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Sediment erosion and deposition in two sets of paired (treated and untreated) upland drainages in the Torreon Wash watershed, upper Rio Puerco Basin, New Mexico, were examined over a 3 1/2-year period from spring 2009 through fall 2012. The objective was to evaluate the effectiveness of shallow, loose-stone check dams, or “one-rock dams,” as a hillslope gully erosion stabilization and mitigation method, and its potential for retaining upland eroded soils and decreasing delivery of sediment to lower ephemeral stream channels. Two high-resolution topographic surveys, completed at the beginning and end of the study period, were used to assess the impact of the mitigation measures in both Penistaja Tributary Arroyo...
Categories: Data;
Types: Citation;
Tags: Environmental Health,
Geography,
Geomorphology,
NM,
North America, All tags...
Penistaja Arroyo,
Rio Puerco,
USA,
USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC),
Water Resources,
drainage,
elevations,
gps,
survey points,
thalweg,
topography,
total station, Fewer tags
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These are scientific collections managed by the USGS New Mexico Water Science Center (NMWSC). The mission of the NMWSC is to collect, analyze, and distribute the impartial hydrologic data and information needed to wisely manage water resources for the people of the United States and the State of New Mexico. Much of our data are publicly available through the USGS National Water Information System, but additional collections of data are available here. NMWSC scientists have a wide range of expertise in many areas of water science, including: water quality, groundwater, surface water, water use, wildfire-caused flooding and debris flows, and snow hydrology. We partner with Federal, State, and local agencies to provide...
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