.C. 20590 Rockville, Md. 20853 Com. 755-7894 Com. 443-8894 FTS 443-8894 vii DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION G. Douglas Glysson (Member) Dan O f Connor (Member) U.S. Geological Survey Federal Highway Administration National Center Room 3109, Nassif Bldg. Mail Stop 412 400 7th Street, S.W. 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive Washington, D.C. 20590 Reston, Va. 22092 Com. 472-7690 FTS 472-7690 Com. 860-6834 FTS