North-Central Section - 48th Annual Meeting (24–25 April)

Session No. 2
Thursday, 24 April 2014: 7:55 AM-12:00 PM
Arbor 2 (Cornhusker Marriott)

T1. Rivers, Past and Present: Sediments, Stratigraphy, and Geomorphology I

 

Christopher R. Fielding and Jim Best, Advocates
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Start Time
 
7:55 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:00 AM
DUNE KINEMATICS IN A LARGE ELONGATE MEANDER BEND
KONSOER, Kory Matthew, Geology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, BEST, James L., Departments of Geology, Geography, Mechanical Science and Engineering and Ven Te Chow Hydrosystems Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, RHOADS, Bruce L., Geography, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 607 S. Mathews Ave. Davenport Hall R 220, Urbana, IL 61801, ABAD, Jorge D., Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, FAZIO, David, U.S. Geological Survey - Illinois Water Science Center, 1201 West University Ave, Urbana, IL 61801, FRIAS, Christian, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Benedum 943, 3700 O'Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, GARCIA, Marcelo H., Department of Geology and Ven Te Chow Hydrosystems Lab, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 208 NHB Natural History Building, MC-102, 1301 W Green St, Urbana, IL 61801-2938 and LANGENDOEN, Eddy, USDA-ARS, National Sedimentation Laboratory, Oxford, MS 38655, konsoer1@illinois.edu, konsoer1@illinois.edu
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8:40 AM
SEASONAL DYNAMICS OF SANDBARS OF THE LOWER PLATTE RIVER, NEBRASKA
ALEXANDER, Jason S., Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, jalexa13@uwyo.edu, jalexa13@uwyo.edu
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9:00 AM
GLACIER-FED RIVER: SEDIMENTARY AND GEOMORPHOLOGICAL VIEW FROM THE HIMALAYAN REGION
HARITASHYA, Umesh K., Department of Geology, University of Dayton, 300 College Park, Dayton, OH 45469, uharitashya1@udayton.edu, uharitashya1@udayton.edu
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9:20 AM
OPTICAL AND ACOUSTIC SURROGATES FOR SEDIMENT MASS CONCENTRATION, PLATTE RIVER NEAR OVERTON, 2012
ZELT, Ronald B.1, KINZEL, Paul J.2 and SCHAEPE, Nathaniel J.1, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, 5231 South 19th Street, Lincoln, NE 68512, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, Geomorphology and Sediment Transport Laboratory, 4620 Technology Drive, Suite 400, Golden, CO 80403, rbzelt@usgs.gov, rbzelt@usgs.gov
 
9:40 AM
Break
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10:00 AM
GEOMORPHIC RESPONSES TO MODERATE RAINFALL EVENTS IN THE AFTERMATH OF A MAJOR RECENT FIRE ACROSS THE VALLEY OF THE NIOBRARA NATIONAL SCENIC RIVER, NEBRASKA
LUNDSTROM, Scott, U.S. Geological Survey, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center, P.O. Box 25046, DFC, MS 980, Denver, CO 80225 and ALEXANDER, Jason S., Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, sclundst@usgs.gov, sclundst@usgs.gov
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10:20 AM
ALLUVIAL ARCHITECTURE OF FLUVIAL TO TIDALLY-INFLUENCED POINT BAR DEPOSITS: CHEHALIS RIVER, WA, USA
PROKOCKI, Eric W., Department of Geology, University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign), 152 Computer Applications Bldg, 605 E. Springfield Ave, Champaign, IL 61820, BEST, James, Departments of Geology, Geography, Mechanical Science and Engineering and Ven Te Chow Hydrosystems Laboratory, University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign), 152 Computer Applications Bldg, 605 E. Springfield Ave, Champaign, IL 61820, ASHWORTH, Phil, Division of Geography and Geology, University of Brighton, Lewes Road, Sussex, BN2 4GJ, United Kingdom, PARSONS, Dan, Department of Geography, Environment, and Earth Sciences, University of Hull, Hull, HU6 7RX, United Kingdom, SAMBROOK SMITH, Greg, School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, United Kingdom and SIMPSON, Chris, Fulcrum Graphic Communications Inc, 2171 Hillcrest Green SW, Airdrie, T4B 3W1, Canada, ewaschle2@gmail.com, ewaschle2@gmail.com
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10:40 AM
THECAMOEBIANS AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL PROXY FOR THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FLOODPLAIN
JARVIS, Stephanie K. and ISHMAN, Scott, Department of Geology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901, sjarvis@siu.edu, sjarvis@siu.edu
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11:00 AM
HISTORICAL AND PREDICTED FUTURE SEDIMENT ACCUMULATION IN THE NIOBRARA RIVER DELTA AND LEWIS AND CLARK LAKE HEADWATERS
SWEENEY, Mark R.1, COWMAN, Tim2, CAMPBELL, Melissa3, DIXON, Mark4, GEARY, Nicole5 and BOEVER, Chris4, (1)Earth Sciences, University of South Dakota, 414 E. Clark Street, Vermillion, SD 57069, (2)South Dakota Geological Survey and USD Missouri River Institute, 414 E Clark St, Akeley-Lawrence Science Center, Vermillion, SD 57069, (3)USD Missouri River Institute, 414 E Clark St, Vermillion, SD 57069, (4)Department of Biology, University of South Dakota, 414 E. Clark St, Vermillion, SD 57069, (5)Southwest School of Art, 300 Augustana St, San Antonio, TX 78205, Mark.Sweeney@usd.edu, Mark.Sweeney@usd.edu
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11:20 AM
SOME SEDIMENTOLOGIC EFFECTS OF SEPTEMBER 2013 HIGH-STAGE FLOWS ON THE SOUTH PLATTE AND PLATTE RIVERS IN NEBRASKA, USA
JOECKEL, R.M., CSD, School of Natural Resources and Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68583-0996 and TUCKER, Shane T., State Museum and Nebraska Highway Paleontology Program, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, W436 Nebraska Hall, Lincoln, NE 68588-0514, rjoeckel3@unl.edu, rjoeckel3@unl.edu
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11:40 AM
THE ALLUVIAL ARCHITECTURE OF A FINE-GRAINED MEANDERING RIVER: THE RIO BERMEJO, ARGENTINA
BEST, James, Departments of Geology, Geography, Mechanical Science and Engineering and Ven Te Chow Hydrosystems Laboratory, University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign), 208 Natural History Building, 1301 West Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801, SAMBROOK SMITH, Gregory, School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, United Kingdom, ORFEO, Oscar, Centro de Ecologia Aplicada del Litoral, Corrientes, 3400, Argentina and ZINGER, Jessica Ann, Geography, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, jimbest@illinois.edu, jimbest@illinois.edu
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