GSA Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington, USA - 2017

Session No. 339
Wednesday, 25 October 2017: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Chelan 4 (The Conference Center)

T183. Advances and Challenges in Quantifying Sediment Budgets for River Systems

GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division
Christopher Magirl, Allen C. Gellis and Jon Major, Advocates
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:35 PM
ON-DEMAND CONTINUOUS MASS-BALANCE SEDIMENT BUDGETS FOR RIVER SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (Invited Presentation)
TOPPING, David J.1, GRIFFITHS, Ronald E.1, DEAN, David J.1, GRAMS, Paul E.1, BUSCOMBE, Daniel D.2 and MUELLER, Erich R.3, (1)Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, (2)School of Earth Sciences & Environmental Sustainability, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, (3)Department of Geography, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, dtopping@usgs.gov
1:55 PM
A SUSPENDED SEDIMENT BUDGET FOR A GLACIER-FED RIVER: SAUK RIVER, WASHINGTON, USA
CURRAN, Christopher A.1, JAEGER, Kristin L.1, ANDERSON, Scott W.2 and MORRIS, Scott T.3, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, WAWSC, Tacoma, WA 98402, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, Tacoma, WA 98402, (3)Natural Resources, Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe, 5318 Chief Brown Lane, Darrington, WA 98241, ccurran@usgs.gov
2:10 PM
WASTING (AND DISSOLVING) AWAY IN WESTERN OREGON
O'CONNOR, Jim E., U.S. Geological Survey, 2130 SW 5th Ave., Portland, OR 97201, WISE, Daniel C., U.S. Geological Survey, 2130 SW 5th, Portland, OR 97216 and MANGANO, Joseph F., U.S. Geological Survey, 230 Collins Rd, Boise, ID 83702, oconnor@usgs.gov
2:25 PM
FLUVIAL AND COASTAL MORPHODYNAMIC EVOLUTION FOLLOWING A MASSIVE SEDIMENT RELEASE FROM THE WORLD’S LARGEST DAM REMOVAL
WARRICK, Jonathan A.1, RITCHIE, Andrew2, EAST, Amy2, MAGIRL, Christopher S.3, BOUNTRY, Jennifer4, RANDLE, Tim5, STEVENS, Andrew W.6, DUDA, Jeffrey7, HILLDALE, Robert C.8, CURRAN, Chris A.9 and GELFENBAUM, Guy10, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, 2885 Mission St., Santa Cruz, CA 95060, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, 520 N Park Avenue, Suite 221, Tucson, AZ 85719, (4)U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, CO 80225, (5)US Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, CO 80225, (6)U.S. Geological Survey, PCMSC, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, (7)U.S. Geological Survey, Western Fisheries Research Center, Seattle, WA 98115, (8)U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, P.O. Box 25007, Denver, CO 80225, (9)U.S. Geological Survey, WAWSC, Tacoma, WA 98402, (10)Coastal and Marine Geology Program, U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA, jwarrick@usgs.gov
2:40 PM
MODELING CHANGES IN THE FLUX AND GRAIN SIZE DISTRIBUTION OF THE BED SEDIMENT IN A LARGE GRAVEL-BED RIVER
PITLICK, John1, BIZZI, Simone2 and SCHMITT, Rafael2, (1)Geography Department, University of Colorado, Box 260, Boulder, CO 80309, (2)Department of Electronics, Information, and Bioengineering, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci, Milan, 20133, Italy, pitlick@colorado.edu
2:55 PM
QUANTIFYING SUSPENDED SEDIMENT CONCENTRATION FROM SPACE: GLOBAL VARIABILITY AND TRENDS
DETHIER, Evan N.1, RENSHAW, Carl E.2 and MAGILLIGAN, Francis J.1, (1)Department of Geography, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755-3571, (2)Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College, 6105 Fairchild Hall, Hanover, NH 03755, evan.n.dethier.gr@dartmouth.edu
3:10 PM
HOW FAR CAN YOU EXPAND YOUR SEDIMENT BUDGET?  ATTEMPTS TO TAKE AN INTEGRATED SEDIMENT BUDGET AND EXTRAPOLATE IT TO NEIGHBORING BASINS IN AN AGRICULTURAL WATERSHED IN THE UPPER MIDWEST, USA (Invited Presentation)
GRAN, Karen B., Earth & Environmental Sciences Department, University of Minnesota, Duluth, 1114 Kirby Drive, Heller Hall 210, Duluth, MN 55812 and BEVIS, Martin A., Dept. of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Minnesota Duluth, 1114 Kirby Dr, Duluth, MN 55812, kgran@d.umn.edu
 
3:30 PM
Break
3:45 PM
SEDIMENT TRANSPORT AND STORAGE ALONG AMAZON RIVER VALLEYS (Invited Presentation)
DUNNE, Thomas, Bren School of Environmental Science & Management, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, tdunne@bren.ucsb.edu
4:00 PM
ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECTS ON SEDIMENT BUDGETS MANIFESTED IN DETRITAL ZIRCON PROVENANCE SIGNATURES
SICKMANN, Zachary, Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, 450 Serra Mall, Building 320, Stanford, CA 94305, GRAHAM, Stephan A., Department of Geological Sciences, Stanford University, 450 Serra Mall, Bldg 320, Stanford, CA 94305 and PAULL, Charles K., Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, 7700 Sandholdt Rd, Moss Landing, CA 95039, zsickman@stanford.edu
4:15 PM
EFFECTS OF CHANNEL GEOMETRY ON FLOODPLAIN INUNDATION FREQUENCY AND SEDIMENT ACCRETION, WALNUT CREEK, IOWA, USA
BECK, William1, MOORE, Peter1, SCHILLING, Keith2, WOLTER, Calvin3 and ISENHART, Tom1, (1)Natural Resource Ecology and Management, Iowa State University, 339 Science Hall 2, Ames, IA 50011, (2)Iowa Geological Survey, 340 A Trowbridge Hall, Iowa City, IA 52242, (3)Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Des Moines, IA 50319, pmoore@iastate.edu
4:30 PM
THE SOURCES AND AGES OF FINE-GRAINED SEDIMENT USING ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS AND FALLOUT RADIONUCLIDES FOR AN AGRICULTURAL STREAM, WALNUT CREEK, IOWA
GELLIS, Allen C., US Geological Survey, 5522 Research Park Drive, Baltimore, MD 21228, FULLER, Christopher C., U.S. Geological Survey, Bldg 15 McKelvey Building, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025-3561, VAN METRE, Peter C., Texas Water Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 1505 Ferguson Lane, Austin, TX 78754, FILSTRUP, Christopher, Large Lakes Observatory & Minnesota Sea Grant, University of Minnesota Duluth, 2205 E. 5th Street, Duluth, MN 55812, TOMER, Mark D., National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment, USDA-ARS, 1015 N. University Blvd, Ames, IA 50011 and COLE, Kevin, National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment, USDA-ARS, 1015 N. University Blvd., Ames, IA 50011-3120, agellis@usgs.gov
4:45 PM
RELATIVE INFLUENCE OF LANDSCAPE VARIABLES, DISCHARGE, AND FOREST MANAGEMENT ON SEDIMENT YIELDS IN TEMPERATE MOUNTAIN CATCHMENTS
BYWATER-REYES, Sharon, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Northern Colorado, 501 20 St., Greeley, CO 80639, BLADON, Kevin D., Department of Forest Engineering and Management, Oregon State University, 210 Snell Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331 and SEGURA, Catalina, Department of Forest Engineering, Resources, and Management, Oregon State University, 210 Snell Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331, s.v.bywater@gmail.com
5:00 PM
HYDROLOGIC DRIVERS OF FLOODPLAIN EROSION AND DEPOSITION ALONG THE MEANDERING EAST RIVER, CO
SUTFIN, Nicholas A.1, ROWLAND, Joel C.1, STAUFFER, Sophie J.2, FRATKIN, Mulu3, BENNETT, Katrina4, CARROLL, Rosemary5, MALENDA, Helen F.6, MIDDLETON, Richard S.7 and WILLIAMS, Kenneth H.8, (1)Earth & Environmental Science Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, MS-J495, Los Alamos, NM 87545, (2)Surface Water Quality Bureau, NM Environment, Los Alamos, NM 87544, (3)Water Resources Graduate Program, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, (4)Earth & Environmental Science Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, MS-T003, Los Alamos, NM 87545, (5)Desert Research Institute, Reno, NV 89119, (6)Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinois St., Golden, CO 80401, (7)Earth and Environmental Sciences, Los Alamos National Laboratory, PO Box 1663, MS D452, Los Alamos, NM 87545, (8)Earth Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA 94720, nsutfin@lanl.gov
5:15 PM
BEYOND SEDIMENT BUDGETS: HOW ALLUVIAL ARCHITECTURE CAN INFORM MODELS FOR ROUTING SUSPENDED SEDIMENT PULSES THROUGH WATERSHEDS
PIZZUTO, James E., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, pizzuto@udel.edu
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