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Changes in bathymetry for Lake Katherine and Wood Lake, Richland County, South Carolina, 1989-93

December 1, 1995

Bathymetric surveys of Lake Katherine and Wood Lake, small residential lakes in Columbia, South Carolina, were made in 1989 and 1993. During this period the combined volume of the lakes decreased by 519,000 cubic feet (11.9 acre-feet). Most of the decrease in volume occurred in the northern part of Lake Katherine where deltaic sediment deposits at the mouth of Gills Creek increased in thickness during the 4-year period. The sediment was derived from a combination of sources in the Gills Creek Basin upstream from the lakes. Construction of a highway and a housing development in the Basin were significant factors in the sedimentation.

Publication Year 1995
Title Changes in bathymetry for Lake Katherine and Wood Lake, Richland County, South Carolina, 1989-93
DOI 10.3133/ofr95186
Authors Glenn G. Patterson
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Series Title Open-File Report
Series Number 95-186
Index ID ofr95186
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization South Atlantic Water Science Center