Since 1948, the USDA‐NRCS has constructed nearly 11,000 flood control dams across the
United States, and many of the reservoirs are rapidly filling with sediment. To rehabilitate …

Flood-control reservoirs designed and built by federal agencies have been extremely
effective in reducing the ravages of floods nationwide. Yet some structures are being …

Since 1948, the USDANRCS has constructed almost 11,000 upstream flood control dams
across the US, andmany of the reservoirs are filling with sediment as they near the end of …

Bathymetric and sedimentation surveys were conducted using a dual frequency (28/200
kHz) echo sounder system in two reservoirs (Lee Creek Reservoir and Lake Shepherd …

Sediment accumulation and other factors continue to create water quality problems that
affect the many uses of Kansas reservoirs. The most pressing issue is ensuring the quality of …

The more than 300,000 acres of public and private reservoirs and ponds constructed in
Kansas during the past century are steadily filling with silt. These water resources were …

Since 1944, the USDA-NRCS has constructed over 10,000 upstream flood control dams in
2000 watersheds in 47 states, each with a design life of 50 years. The watershed projects …

The proposed removal of Ballville Dam was assessed by (1) using a new Geographic
Information Systems (GIS) based method for calculating reservoir sediment storage,(2) …

The history of deposition in the White River Reservoir was reconstructed from a study of
sediment in the reservoir. Suspended-sediment concentrations, particle size, and streamflow …

Since the 1940s, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has built over 11,000 flood-
control reservoirs (FCR) throughout the United States. Most were designed to hold 50 years' …