Water Resources Research Act Program

Details for Project ID 2006KY63B

Experimental Study of the Impact of Upland Sediment Supply upon Cohesive Streambank Erosion

Institute: Kentucky
Year Established: 2006 Start Date: 2006-03-01 End Date: 2007-02-28
Total Federal Funds: $5,000 Total Non-Federal Funds: $10,090

Principal Investigators: James Fox

Project Summary: This project proposes to study the in-stream interaction of upland sediment supply upon cohesive streambank erosion within the controlled setting of the Hydrosystems Laboratory located at the University of Kentucky, Department of Civil Engineering. This research will be conducted in the laboratory so that numerous parameters governing the streambank erosion process (e.g., turbulent eddy movement, water acidity, sediment organic matter content) may be fixed or controlled while the impact of upland supply upon the streambank is assessed. This investigation is expected to provide a better understanding of the importance of upland sediment supply upon streambank erosion, specifically for flow and sediment conditions typical of Kentucky watersheds.