| Abstract: | The Nisqually River Delta is located about 25 km south of the Tacoma Narrows in the southern reach of Puget Sound. Delta evolution is controlled by sedimentation from the Nisqually River and erosion by strong tidal currents that may reach 0.95 m/s in the Nisqually Reach. The Nisqually River flows 116 km from the Cascade Range, including the slopes of Mount Rainier, through glacially carved valleys to Puget Sound. Extensive tidal flats on the delta consist of late-Holocene silty and sandy strata from normal river streamflow and seasonal floods and possibly from distal sediment-rich debris flows associated with volcanic and seismic events. In the early 1900s, dikes and levees were constructed around Nisqually Delta salt marshes, and the reclaimed land was used for agriculture and pasture. In 1974, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service established the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge on the reclaimed land to protect migratory birds; its creation has prevented further human alteration of the Delta and estuary. In October 2009, original dikes and levees were removed to restore tidal exchange to almost 3 km2 of man-made freshwater marsh on the Nisqually Delta. |
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| ProdID: | 9001419 |
| Citation Author: | Takesue, Renee K.; Swarzenski, Peter W. |
| Citation Contributing Office: | Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | iv, 9 p.; Appendices |
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| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Citation Series: | Open-File Report |
| Citation Series Code: | OFR |
| Citation Series Number: | 2010-1329 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | More than 100 Years of Background-Level Sedimentary Metals, Nisqually River Delta, South Puget Sound, Washington; 2011; OFR; 2010-1329; Takesue, Renee K.; Swarzenski, Peter W. |
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| Text: | More than 100 Years of Background-Level Sedimentary Metals, Nisqually River Delta, South Puget Sound, Washington; 2011; OFR; 2010-1329; Takesue, Renee K.; Swarzenski, Peter W. |
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| URL (DOCUMENT): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1329/ |
| Date Other: | Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:00 -0500 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey |
