Sediment transport in the Tanana River in the vicinity of Fairbanks, Alaska, 1977
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Abstract
Measurements of suspended- and bedload-sediment transport for the Tanana River in the vicinity of Fairbanks, Alaska, show that suspended-sediment load, G in tons per day, relates to water discharge, Q, in cubic feet per scond, as:
GS = 1.66 x 10-8 Q2.83
The bedload transport rate is approximately one percent of the suspended-sediment transport rate.
The median particle size of suspended sediment is generally silt (<0.062 mm), but at some low-water discharges, the median particle size is very fine sand. The median particle size of bedload is generally gravel (>2.0 mm, and often in the range of 10 to 20 mm), but at some low transport rates, the median particle size is medium sand. At all water discharges and sediment-transport rates, the particles constituting the suspended load are significantly smaller than the particles constituting the bedload.
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Sediment transport in the Tanana River in the vicinity of Fairbanks, Alaska, 1977 |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 78-290 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr78290 |
| Year Published | 1978 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | v, 28 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| City | Fairbanks |
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