Open AccessChanges in Geomorphic Processes in the Snake River Following Impoundment of Jackson Lake and Potential Changes Due to 1988 Fires in the Watershed
Author(s) -
Richard A. Marston
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
annual report
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2693-2407
pISSN - 2693-2385
DOI - 10.13001/uwnpsrc.1991.3003
Subject(s) - riparian zone , hydrology (agriculture) , watershed , floodplain , vegetation (pathology) , environmental science , sediment , streams , geology , ecology , geomorphology , habitat , geotechnical engineering , medicine , computer network , pathology , machine learning , computer science , biology
The purpose of this three-year study is to describe, explain and predict changes in the geomorphology of the Snake River (from Jackson Lake Dam to Moose) and related changes in riparian vegetation due to Jackson Lake Dam and 1988 fires in the watershed. Specific objectives are to determine changes over time and space in: 1) sediment mobilization on hillslopes from rainsplash and overland flow; 2) sediment delivery to streams from slope failures; 3) equilibrium condition and relative stability of the Snake River; and 4) extent of various riparian vegetation communities in the Snake River floodplain.