Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers · 1963 · 18 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesEarth SciencesGeologyGeomorphologySediment TransportSedimentologyFluvial SedimentationFluvial SedimentologyHydrologic Impacts Of UrbanizationSediment DepositionSediment DynamicsSediment PropertiesAreal Sediment DepositionLake SedimentationReservoir SedimentationResidential Construction ManagementSediment AccumulationSediment Deposition In ReservoirsSediment Deposition ProcessesSediment Storage
Expanding urbanization activities may cause serious sediment deposition in small reservoirs. An example is that of Lake Barcroft near Washington, D. C., where 19 acre-ft or 25,000 tons of sediment has been deposited for each square mile of completed residential construction. Factors affecting the sedimentology processes in areas under urbanization are found to be similar to, but more difficult to evaluate than, those applying to rural conditions.