| Abstract: | In 1998, a bathymetric survey was done to determine the storage capacity and the loss of capacity owing to sedimentation of Loch Lomond Reservoir in Santa Cruz County, California. Results of the survey indicate that the maximum capacity of the reservoir is 8,991 acre-feet in November 1998. The results of previous investigations indicate that storage capacity of the reservoir is less than 8,991 acre-feet. The storage capacity determined from those investigations probably were underestimated because of limitations of the methods and the equipment used. The volume of sedimentation in a reservoir is considered equal to the decrease in storage capacity. To determine sedimentation in Loch Lomond Reservoir, change in storage capacity was estimated for an upstream reach of the reservoir. The change in storage capacity was determined by comparing a 1998 thalweg profile (valley floor) of the reservoir with thalweg profiles from previous investigations; results of the comparison indicate that sedimentation is occurring in the upstream reach. Cross sections for 1998 and 1982 were compared to determine the magnitude of sedimentation in the upstream reach of the reservoir. Results of the comparison, which were determined from changes in the cross-sectional areas, indicate that the capacity of the reservoir decreased by 55 acre-feet. |
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| ProdID: | 28675 |
| Citation Author: | McPherson, Kelly R.; Harmon, Jerry G. |
| Citation Contributing Office: | Geological Survey (U.S.) |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | iv, 16 p. |
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| Citation Publisher: | Geological Survey (U.S.) |
| Citation Series: | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
| Citation Series Code: | WRI |
| Citation Series Number: | 2000-4016 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Storage Capacity and Sedimentation of Loch Lomond Reservoir, Santa Cruz, California, 1998; 2000; WRI; 2000-4016; McPherson, Kelly R.; Harmon, Jerry G. |
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| Text: | Storage Capacity and Sedimentation of Loch Lomond Reservoir, Santa Cruz, California, 1998; 2000; WRI; 2000-4016; McPherson, Kelly R.; Harmon, Jerry G. |
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| URL (INDEX PAGE): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/wri/2000/wri004016/ |
| Date Other: | Tue, 1 May 2001 00:00 -0500 |
| Publisher: | Geological Survey (U.S.) |
