GCDAMP- Sand Budget Model
From Glen Canyon Dam AMP
- Developed by USGS (Wright et al. 2010)
- PURPOSE Tracks the storage and transport of sand in the Colorado River below Glen Canyon Dam to RM 87.
- Numerical model
- Uses Empirically based rating curves
- Computes sand budget in 3 reaches
- Calibrated and validated (09/2002 - 03/2009)