Sediment characteristics of five streams near Harrisburg, Pa., before highway construction

Lloyd A. Reed

doi:10.3133/ofr74140

Sediment characteristics of five streams near Harrisburg, Pa., before highway construction

Open-File Report 74-140

Prepared in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and the State Conservation Commission, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources

By: Lloyd A. Reed

https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr74140

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Suspended-sediment discharge in five streams near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, before, during, and after highway construction(1980)

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Abstract

Rainfall, streamfiow, sediment, and turbidity data are being collected as part of a study to evaluate the effects of highway construction on sediment discharge. The study is also designed to determine the effectiveness of different erosion-control measures in reducing sediment discharges. The study area, near Enola, Pa., consists of five adjacent drainage basins, four of which will be crossed by Interstate 81. Ninety percent of the land in each of the basins is in forest or grass. Active farmland accounts for less than 10 percent, and the remainder is in roadways and buildings. The major factor affecting sediment concentrations and discharges was the construction of a one-lane roadway and a 5-acre (2 hm²) farm pond in basin 2. Approximately 100 tons (90 t) of sediment was discharged by the stream as a result of the roadway and pond construction.

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Additional publication details
Publication type	Report
Publication Subtype	USGS Numbered Series
Title	Sediment characteristics of five streams near Harrisburg, Pa., before highway construction
Series title	Open-File Report
Series number	74-140
DOI	10.3133/ofr74140
Year Published	1974
Language	English
Publisher	U.S. Geological Survey
Description	v, 33 p.
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
City	Harrisburg
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