53:171 Water Resources Engineering
Problem #19
Reservoir Sediment Inflow in 2008
Again, let's ballpark (estimate) some number for sediment inflow (in tons) to
the Coralville reservoir for the 2008.First, download the daily average
discharge data for the
Iowa River at Marengo for 1-March through 31-August 2008. Assume that the
suspended load (in tons/day) versus daily average discharge (in cfs) is as given in
class, where k = 0.001 and m = 2.0.
- Estimate the suspended load (in tons) for each day from
March through August.
- Estimate the total suspended load (in tons) for the entire
period.
- Estimate the total bed load (in tons) for the entire period.
- Estimate the total sediment load (in tons) for the entire
period.
- Some have reported that the erosion rates from agricultural lands exceeded 50
tons per acre during the high periods of runoff. Does this estimate seem
consistent, or inconsistent, with the "ballpark" estimate of sediment load?
Last changed on
03/13/14
by Gabriele Villarini.