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== 500,000 Tons of Sediment ==
 
== 500,000 Tons of Sediment ==
 
*'''500,000 tons of sediment is equivelant to filling a football field 230 feet deep''' (KSalazar)
 
*'''500,000 tons of sediment is equivelant to filling a football field 230 feet deep''' (KSalazar)
 
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Revision as of 10:06, 28 October 2013

High Flow Experiment- 2012
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SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS

COMPLIANCE

SAND TRANSPORT caused by 2012 HFE

  • @ RM30 = 390,000 metric tons
  • @ RM60 = 380,000 metric tons
  • @ RM87 = 540,000 metric tons
  • @ RM225 = 970,000 metric tons
  • At Diamond Creek (RM225), 1,810,000 metric tons were transported by the Colorado River between July 1, 2012, and July 1, 2013. Thus, 54% of the total delivery of sand to Lake Mead reservoir during this 1-year period occurred during approximately 5 days of the November 2012 HFE. For comparison, 45% of the total delivery of sand to Lake Mead reservoir during calendar year 2008 occurred during the 2008 HFE; the 2004 HFE delivered 40% of the total sand delivered to Lake Mead in calendar year 2004.

500,000 Tons of Sediment

  • 500,000 tons of sediment is equivelant to filling a football field 230 feet deep (KSalazar)
  • Football field- PIC.jpg



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