| Abstract: | Lago Loi??za impounded in 1953 to supply San Juan, Puerto Rico, with drinking water; by 1994, it had lost 47% of its capacity. To characterize sedimentation in Lago Loi??za, a study combining land-use history, hillslope erosion rates, and subbasin sediment yields was conducted. Sedimentation rates during the early part of the reservoir‘s operation (1953-1963) were slightly higher than the rates during 1964-1990. In the early history of the reservoir, cropland comprised 48% of the basin and erosion rates were high. Following economic shifts during the 1960s, cropland was abandoned and replaced by forest, which increased from 7.6% in 1950 to 20.6% in 1987. These land-use changes follow a pattern similar to the northeastern United States. Population in the Lago Loi??za Basin increased 77% from 1950 to 1990, and housing units increased 194%. Sheetwash erosion measured from 1991 to 1993 showed construction sites had the highest sediment concentration (61,400 ppm), followed by cropland (47,400 ppm), pasture (3510 ppm), and forest (2050 ppm). This study illustrates how a variety of tools and approaches can be used to understand the complex interaction between land use, upland erosion, fluvial sediment transport and storage, and reservoir sedimentation. Copyright ?? 2006 by V. H. Winston & Son, Inc. All rights reserved. |
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| Citation Author: | Gellis, A. C.; Webb, R. M. T.; McIntyre, S. C.; Wolfe, W. J. |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Land-use effects on erosion, sediment yields, and reservoir sedimentation: A case study in the Lago Loi??za Basin, Puerto Rico; 2006; Article; Journal; Physical Geography; Gellis, A. C.; Webb, R. M. T.; McIntyre, S. C.; Wolfe, W. J. |
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| Citation Volume: | 27 |
| Citation Year: | 2006 |
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| Text: | Land-use effects on erosion, sediment yields, and reservoir sedimentation: A case study in the Lago Loi??za Basin, Puerto Rico; 2006; Article; Journal; Physical Geography; Gellis, A. C.; Webb, R. M. T.; McIntyre, S. C.; Wolfe, W. J. |
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