Open AccessOnline Interactive U.S. Reservoir Sedimentation Survey Database
Author(s) -
Gray J. B.,
Bernard J. M.,
Schwarz G. E.,
Stewart D. W.,
Ray K. T.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2009eo230003
Subject(s) - sedimentation , watershed , hydrology (agriculture) , sediment , structural basin , geological survey , bathymetry , geology , erosion , environmental science , database , computer science , geomorphology , oceanography , geotechnical engineering , paleontology , machine learning
In April 2009, the U.S. Geological Survey and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (prior to 1994, the Soil Conservation Service) created the Reservoir Sedimentation Survey Database (RESSED) and Web site, the most comprehensive compilation of data from reservoir bathymetric and dry basin surveys in the United States. RESSED data can be useful for a number of purposes, including calculating changes in reservoir storage characteristics, quantifying rates of sediment delivery to reservoirs, and estimating erosion rates in a reservoir's watershed.