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Surface Water

Data
   WaterWatch
    Real-time Streamflow
    Historical Streamflow
    Suspended Sediment
 
Programs
   Streamflow Info (NSIP)
   Flood Frequency (NFF)
   StreamStats
   Global Change Hydrology
   Watershed Modeling
 
Facilities
   Instrumentation (HIF)

   Hydraulics Laboratory
   Sedimentation (FISP)
   Delaware River Master
 
Publications
   Fact Sheets
   Technical Memoranda
   Reports
   Bulletin 17B
 
Techniques
   Hydrology
   Hydraulics
   Fluvial Sediment
   Bridge Scour
   Instrumentation
   Applications Software
   Acoustics
   Hydro 21
 
Additional SW Info
   Special Topics
   Other Sources
 
More Water Info
   Ground Water
   Water Quality
   Water Use
   Cooperative Program
   Water Resources Mission
 

Need more information about surface water? Contact the USGS Office of Surface Water at (703)648-5301.

Fluvial Sediment
Please contact John R. Gray with questions.

 

Sediment Conferences, Workshops and Events
New! Sediment Monitoring Instrument Research and Analysis Research Workshop, September 9-11, 2003, Flagstaff, Arizona
Turbidity and Other Sediment Surrogates Workshop, April 30-May 2, 2002
Sediment Technology for the 21st Century, February 17-19, 1998, St. Petersburg, FL
USGS Sediment Workshop Proceedings, February 4-7, 1997, Reston, VA and Harpers Ferry, WV

General Fluvial Sediment Information and Publications
Selected Fluvial Sediment-Related Publications
National Sediment Laboratory Quality Assurance Program
Bridge Scour
USGS Sediment Memorandum

Training
QW1169TC - Geomorphic Analysis of Fluvial Systems
ID2020TC - Modeling Flow and Transport in a Riverine Environment, 5 days
SW1091TC - Sediment Data-Collection Techniques, 5 days
SW2096TC - Sediment Records Computation & Interpretation, 5 days
SW2008TC - Watershed System Modeling I, 5 days
SW3018TC - Watershed System Modeling II, 5 days

Software
GCLAS - Graphical Constituent Loading Analysis System
SLEDS - Cascades Volcano Observatory SedLab - SLEDS Program
MODEIN - Computation of total sediment discharge by the modified Einstein procedure
SEDDISCH - Computation of fluvial sediment discharge
SEDSIZE - Particle-size statistics of fluvial sediments

Instrumentation & Technology
Federal Interagency Sedimentation Project: Wayne O'Neal, Chief
Sediment Technology for 21st Century: John Gray

Monitoring & Databases
5-23-01Summary of U.S. Geological Survey On-Line Instantaneous Fluvial Sediment and Ancillary Data
OSW Technical Memorandum No. 99.02, Description of USGS Historical Daily Value Sediment Data Base
USGS Historical Sediment Data Base

Research & Modeling
USGS, Water Resources Division, National Research Project, Geomorophology and Sediment Transport Projects
USGS, Geologic Division, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Toxics Program

USGS Water Discipline Sediment Laboratories
Field Forms
California USGS field form for suspended-sediment, bedload, and bed-material data collection (MSWord file that can be modified for local use)
Turbidity, Temperature, pH, Dissolved Oxygen, Specific Conductance
Location, Personnel, and Services
Coordination of Federal Sedimentation Activities
Federal Interagency Subcommittee on Sedimentation

Current and Proposed International Sedimentation Activities
World Association for Sedimentation and Erosion Research
Proposed Bedload Research International Cooperation
Sino-US Centers for Soil and Water Conservation and Environmental Protection
Proposed International Watershed Research Network

Selected References and Information Sources


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