Scott A Wright (Former Employee)
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Sediment supply and demand for salt pond restoration
No abstract available.
Authors
David H. Schoellhamer, James L. Orlando, Scott Wright, Larry A. Freeman
Use of sediment rating curves and optical backscatter data to characterize sediment transport in the Upper Yuba River watershed, California, 2001-03
Sediment transport in the upper Yuba River watershed, California, was evaluated from October 2001 through September 2003. This report presents results of a three-year study by the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the California Ecosystem Restoration Program of the California Bay-Delta Authority and the California Resources Agency. Streamflow and suspended-sediment concentration (SSC) sa
Authors
Jennifer A. Curtis, Lorraine E. Flint, Charles N. Alpers, Scott Wright, Noah P. Snyder
Estimating sediment budgets at the interface between rivers and estuaries with application to the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta
Where rivers encounter estuaries, a transition zone develops where riverine and tidal processes both affect sediment transport processes. One such transition zone is the Sacramento‐San Joaquin River Delta, a large, complex system where several rivers meet to form an estuary (San Francisco Bay). Herein we present the results of a detailed sediment budget for this river/estuary transitional system.
Authors
Scott Wright, David H. Schoellhamer
Bay sediment budget: Sediment accounting 101
Comparison of a budget developed for 1955-1990 with a budget developed for 1995- 2002 showed decreasing sediment inflow and increased amounts leaving the Bay to upland disposal and sand mining, resulting in an increased rate of erosion of sediment from the Bay floor
Finding a way to shift disposal from the Ocean back to the Bay could provide sediment for restoration projects and decrease dredging
Authors
David H. Schoellhamer, Megan A. Lionberger, Bruce E. Jaffe, Neil K. Ganju, Scott Wright, Gregory Shellenbarger
Estimating accumulation rates and physical properties of sediment behind a dam: Englebright Lake, Yuba River, northern California
Studies of reservoir sedimentation are vital to understanding scientific and management issues related to watershed sediment budgets, depositional processes, reservoir operations, and dam decommissioning. Here we quantify the mass, organic content, and grain-size distribution of a reservoir deposit in northern California by two methods of extrapolating measurements of sediment physical properties
Authors
Noah P. Snyder, David M. Rubin, Charles N. Alpers, Jonathan R. Childs, Jennifer A. Curtis, Lorraine E. Flint, Scott Wright
Trends in the sediment yield of the Sacramento River, California, 1957-2001
Human activities within a watershed, such as agriculture, urbanization, and dam building, may affect the sediment yield from the watershed. Because the equilibrium geomorphic form of an estuary is dependent in part on the sediment supply from the watershed, anthropogenic activities within the watershed have the potential to affect estuary geomorphology. The Sacramento River drains the northern hal
Authors
Scott Wright, David H. Schoellhamer
Science and Products
Filter Total Items: 54
Sediment supply and demand for salt pond restoration
No abstract available.
Authors
David H. Schoellhamer, James L. Orlando, Scott Wright, Larry A. Freeman
Use of sediment rating curves and optical backscatter data to characterize sediment transport in the Upper Yuba River watershed, California, 2001-03
Sediment transport in the upper Yuba River watershed, California, was evaluated from October 2001 through September 2003. This report presents results of a three-year study by the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the California Ecosystem Restoration Program of the California Bay-Delta Authority and the California Resources Agency. Streamflow and suspended-sediment concentration (SSC) sa
Authors
Jennifer A. Curtis, Lorraine E. Flint, Charles N. Alpers, Scott Wright, Noah P. Snyder
Estimating sediment budgets at the interface between rivers and estuaries with application to the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta
Where rivers encounter estuaries, a transition zone develops where riverine and tidal processes both affect sediment transport processes. One such transition zone is the Sacramento‐San Joaquin River Delta, a large, complex system where several rivers meet to form an estuary (San Francisco Bay). Herein we present the results of a detailed sediment budget for this river/estuary transitional system.
Authors
Scott Wright, David H. Schoellhamer
Bay sediment budget: Sediment accounting 101
Comparison of a budget developed for 1955-1990 with a budget developed for 1995- 2002 showed decreasing sediment inflow and increased amounts leaving the Bay to upland disposal and sand mining, resulting in an increased rate of erosion of sediment from the Bay floor
Finding a way to shift disposal from the Ocean back to the Bay could provide sediment for restoration projects and decrease dredging
Authors
David H. Schoellhamer, Megan A. Lionberger, Bruce E. Jaffe, Neil K. Ganju, Scott Wright, Gregory Shellenbarger
Estimating accumulation rates and physical properties of sediment behind a dam: Englebright Lake, Yuba River, northern California
Studies of reservoir sedimentation are vital to understanding scientific and management issues related to watershed sediment budgets, depositional processes, reservoir operations, and dam decommissioning. Here we quantify the mass, organic content, and grain-size distribution of a reservoir deposit in northern California by two methods of extrapolating measurements of sediment physical properties
Authors
Noah P. Snyder, David M. Rubin, Charles N. Alpers, Jonathan R. Childs, Jennifer A. Curtis, Lorraine E. Flint, Scott Wright
Trends in the sediment yield of the Sacramento River, California, 1957-2001
Human activities within a watershed, such as agriculture, urbanization, and dam building, may affect the sediment yield from the watershed. Because the equilibrium geomorphic form of an estuary is dependent in part on the sediment supply from the watershed, anthropogenic activities within the watershed have the potential to affect estuary geomorphology. The Sacramento River drains the northern hal
Authors
Scott Wright, David H. Schoellhamer