GCDAMP- Sand Budget Model

• Developed by USGS (Wright et al. 2010)

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• 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)