TEMPORAL VARIATIONS IN RATES OF SEDIMENT DEPOSITION WITHIN OKLAHOMA RESERVOIRS: IMPLICATIONS FOR WATER MANAGEMENT

South-Central Section–40th Annual Meeting (6–7 March 2006)
Paper No. 13-1

Presentation Time: 3:10 PM-3:30 PM

TEMPORAL VARIATIONS IN RATES OF SEDIMENT DEPOSITION WITHIN OKLAHOMA RESERVOIRS: IMPLICATIONS FOR WATER MANAGEMENT
SIMMS, Alexander R., School of Geology, Oklahoma State University, 105 Noble Research Center, Stillwater, OK 74078, arsimms@gmail.com and HALIHAN, Todd, School of Geology, Oklahoma State Univ, 105 Noble Research Center, Stillwater, OK 74078 Sedimentation within reservoirs is a serious problem facing the management of water resources in Oklahoma. A comparison between published rates of sedimentation within several Oklahoma reservoirs and long term averaged rates of sedimentation obtained from cores is apparent. Studies from other depositional systems, such as marine deltas, and numerical models suggest such temporal changes in the rate of sedimentation are due to climatic fluctuations at the decadal to annual scale. Developing a management plan that incorporates climatic and anthropogenic variations in sediment supply is critical to water managers planning and preparing for future climate change.
South-Central Section–40th Annual Meeting (6–7 March 2006) General Information for this Meeting

Session No. 13 Drivers of Regional Water Management: Who’s Stopping to Ask Directions? University of Oklahoma, College of Continuing Education: Forum Room 3:05 PM-5:10 PM, Tuesday, 7 March 2006 Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 38, No. 1, p. 37
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