Fluvial Sediment Study of Fishtrap and Dewey Lakes Drainage Basins, Kentucky - Virginia

Fourteen drainage basins above Fishtrap and Dewey Lakes, and ranging in size from 1.68 to 297 sq mi in eastern Kentucky and southeastern Virginia were studied to determine origin and magnitudes of sediment. Sediment yields from surface-mined area ranged from 2,890 to 21,000 tons/sq mi/yr, and from 7...

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Main Authors: Curtis,William F, Flint,Russell F, George,Frederick H, Santos,John F
Other Authors: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY LOUISVILLE KY WATER RESOURCES DIV
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1978
Subjects:
Hydrology
Limnology and Potamology
*WATER QUALITY
*LAKES
*SEDIMENTS
*BASINS(GEOGRAPHIC)
*SEDIMENTATION
*RESERVOIRS
SOURCES
PARTICLE SIZE
VIRGINIA
RATES
DRAINAGE
KENTUCKY
COAL MINES
WATER EROSION
Fishtrap lake
Dewey lake
Dewey
Fishtrap Lake
Beaver Creek
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA056573
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA056573

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