Water-quality and sedimentation data from Lake Tuscaloosa and selected tributaries, North River basin, Alabama: Water year 1983

Abstract

2. Map showing location of surface-water data collection sites. 3. Cation-anion diagrams showing chemical character of water during low-flow conditions at sites in North River basin.. 11 4. Diagram showing daily discharge and'maximum and minimum temperature, specific conductance, dissolved oxygen,

Estimation of sediment inflows to Lake Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 2009-11

“…The more permeable Coker Formation of Cretaceous age lies above the Pottsville Formation and has outcrops in the southern and western parts of the study area. Although the upper 300 ft of the Coker Formation consists chiefly of clay (Metzger, 1965), the permeable sand and gravel beds in the lower 100 ft provide substantial quantities of base flow to streams and are the principal source of water for wells in much of the Lake Tuscaloosa area (Cole, 1985b).…”

“…Puente and others (1982) described hydrologic conditions in four coal-lease tracts in the Warrior Coal Field. Cole (1985aCole ( , 1985b sampled 14 sites in the North River basin to determine if surface coal mining had impacted the quality of water in the lake and selected tributaries. Slack (1987) described the flow, water quality, and changes in the water quality by compiling historical data and collecting data at 17 sites in Lake Tuscaloosa and selected tributaries.…”

“…The bathymetric surveys were collected in 1973 ), 1982(Cole, 1985b), 1986(Slack and Prichett, 1988), 2000(Stricklin, 2001(Charley Foster and Associates, Inc., 2004, and 2010 (Lee and Kimbrow, 2011). For the 1982 bathymetric survey (Cole, 1985b), 17 cross sections were established in 7 principal tributaries to Lake Tuscaloosa, including North River, Dry Creek, Turkey Creek, Binion Creek, Tierce Creek, Carroll Creek, and Brush Creek. Results revealed that sediment depositions ranged from 2 to 20 ft in 14 of 17 cross sections (Cole, 1985b).…”

“…For the 1982 bathymetric survey (Cole, 1985b), 17 cross sections were established in 7 principal tributaries to Lake Tuscaloosa, including North River, Dry Creek, Turkey Creek, Binion Creek, Tierce Creek, Carroll Creek, and Brush Creek. Results revealed that sediment depositions ranged from 2 to 20 ft in 14 of 17 cross sections (Cole, 1985b). These cross sections were resurveyed in 1986 (Slack and Prichett, 1988) and in May 2000 (Stricklin, 2001) to determine whether any additional sedimentation or scour occurred.…”