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GSA Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado, USA - 2016

Session No. 282
Wednesday, 28 September 2016: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 406 (Colorado Convention Center)

T62. Quantifying Geomorphic Response to Floods: From Geochronologic Methods to High-Resolution Data and State-of-the-Art Models

GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division
Joel Sholtes, Nicholas A. Sutfin and John Pitlick, Advocates
282-1
8:00 AM
FROM THE BIRTHPLACE OF RIVERS TO THE GREENBRIER CLASSIC: EXCEPTIONAL FLASH FLOODING IN WEST VIRGINIA ON 23 JUNE 2016
KITE, J. Steven, Geology and Geography, West Virginia University, P. O. Box 6300, 330 Brooks Hall, Morgantown, WV 26506-6300 and MOORE, Jessica Pierson, West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey, 1 Mont Chateau Rd, Morgantown, WV 26508, jkite@wvu.edu
282-2
8:15 AM
THE GEOMORPHIC IMPACT OF OUTBURST FLOODS: INTEGRATING FIELD OBSERVATIONS AND NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS OF AN EXTREME FLOOD EVENT, EASTERN HIMALAYA
TURZEWSKI, Michael David, Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington, Box 351310, Seattle, WA 98195, HUNTINGTON, Katharine, Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington, JHN 070, Box 351310, Seattle, WA 98195-1310 and LEVEQUE, Randall J., Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Washington, Box 353925, Seattle, 98195-3925, mturzewski@gmail.com
282-3
8:30 AM
VARIABILITY OF EDDY SANDBAR RESPONSE DURING TWO DECADES OF CONTROLLED FLOODING ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER IN GRAND CANYON
MUELLER, Erich R.1, GRAMS, Paul E.1, HAZEL Jr., Josepth E.2 and SCHMIDT, John C.3, (1)Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, (2)Department of Earth Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, (3)Department of Watershed Sciences, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322-5210, emueller@usgs.gov
282-4
8:45 AM
DOES A HISTORICAL FLOOD IN AN INTRA-DAM RIVER REACH MAKE A DIFFERENCE? A CASE STUDY OF THE 2011 FLOOD IN THE GARRISON REACH OF THE MISSOURI RIVER (Invited Presentation)
SCHENK, Edward R.1, BENTHEM, Adam2, SKALAK, Katherine2 and HUPP, Cliff R.3, (1)Grand Canyon National Park, National Park Service, 1824 S Thompson St, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, National Research Program, 430 National Center, Reston, VA 20192, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, 430 National Center, Reston, VA 20192, edward_schenk@nps.gov
 
9:05 AM
Break
282-5
9:20 AM
STREAM POWER AND GEOMORPHIC CHANGE DURING THE 2013 COLORADO FRONT RANGE FLOOD
YOCHUM, Steven1, SHOLTES, Joel2 and SCOTT, Julian1, (1)USDA Forest Service, National Stream and Aquatic Ecology Center, Fort Collins, CO 80526, (2)Civil and Environmental Engineering, Colorado State University, Campus Delivery 1372, Fort Collins, CO 80523, steveneyochum@fs.fed.us
282-6
9:35 AM
LONGITUDINAL VARIABILITY OF CHANNEL RESPONSE TO FLOODS
SHOLTES, Joel1, YOCHUM, Steven2 and SCOTT, Julian2, (1)U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, PO BOX 25007 MC 86-68240, Denver, CO 80225, (2)USDA Forest Service, National Stream and Aquatic Ecology Center, Fort Collins, CO 80526, jsholtes@gmail.com
282-7
9:50 AM
LANDSLIDES MODULATE TRANSIENT ADJUSTMENT TO CATASTROPHIC FLOODING
DETHIER, Evan N., Earth Science, Dartmouth College, HB 6105, Hanover, NH 03755, MAGILLIGAN, Francis J., Department of Geography, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755-3571 and RENSHAW, Carl E., Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College, 6105 Fairchild Hall, Hanover, NH 03755, evan.n.dethier.gr@dartmouth.edu
282-8
10:05 AM
FLOODS AS NATURAL AGENTS OF RIVER COMPLEXITY: PHYSICAL CONTROLS AND GEOMORPHIC IMPLICATIONS (Invited Presentation)
GARTNER, John D.1, RENSHAW, Carl E.2, HATCH, Christine E.1 and LARSEN, Isaac J.1, (1)Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA 01003, (2)Earth Science, Dartmouth College, HB 6105, Hanover, NH 03755, jgartner@umass.edu
 
10:25 AM
Break
282-9
10:40 AM
COMPLEX RESPONSE OF CHANNELS IN FORESTED WATERSHEDS TO FLOODS:  ASSESSING THE GEOMORPHIC IMPACTS OF THE 2013 COLORADO FLOOD ON NATIONAL FOREST AND PARK LANDS
RYAN, Sandra E., US Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, 240 West Prospect Rd, Fort Collins, CO 80526, BENNETT, Georgina L., Dept. of Geosciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523; US Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station, 240 Prospect Road, Fort Collins, CO 80526 and RATHBURN, Sara L., Dept. of Geosciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, sryanburkett@fs.fed.us
282-10
10:55 AM
THE TUMBLING TRIUMVIRATE: QUANTIFYING FLOOD-RELATED SEDIMENT, WOOD AND CARBON (Invited Presentation)
RATHBURN, Sara L., Department of Geosciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, BENNETT, Georgina L., US Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station, 240 Prospect Road, Fort Collins, CO 80526; Department of Geosciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523 and WOHL, Ellen E., Geosciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1482, sara.rathburn@colostate.edu
282-11
11:15 AM
APPLICATION OF TRADITIONAL AND NOVEL APPROACHES FOR ASSESSING FLOODING RISK RELATED TO DRIFT WOOD DELIVERY, TRANSPORT AND DEPOSIT: ADVANCES IN SCIENCE AND FLOOD HAZARD MANAGEMENT
KRAMER, Natalie, Geosciences, Colorado State University, Campus Delivery 1482, Fort Collins, CO 80521, PIEGAY, Herve, National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), University of Lyon, Lyon, France and RUIZ-VILLANUEVA, Virginia, Institut of Geological Sciences, University of Berne, Berne, Switzerland, n.kramer.anderson@gmail.com
282-12
11:30 AM
USING EVOLVING, DATA-DRIVEN MODELS TO ADVANCE FROM CONCEPTUALIZATION TO PREDICTION
SCOTT, Daniel N., Geosciences, Colorado State University, 1482 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, CO 80521 and WOHL, Ellen E., Geosciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1482, dan.scott@colostate.edu
Handouts
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    11:45 AM
    Discussion
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