2006 Philadelphia Annual Meeting (22–25 October 2006)

Session No. 19
Sunday, 22 October 2006: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

T128. Sources, Transport, Storage, and Delivery of Sediment in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed

GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division

 

Allen C. Gellis and Dorothy Merritts, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:05 AM
SEDIMENT PRODUCTION AND STORAGE ALONG MID-ATLANTIC UPLAND STREAMS
PIZZUTO, Jim, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, pizzuto@udel.edu, pizzuto@udel.edu
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8:25 AM
SEDIMENT SOURCES AND TRANSPORT IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED
GELLIS, Allen C., U.S. Geological Survey, 8987 Yellow Brick Road, Baltimore, MD 21237, LANDWEHR, Jurate M., USGS, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192, PAVICH, Milan J., U.S. Geol Survey, MS926a, Reston, VA 20192, HUPP, Cliff R., U.S. Geological Survey, 430 National Center, Reston, VA 20192 and RITCHIE, Jerry C., U.S.D.A.- ARS, BARC-West Bldg-007, Beltsville, MD 20705, agellis@usgs.gov, agellis@usgs.gov
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8:40 AM
FLOODPLAIN SEDIMENT TRAPPING AND STORAGE ALONG TRIBUTARIES TO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY
HUPP, Cliff R., KROES, Daniel E. and NOE, Gregory B., U.S. Geological Survey, 430 National Center, Reston, VA 20192, crhupp@usgs.gov, crhupp@usgs.gov
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8:55 AM
REMOTE SENSING OF LAND USE/COVER FACTORS INFLUENCING SOIL EROSION IN THE LITTLE CONESTOGA WATERSHED, LANCASTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
HUBBARD, Bernard E.1, GELLIS, Allen2, PAVICH, Milan3, MERRITTS, Dorothy4 and WALTER, Robert C.4, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, National Center, Mail Stop 954, Reston, VA 20192, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, 8987 Yellowbrick Rd, Mail Stop 966, Baltimore, MD 87109-1311, (3)Geologic Division, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192, (4)Department of Earth and Environment, Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, PA 17604-3003, bhubbard@usgs.gov, bhubbard@usgs.gov
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9:10 AM
A 137CS INVENTORY OF A SMALL AGRICULTURAL WATERSHED IN LANCASTER COUNTY, PA, WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR SEDIMENT AND NUTRIENT LOADS TO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY
WALTER, Robert1, SULLIVAN, Alexandra1, VOYNOVA, Yoana1, STUBBLEFIELD, Andrew1, MERRITTS, Dorothy1 and RITCHIE, Jerry2, (1)Department of Earth and Environment, Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, PA 17604, (2)Hydrology Lab, U.S. Department of Agriculture, BARC - West Building 007, Beltsville, MD 20705, robert.walter@fandm.edu, robert.walter@fandm.edu
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9:25 AM
LEGACY SEDIMENT – CULPRIT OR SCAPEGOAT?
SMITH, Sean M., Ecosystem Restoration Center, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, 580 Taylor Avenue, E2, Annapolis, MD 21401 and WILCOCK, Peter R., Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering, Johns Hopkins Univ, Baltimore, MD 21218, ssmith@dnr.state.md.us, ssmith@dnr.state.md.us
 
9:40 AM
Break
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9:55 AM
CHANGES IN SOURCES AND SUPPLY OF FINE AND COARSE SEDIMENT, ANACOSTIA WATERSHED
PRESTEGAARD, Karen L., Geology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, kpresto@geol.umd.edu, kpresto@geol.umd.edu
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10:15 AM
QUANTIFYING FINE SEDIMENT SOURCES IN THE NORTHEAST BRANCH OF THE ANACOSTIA RIVER USING TRACE ELEMENTS AND RADIONUCLIDES
DEVEREUX, Olivia H., Department of Natural Resource Sciences, University of Maryland, 0104 HJ Patterson Hall, College Park, MD 20742, NEEDELMAN, Brian A., University of Maryland, 1112 HJ Patterson Hall, College Park, MD 20742, PRESTEGAARD, Karen L., Department of Geology, University of Maryland, 1117 Geology Building, College Park, MD 20742, RITCHIE, Jerry C., U.S.D.A.- ARS, BARC-West Bldg-007, Beltsville, MD 20705 and GELLIS, Allen, U.S. Geological Survey, 8987 Yellowbrick Rd, Mail Stop 966, Baltimore, MD 87109-1311, devereux@umd.edu, devereux@umd.edu
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10:30 AM
GEOCHEMISTRY OF RECENT (<100 Y) SEDIMENTS IN THE CORSICA RIVER
PALINKAS, Cindy, CORNWELL, Jeffrey, LEBEAU, Colette and HALVERSON, Rebecca, Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, PO Box 775, Cambridge, MD 21613, cpalinkas@hpl.umces.edu, cpalinkas@hpl.umces.edu
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10:45 AM
APPLICATION OF A SEDIMENT-BUDGET APPROACH TO EVALUATE SOURCES AND SINKS OF HG-CONTAMINATED SEDIMENT IN A GRAVEL-BED RIVER, S. RIVER, VIRGINIA
SKALAK, Katherine J.1, PIZZUTO, James1, NARINESINGH, Pramenath2, RHOADES, Erica3 and O'NEAL, Michael2, (1)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716-2544, (2)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, (3)Geography Department, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, kskalak@udel.edu, kskalak@udel.edu
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11:00 AM
GEOLOGY OF A BAYHEAD DELTA WITHIN A POTOMAC RIVER TIDAL-FRESHWATER ESTUARY: CHESAPEAKE BAY, VIRGINIA
STONE, Christopher, Geology & Earth Science Program, Department of Environmental Science & Policy, George Mason Univ, 4400 University Drive, MSN 5F2, Fairfax, VA 22030 and MCBRIDE, Randolph A., Environmental Science & Public Policy, George Mason Univ, 4400 University Dr, Fairfax, VA 22030-4444, cstone@gmu.edu, cstone@gmu.edu
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11:15 AM
ESTUARIES
BRICKER, Owen P., 2632 White Hall Rd, White Hall, MD 21161 and WILEY, Suzanne B., Box 562, Mt Airy, MD 21771, ahbricks@bcpl.net, ahbricks@bcpl.net
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