Sacramento River Project Reports
 


The controls on and evolution of channel morphology of the Sacramento River: A case study of River Miles 201-185

Eric Larsen, Emily Anderson, Ellen Avery, Krishna Dole
Geology Department University of California Davis - Report to the Nature Conservancy


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1.0 Introduction
2.0 Background

   2.1 Geologic Setting
   2.2 Hydrologic Setting
   2.3 Environmental Setting
   2.4 Historic Changes in Channel Location
      River Miles 201-198 (Zone 1)
      River Miles 198-193 (Zone 2)
      River Miles 193-189 (Zone 3)
      River Miles 189-185 (Zone 4)

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3.0 Methodology
   3.1 Historical Years of Record
   3.2 Modeling of Future Meander Migration
      Hydraulic Modeling of Flow
      Model Calibration and Validation

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4.0 Results
   4.1 Historical Years of Record
      Wavelength
      Sinuosity
      Area Reworked and Rate of Migration
   4.2 Modeling of Future Meander Migration
      Wavelength (Distance Between
       Inflection Points)
      Sinuosity
      Area Reworked and Rate of Migration

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5.0 References

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