Sediment dynamics upon dam removal [[electronic resource] /] / prepared by the Task Committee on Sediment Dynamics Post-Dam Removal of the Environmental and Water Resources Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers ; edited by Athanasios (Thanos) N. Papanicolaou and Brian D. Barkdoll

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910462113603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Reston, VA, : American Society of Civil Engineers, c2011
• ISBN: 0-7844-7668-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (284 p.)
• Collana: ASCE manuals and reports on engineering practice ; ; no. 122
• Altri autori (Persone): PapanicolaouAthanasios; BarkdollBrian D
• Disciplina: 627/.122
• Soggetti: Sediment transport; Dam retirement - Environmental aspects; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Cover""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PART I: SUMMARY AND REVIEW""; ""1 SEDIMENT DYNAMICS POST-DAM REMOVAL: STATE OF THE SCIENCE AND PRACTICE""; ""1.1 Problem Statement""; ""1.2 The Future of Dam Removal""; ""1.3 Scope""; ""1.4 Key Dam Removal Sediment Issues Addressed in the Manual""; ""1.5 Bureau of Reclamation Experiences""; ""1.6 Computer Model Verification and Field Tests""; ""1.7 Current and Ongoing Research""; ""References""; ""2 SUMMARY AND SYNTHESIS OF EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH ON STORED SEDIMENT RESPONSE TO DAM REMOVAL""; ""2.1 Introduction""; ""2.2 Dam Removal Experiments at St. Anthony Falls, Minnesota""""2.3 Discussion""; ""2.4 Conclusions""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""References""; ""PART II: FIELD STUDIES""; ""3 STREAM ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE TO SMALL DAM REMOVALS""; ""3.1 Introduction""; ""3.2 Dams and Geomorphology""; ""3.3 Ecological Response to Dam Removal""; ""3.4 Discussion""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""References""; ""4 BUREAU OF RECLAMATION CASE STUDIES OF DAM REMOVAL""; ""4.1 Introduction""; ""4.2 Case Studies""; ""4.3 Conclusions""; ""References""; ""5 CHANNEL EVOLUTION UPSTREAM OF DAM REMOVAL SITES""; ""5.1 Introduction""; ""5.2 Background""""5.3 Methods""; ""5.4 Dam Removal Analogies""; ""5.5 Channel Incision and Evolution Models""; ""5.6 Results: The Channel Evolution Model Upstream of Dams (Cemud)""; ""5.7 Conclusion""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""References""; ""6 THE GEOMORPHIC EFFECTS OF EXISTING DAMS AND HISTORIC DAM REMOVALS IN THE U.S. MID-ATLANTIC REGION""; ""6.1 Introduction""; ""6.2 The Transient Effects of Dam Removal: Manatawny Dam Removal""; ""6.3 Estimating Time Scales of Channel Recovery from Historic Dam Removals""; ""6.4 Long-Term Effects of Dam Removal: Studies in Pennsylvania and Maryland""; ""References""""PART III: PHYSICAL MODELING""; ""7 PHYSICAL MODELING OF THE REMOVAL OF GLINES CANYON DAM AND LAKE MILLS FROM THE ELWHA RIVER, WASHINGTON""; ""7.1 Introduction""; ""7.2 Methods""; ""7.3 Results and Analysis""; ""7.4 Discussion""; ""7.5 Conclusions""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""References""; ""PART IV: NUMERICAL MODELING""; ""8 MODELING AND MEASURING BED ADJUSTMENTS FOR RIVER RESTORATION AND DAM REMOVAL: A STEP TOWARD HABITAT MODELING""; ""8.1 Introduction""; ""8.2 Study Sites""; ""8.3 Model and Methods""; ""8.4 Results""; ""8.5 Discussion""; ""8.6 Conclusion""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""References""""9 MOVEMENT OF SEDIMENT ACCUMULATIONS""; ""9.1 Introduction""; ""9.2 Model Description""; ""9.3 Results""; ""9.4 Conclusions""; ""References""; ""10 GUIDELINES FOR NUMERICAL MODELING OF DAM REMOVALS""; ""10.1 Introduction""; ""10.2 Conceptual Models""; ""10.3 Numerical Models""; ""10.4 Sediment Transport and Deposition Along the Downstream River Channel""; ""10.5 Model Uncertainty and Adaptive Management""; ""10.6 Conclusions""; ""References""; ""11 SEDIMENTATION STUDIES FOR DAM REMOVAL USING HEC-6T""; ""11.1 Introduction""; ""11.2 Removal of Washington Water Power Dam""; ""11.3 Effects of Mount St. Helens Eruption: Pumping Spirit Lake""