Storage capacity and sedimentation of Loch Lomond Reservoir, Santa Cruz County, California, 1998

Water-Resources Investigations Report 2000-4016
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Abstract

In 1998, a bathymetric survey was done to determine the storage capacity and the loss of capacity owing to sedimentation of Loch Lomond Reservoir in Santa Cruz County, California. Results of the survey indicate that the maximum capacity of the reservoir is 8,991 acre-feet in November 1998. The results of previous investigations indicate that storage capacity of the reservoir is less than 8,991 acre-feet. The storage capacity determined from those investigations probably were underestimated because of limitations of the methods and the equipment used. The volume of sedimentation in a reservoir is considered equal to the decrease in storage capacity. To determine sedimentation in Loch Lomond Reservoir, change in storage capacity was estimated for an upstream reach of the reservoir. The change in storage capacity was determined by comparing a 1998 thalweg profile (valley floor) of the reservoir with thalweg profiles from previous investigations; results of the comparison indicate that sedimentation is occurring in the upstream reach. Cross sections for 1998 and 1982 were compared to determine the magnitude of sedimentation in the upstream reach of the reservoir. Results of the comparison, which were determined from changes in the cross-sectional areas, indicate that the capacity of the reservoir decreased by 55 acre-feet.

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Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Storage capacity and sedimentation of Loch Lomond Reservoir, Santa Cruz County, California, 1998
Series title Water-Resources Investigations Report
Series number 2000-4016
DOI 10.3133/wri20004016
Year Published 2000
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Contributing office(s) U.S. Geological Survey
Description ii, 16 p.
Country United States
State California
County Santa Cruz County
Other Geospatial Loch Lomond Reservoir
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