Download or read book The Response of Suspended Sediment Turbidity and Velocity to Historical Alterations of the Missouri River written by Dale W. Blevins and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Median suspended-sediment concentrations in the lower Missouri River appear to have decreased by at least 70 to 80 percent from predevelopment conditions, although two semiquantitative sediment-settling observations made by William Clark and Edward Harris indicate even larger reductions in maximum concentrations. Regardless of the amount of reliability that might be ascribed to the Clark and Harris measurements, the decrease in suspended-sediment concentrations and increase in water clarity of the Missouri River is remarkable. Most of this decrease occurred after the closure of dams and massive bank stabilization activities that occured in the 1950s and 1960s. The ecological change that may have resulted from the decrease in suspended-sediment and turbidity has not been documented. However, numerous ecological changes can be postulated from fundamental principles of aquatic ecology (Horne and Goldman, 1994). For example, the greater range in velocities likely resulted in a greater range in turbidity and a greater variety of fish habitat. Also, increased water clarity may permit algal photosynthesis at low river stages providing a new energy source for the food chain and a niche for nonnative planktivorus fish. Increased water clarity should benefit sight-feeding fish, perhaps at the expense of native fish such as catfish, drum, and the endangered pallid sturgeon, that need little light to find food. Thus, the top end of the food chain also may be altered with a potential trophic cascade that could substantially alter the food chain and populations of many species. Conversely, drinking-water suppliers and other users who must remove river sediments benefit from the decrease in suspended material."--Conclusions and implications.

Download or read book Management and Restoration of Fluvial Systems with Broad Historical Changes and Human Impacts written by L. Allan James and published by Geological Society of America. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Missouri River Planning written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2011-02-24 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Historically, the flow of sediment in the Missouri River has been as important as the flow of water for a variety of river functions. The sediment has helped form a dynamic network of islands, sandbars, and floodplains, and provided habitats for native species. Further downstream, sediment transported by the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers has helped build and sustain the coastal wetlands of the Mississippi River delta. The construction of dams and river bank control structures on the Missouri River and its tributaries, however, has markedly reduced the volume of sediment transported by the river. These projects have had several ecological impacts, most notably on some native fish and bird species that depended on habitats and landforms created by sediment flow. Missouri River Planning describes the historic role of sediment in the Missouri River, evaluates current habitat restoration strategies, and discusses possible sediment management alternatives. The book finds that a better understanding of the processes of sediment transport, erosion, and deposition in the Missouri River will be useful in furthering river management objectives, such as protection of endangered species and development of water quality standards.

Download or read book Velocity and Suspended Sediment Distributions in a Missouri River Reach written by D. Parakrama V. Weerappuli and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Missouri River Vertical Sediment Concentration Distribution for Different Sediment Sizes written by Hsieh Wen Shen and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Terminal Report on Transportation Characteristics Missouri River Sediment written by Lorenz G. Straub and published by . This book was released on 1954 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Missouri River and Its Utmost Source written by Jacob Vradenberg Brower and published by St. Paul, Minn. : [Pioneer Press]. This book was released on 1896 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Suspended Sediment in the Missouri River written by United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Missouri River Division and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book The Missouri River and Its Utmost Source Curtailed Narration of Geologic Primitive and Geographic Distinctions Descriptive of the Evolution and Disc written by Jacob Vradenberg Brower and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-04-22 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Missouri River and Its Utmost Source: Curtailed Narration of Geologic, Primitive and Geographic Distinctions Descriptive of the Evolution and Discovery of the River and Its Headwaters The first edition of this publication, consecutively num bered from one to three hundred, both inclusive, while appar ently complete, contained no detailed chart, and the most im portant topographic features at the utmost limit of the Mis souri Basin remained unexamined. During the year 1896 surveys and explorations at and above the Red Rock lakes Montana, were continued, pre paratory to a more comprehensive description of an interesting mountainous region scarcely known and meagerly understood by geographic students and historians. 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.