Hydrologic Reconnaissance of the Delta River and its Drainage Basin, Alaska

• Main Authors: Dingman,S. L., Samide,H. R., Saboe,D. L., Lynch,M. J., Slaughter,C. W.
• Other Authors: COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER N H
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1971
• Subjects: Hydrology; Limnology and Potamology; *HYDROLOGY; *RIVERS; *ALASKA; AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE; DRAINAGE; FLUID FLOW; SEDIMENTATION; GLACIERS; MELTING; RAINFALL; INLAND WATERWAYS; GEOMETRY; SOIL MECHANICS; HYDRAULIC MODELS; AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; TABLES(DATA); STREAM FLOW; Delta River; glaciers; Alaska
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0722217; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0722217

A one-year reconnaissance study was made of a large braided glacial river and its drainage basin for which a minimum of hydrometric and meteorologic data existed. The report includes estimates of the water balance, flow-duration curves, and sediment characteristics, and descriptions of stream respon...