Fluvial sedimentation in Kentucky

Technical Report · Thu Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:5570008

Flint, R F

This report, covering periods 1942-45 and 1951-81, documents the characteristics of sediment being transported from 79 drainage areas within the Commonwealth of Kentucky, and at eight stations on the main stem of the Ohio River. The drainage areas, excluding the Ohio River, range in size from 0.67 square mile on Cane Branch near Parkers Lake to 40,330 square miles on the Tennessee River near Paducah. The drainage areas on the Ohio River range from 62,000 square miles at Greenup Dam to 203,100 square miles at Lock and Dam 53 near Grand Chain, Illinois. Sediment yields and particle size of suspended and bed sediments are discussed for the five major physiographic regions of Kentucky and for the Ohio River stations. The Blue Grass region had the highest average annual suspended-sediment discharge of 741 tons per square mile. The Eastern Coal Field had the broadest range of average annual yields ranging from 25 tons per square mile at Helton Branch near Greenwood to 21,000 tons per square miles at Millers Creek near Phyllis. For sampling stations, the Jackson Purchase region had the highest median value of annual suspended-sediment yield of 535 tons per square mile. 53 refs., 12 figs., 33 tabs.

• Research Organization: Geological Survey, Louisville, KY (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5570008
• Report Number(s): USGS/WRI-83-4152; ON: TI85901793
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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