Sediment and water discharge of the Colorado River at Matagorda, Texas: May 4-7, and June 7-11, 1979
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Abstract
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers requested the U.S. Geological Survey to collect data on the Colorado River at Matagorda, Texas , to determine the total sediment discharge into Matagorda Bay if all the water from the Colorado River were diverted into the bay. Data were collected from two floods (May 4-7, and June 7-11 , 1979) with peak discharges of 24,900 cubic feet per second and 40,900 cubic feet per second. The total suspended-sediment discharge from the first flood was approximately 201,000 tons, and the total suspended-sediment discharge from the second flood was 630,000 tons. The volume of sediment from these two floods was approximately 970 acre-feet with approximately 20 acre-feet of this total being the bed load. (USGS)
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Publication type | Report |
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Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
Title | Sediment and water discharge of the Colorado River at Matagorda, Texas: May 4-7, and June 7-11, 1979 |
Series title | Open-File Report |
Series number | 80-1177 |
DOI | 10.3133/ofr801177 |
Year Published | 1980 |
Language | English |
Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
Contributing office(s) | Texas Water Science Center |
Description | 21 leaves |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
City | Matagorda |
Other Geospatial | Colorado River |
Online Only (Y/N) | N |
Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
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