The 1996 Spring HFE

SUMMARY

Spring High Flow Experiment- 1996

• HFE DETAILS -SUMMARY:
• Sediment in the system: XX Million metric tons
• Peak CFS: ~XX
• Estimated costs to hydropower: $XX million
• Actual costs to hydropower: $XX million
• Estimated acre feet of water bypassed during HFE: approx. XX af
• Hourly Releases before and after HFE: fluctuate between xx to xx cfs
• Direct expenses for removal of concession assets: $xx
• Units available: xx
• Powerplant capacity = ~xx cfs
• April volume = xx kaf
• Start Upramp: xx at xx:00am
• Finish HFE: xx, xxpm
• Total HFE duration: xx days, xx hrs April xx-xx

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS

• 2001. Schmidt et al. THE 1996 CONTROLLED FLOOD IN GRAND CANYON: FLOW, SEDIMENT TRANSPORT, AND GEOMORPHIC CHANGE. Ecological Applications, 11(3), 2001, pp. 657–671