Execution Hollow and the Plain: Finding a Kettle Lake on a Kame Terrace Using GPR at West Point, New York

Kimball, Mindy A.; Sheehan, Nathaniel; Beckaroo, Yasheika; Dabbelt, Joseph; Wallen, Benjamin M.; Fuhriman, Christopher; Morrell, Avery; Carter, Abigail

doi:10.1130/abs/2019am-339832

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“…Elevations in the area range from close to sea level at the Hudson River Estuary to over 1300 feet in the watershed. The key institutional buildings are located on and near the Plain, a large, relatively flat area 150-165 ft above the River thought to be a glacial kame terrace (Kimball et al, 2019). Its unique geography made it an ideal location to control shipping traffic and protect the Colonies during the Revolutionary War.…”

Section: Changes In Infrastructurementioning

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The long iron line: Water resources development at the United States Military Academy, West Point (1802–1943)

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Malinowski

2022

J American Water Resour Assoc

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Water, the solvent of life, is typically harvested from surface and groundwater sources that have been increasingly stressed across the planet (NASEM, 2018). Innovations in water resources management that include new and efficient strategies to dependably distribute water to those who need it are required to address global water demand, which is expected to increase in the 21st Century (NASEM, 2018). The primary objective of current water resources planning, management, and analysis activities is to manage water resources in an environment of uncertain and varying supplies and demands while minimizing conflicts among individuals with different intentions (Loucks & Van Beek, 2017).Water forecasting is arguably one of the most difficult aspects of water resources planning. Indeed, a generalized and accurate forecasting model has eluded researchers regardless of the planning level involved (Donkor et al., 2014). Short-term retrospective comparisons of water demand forecasts have consistently found large discrepancies between projected and actual water use (Brown, 1999;Guldin, 1989;Osborn et al., 1986;Viessman & DeMoncada, 1980) and accurate predictions of some forecasts were due to offsetting errors in forecast components (Rinaudo, 2015). A better understanding of the determinants that influence water demand will improve forecasts and help address the uncertainty that results in the risks of water shortages and loss of revenue (Donkor et al., 2014;Rinaudo, 2015).Loucks and van Beek (2017) stated the following regarding water resources planning, "Change over time is certain; just what it will be is uncertain." Although it has been argued that past water resource planning and management practices are not necessarily a prologue for the future (cf. Dworsky et al., 1991), examination of the evolution of technology and concomitant policy has been considered a useful component when planning

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Section: Changes In Infrastructurementioning

confidence: 99%