Cohesive Channel Response to Watershed Urbanization: Insights from the Sand River, Aiken SC
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Study Site History and Description
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Watershed Urbanization
3.2. Lidar DEM
3.3. Channel Width, Depth, and Volume
4. Results
4.1. Watershed Urbanization
4.2. Lidar DEM
4.3. Long-Channel Profile
4.4. Channel Width and Depth
4.5. Volume Sediment Flux
5. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Year | Watershed Area (km2) | % Increase in Urbanized Watershed Area |
---|---|---|
1930 (initial) | 3.5 | 0 |
1992 | 8.11 | 131.7 |
2002 | 8.8 | 8.5 |
2012 | 9.0 | 2.3 |
Total % increase (1930–2012) | 157% |
Time Interval | Channel Volume (m3) | Volume Sediment Flux (m3/yr) |
---|---|---|
1930–1992 | 5.8 × 105 | 9354 |
1992–2012 | 4.98 × 104 | 2490 |
Total canyon volume (2012) | 6.3 × 105 |
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Sullivan, J.; Grubb, J.; Willis, R.; Boozer, D.; Flickinger, B.; Dixon, C.E. Cohesive Channel Response to Watershed Urbanization: Insights from the Sand River, Aiken SC. Water 2020, 12, 3441. https://doi.org/10.3390/w12123441
Sullivan J, Grubb J, Willis R, Boozer D, Flickinger B, Dixon CE. Cohesive Channel Response to Watershed Urbanization: Insights from the Sand River, Aiken SC. Water. 2020; 12(12):3441. https://doi.org/10.3390/w12123441
Chicago/Turabian StyleSullivan, Jessica, Joshua Grubb, Ronald Willis, Derek Boozer, Brooks Flickinger, and Christopher Eric Dixon. 2020. "Cohesive Channel Response to Watershed Urbanization: Insights from the Sand River, Aiken SC" Water 12, no. 12: 3441. https://doi.org/10.3390/w12123441