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Siltation and Pollution Problems in Spring Creek, Shasta County, Calif.
Author(s) -
Prokopovich Nikola P.
Publication year - 1965
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1965.tb01489.x
Subject(s) - siltation , land reclamation , spring (device) , hydrology (agriculture) , structural basin , erosion , sedimentation , geology , drainage basin , interbasin transfer , environmental science , archaeology , sediment , geography , geomorphology , mechanical engineering , geotechnical engineering , cartography , engineering
This article discusses the Trinity River Division of California's Central Valley Project. The diversion of Trinity River water into the Sacramento River Basin was accomplished by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation by means of several dams and tunnels. The main problems involved were the high erosion‐sedimentation rates in the Spring Creek Basin, which led to a rapid development and growth of the Spring Creek Delta in Keswick Reservoir, and the highly acidic, polluted character of the creek water, which caused serious damage to the fishery in the Sacramento River. Both problems were related to geologic history and mining developments in the basin.