TY - GEN
T1 - Application and validation of a sediment yield model in developing regions of the southern Appalachians
AU - Riedel, Mark S.
AU - Jenks, Andrew
AU - Bolstad, Paul
AU - Vose, James
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - Through the mid 1970's, the southern Appalachian Mountains have been sparsely populated and largely forested. Unprecedented and largely unregulated development over the past 30 years (projected to increase over the next 50 years) is causing the construction of numerous mountain communities and unpaved roads on extremely steep terrain in a region that receives 70 to over 100 inches of rainfall per year. This region is the headwaters for municipal watersheds that serve millions of people in the large population centers surrounding the mountains. To determine the potential impacts of development in this region on source water quality, we have been monitoring stream flow and sediment from small watersheds - each having a predominant land use of forested, agricultural, or residential and commercial development. We use these data to validate and test a GIS based sediment model that is being used extensively for the establishment of sediment TMDLs in this region. We tested model sensitivity to input data quality and resolution. Results of model validation and water quality monitoring will be presented.
AB - Through the mid 1970's, the southern Appalachian Mountains have been sparsely populated and largely forested. Unprecedented and largely unregulated development over the past 30 years (projected to increase over the next 50 years) is causing the construction of numerous mountain communities and unpaved roads on extremely steep terrain in a region that receives 70 to over 100 inches of rainfall per year. This region is the headwaters for municipal watersheds that serve millions of people in the large population centers surrounding the mountains. To determine the potential impacts of development in this region on source water quality, we have been monitoring stream flow and sediment from small watersheds - each having a predominant land use of forested, agricultural, or residential and commercial development. We use these data to validate and test a GIS based sediment model that is being used extensively for the establishment of sediment TMDLs in this region. We tested model sensitivity to input data quality and resolution. Results of model validation and water quality monitoring will be presented.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:27844444173
SN - 1892769468
T3 - Proceedings of the 3rd Conference on Watershed Management to Meet Water Quality Standards and Emerging TMDL
SP - 110
BT - Watershed Management to Meet Water Quality Standards and Emerging TMDL - Proceedings of the 3rd Conference
T2 - 3rd Conference on Watershed Management to Meet Water Quality Standards and Emerging TMDL
Y2 - 5 March 2005 through 9 March 2005
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