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Effects of sediment control on sediment transport in the northwest branch Anacostia River basin, Montgomery County, Maryland

Journal of Research of the U.S. Geological Survey
Work done in cooperation with the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (Montgomery County and Prince Georges County Planning Boards), the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, the District of Columbia Department of Environmental Services, the Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection, and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources
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Abstract

Streamflow and sediment were monitored in an urbanizing drainage basin in southeastern Montgomery County, Md., from 1962 to 1972. During this period, urban construction areas averaged about 3 percent of the 21.1 mi2 (54.6 km2) basin. Urban land increased from 3.5 percent in 1959 to 20 percent in 1971. Virtually all the suspended sediment was transported during storms; three-fourths of it, during large storms. High sediment yields were observed in February, March, June, and August; and low yields, generally from September through January. The decrease in sediment discharge in the latter half of the study period is attributed to a sediment-control program. Sediment discharge decreased 35 percent between 1967 and 1972, when effective control measures were installed on about half the construction sites.

Suggested Citation

Yorke, T.H., 1975, Effects of sediment control on sediment transport in the northwest branch Anacostia River basin, Montgomery County, Maryland: Journal of Research of the U.S. Geological Survey, v. 3, no. 4, p. 487-494.

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Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Effects of sediment control on sediment transport in the northwest branch Anacostia River basin, Montgomery County, Maryland
Series title Journal of Research of the U.S. Geological Survey
Volume 3
Issue 4
Year Published 1975
Language English
Publisher U. S. Geological Survey
Description 8 p.
First page 487
Last page 494
Country United States
State Maryland
County Montgomery County
Other Geospatial Anacostia River
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