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Suspended-sediment data from Moenkopi Wash, AZ

Data for journal manuscript: The Effects of Vegetative Feedbacks on Flood Shape, Sediment Transport, and Geomorphic Change in a Dryland River: Moenkopi Wash, AZ

Dates

Publication Date
Start Date
1948
End Date
2021

Citation

Dean, D.J., and Topping, D.J., 2023, Discharge, topographic, suspended-sediment, and GIS data from Moenkopi Wash, AZ: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9TKO358.

Summary

These data were compiled to perform analyses of hydrologic change, changes in sediment transport, and channel change within Moenkopi Wash, Arizona. Objective(s) of our study were to quantify the magnitude and timing of changes in hydrology, sediment transport, and channel form within Moenkopi Wash and to determine the downstream effects of those changes on sediment delivery downstream to the Little Colorado River, and the Colorado River. These data represent instantaneous discharge records, suspended-sediment sample records, topographic survey data, historical aerial imagery, and channel polygons and centerlines mapped on the historical imagery. Instantaneous discharge records in this study began in 1926 and extend to 2022 and were [...]

Contacts

Point of Contact :
David J Dean, U.S. Geological Survey
Originator :
David J Dean, David J Topping
Metadata Contact :
David J Dean, U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher :
U.S. Geological Survey
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase

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MoenkopiWash_Sediment_1948-2021_Metadata.xml
Original FGDC Metadata
View 		34.46 KB application/fgdc+xml
Mo_nr_Cam-SUSP-SED.csv 374.85 KB text/csv
Mo_nr_TubaCity-SUSP-SED.csv 83.37 KB text/csv
MWat_and_nrMO-SUSP-SED.csv 715.02 KB text/csv
MWnrMO-SUSP-SED.csv 14.74 KB text/csv

Purpose

The purpose of these data were to anlayze instantaneous discharge data and suspended sediment samples to determine historical changes in hydrology and sediment transport. Additionally, topographic surveys were analyzed to determine changes in cross-section shape at the stream gage locations. Aerial imagery was orthorectified and mosaicked such that active channel boundaries and channel centerlines could be delineated. Shapefiles of active channel boundaries and channel centerlines were used to calculate changes in active channel width over time.

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The author(s) of these data request that data users contact them regarding intended use and to assist with understanding limitations and interpretation. Unless otherwise stated, all data, metadata and related materials are considered to satisfy the quality standards relative to the purpose for which the data were collected. Although these data and associated metadata have been reviewed for accuracy and completeness and approved for release by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data for other purposes, nor on all computer systems, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty.

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