Bankfull characteristics of Ohio streams and their relation to peak streamflows

Sherwood, James M.; Huitger, Carrie A.

doi:10.3133/sir20055153

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“…Both the Inner Bluegrass and Outer Bluegrass had similar values of 0.30 and 0.39, respectively. The Inner Bluegrass exponent was quite similar than the exponent found by Wohl and David [30] for bedrock channels while the Outer Bluegrass exponent was quite similar to that found by Sherwood and Huitger [54] for Ohio streams. While no statistical difference was noted (p = 0.3132), streams in the Inner Bluegrass were slightly deeper than those of the Outer Bluegrass for the same discharge ( Figure 6).…”

Section: Bankfull Hydraulic Geometry Curvesmentioning

confidence: 38%

“…With regards to bankfull mean velocity, a value between 0.10 and 0.20 was expected based on the literature [5,23,48,54]. For the Inner Bluegrass, the exponent was 0.20 while it was 0.17 for the Outer Bluegrass.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…For bankfull cross-sectional area, a value of between 0.80 and 0.90 was expected for the exponent based on the theoretical and empirical values presented in the literature [5,23,30,48,54]. For the Inner Bluegrass, the exponent was 0.80; it was 0.83 for the Outer Bluegrass.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…No statistical difference between the regions was found for bankfull cross-sectional area (p = 0.8626). With regards to bankfull width, an exponent between 0.45 and 0.53 was expected based on theoretical and empirical values [5,23,30,48,54]. Park [53], however, did note that streams in humid temperate regions tended to have width exponents ranging between 0.4 and 0.8.…”

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“…When bankfull discharges exceeded about 20 m 3 s −1 , streams in the Inner Bluegrass had a greater tendency to be wider. For bankfull mean depth, theoretical and empirical values indicated that an exponent of about 0.37 should be expected [5,23,30,48,54]. Park [53] found that streams in humid temperate regions tended to have moderate depth exponents generally ranging between 0.2 and 0.6.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Bankfull Hydraulic Geometry Relationships for the Inner and Outer Bluegrass Regions of Kentucky

Agouridis

Brockman

Workman

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Bankfull hydraulic geometry relationships relate bankfull stream dimensions, such as cross-sectional area, width, mean depth, mean velocity, width to depth ratio, and slope to bankfull discharge. These relationships can assist in determining a design discharge for stream restoration and management projects. This study assessed 27 stable streams located in the Inner Bluegrass and Outer Bluegrass regions of Kentucky. Reaches were selected based on the presence of a U.S. Geological Survey gage, as well as other conditions such as presence of readily identifiable bankfull indicators, stability indices, and site accessibility. Bankfull channel dimensions and discharges were determined, and hydraulic geometry relationships were developed for both the Inner Bluegrass and Outer Bluegrass regions. These scaling relationships for karst-influenced streams were similar to others reported in the literature for non-karst areas. Significant differences between the regions OPEN ACCESS Water 2011, 3 924 were found only for bankfull width and width-to-depth ratio. Streams in the Inner Bluegrass tended to be more narrow and deep at bankfull discharges less than 10 m 3 s −1 and wider and shallower at bankfull discharges greater than 20 m 3 s −1 as compared to stream in the Outer Bluegrass. It is suspected that physiographic conditions related to local geology and/or riparian vegetation at three sites in the Outer Bluegrass accounted for these differences.Results of this study indicate that in instances of geologic variation within a physiographic region, hydraulic geometry relationships may require evaluation at the watershed scale.

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Section: Bankfull Hydraulic Geometry Curvesmentioning

confidence: 38%

Section: Bankfull Hydraulic Geometry Curvesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Bankfull Hydraulic Geometry Curvesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Bankfull Hydraulic Geometry Curvesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Bankfull Hydraulic Geometry Curvesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Workman

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Geomorphic applications of stream‐gage information

Juracek

Fitzpatrick

2009

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In the United States, several thousand stream gages provide what typically is the only source of continuous, long-term streamflow and channel-geometry information for the locations being monitored. In this paper, the geomorphic content of stream-gage information, previous and potential applications of stream-gage information in fluvial geomorphic research and various possible limitations are described. Documented applications include studies of hydraulic geometry, channel bankfull characteristics, sediment transport and channel geomorphic response to various types of disturbance. Potential applications include studies to determine the geomorphic effectiveness of large floods and in-stream habitat change in response to disturbance. For certain applications, various spatial, temporal and data limitations may render the stream-gage information of limited use; however, such information often is of considerable value to enable or enhance geomorphic investigations.

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Downstream Regime Relations for Single‐Thread Channels

Thayer

2016

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New empirically derived downstream hydraulic geometry relations are developed for single-thread gravel/cobble-bed and sand-bed channels using the independent variables bankfull discharge, channel slope, and median bed grain size. Differences in channel response to the controlling variables are observed between gravel/cobble-bed and sand-bed channels. It is found that the inclusion of channel slope into regime relations is necessary for accurate channel geometry predictions and that bed grain size becomes an unnecessary variable. Accuracy of predictions is superior to many existing relations and comparable with those that already include slope as an independent variable. Variability of prediction errors is comparable with existing relations. Applications and implications of the new relations are discussed.

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Bankfull characteristics of Ohio streams and their relation to peak streamflows

Cited by 38 publications

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Bankfull Hydraulic Geometry Relationships for the Inner and Outer Bluegrass Regions of Kentucky

Bankfull Hydraulic Geometry Relationships for the Inner and Outer Bluegrass Regions of Kentucky

Geomorphic applications of stream‐gage information

Downstream Regime Relations for Single‐Thread Channels

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