Water Resources Research Act Program

Details for Project ID 2004OR49B

Riverine gravel supply in Oregon

Institute: Oregon
Year Established: 2004 Start Date: 2004-02-15 End Date: 2005-02-14
Total Federal Funds: $20,074 Total Non-Federal Funds: $43,472

Principal Investigators: Peter Klingeman

Project Summary: The relative abundance and availability of river gravel in lower reaches of coastal streams will be determined for Oregons coastal streams. The determination will involve documentation of its presence in channels, verification of its availability for transport, identification of the source areas for gravel supply and recruitment, and location of the delivery and deposition zones in the tidal reaches. Available gravel quantities will be determined by basic sediment mass balances and the use of formulas to estimate transport capabilities and transport occurrences.