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Reconnaissance study of stream sedimentation, southern Guam

Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4212
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https://doi.org/10.3133/wri834212

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Abstract

This study uses limited available data to estimate sediment yields for three basins in southern Guam. The flow-duration sediment-rating curve method, reservoir survey data, and Pacific southwest Inter-Agency Committee (PSIAC) formula were used. Daily suspended-sediment samples were collected at USGS gaging stations on the Ylig and Ugum Rivers for one year. Intermittent samples were collected from the Talofofo River for six months. Although limited, these data are used in the flow-duration sediment-rating-curve method to estimate mean suspended-sediment yields. Fena Reservoir sedimentation data are used to test the applicability of the PSIAC formula in the three basins. Estimates of suspended-sediment yields are 467 to 845, 678 to 977, and 634 to 855 tons per year per square mile for the Talofofo, Ylig, and Ugum basins, respectively. PSIAC estimates of total sediment yield are 1,200 tons/yr/mi2 for the Talofofo, 1,385 tons/yr/mi2 for the Ylig, and 1,210 tons/yr/mi2 for the Ugum basins. These values are comparable to estimates of sediment yields from several similar basins on Oahu, Hawaii. It appears that the PSIAC method can be a useful tool in estimating sediment yields in some tropical areas. (USGS)

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Shade, P., 1983, Reconnaissance study of stream sedimentation, southern Guam: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4212, vi, 39 p. :ill., maps ;28 cm., https://doi.org/10.3133/wri834212.

Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Reconnaissance study of stream sedimentation, southern Guam
Series title Water-Resources Investigations Report
Series number 83-4212
DOI 10.3133/wri834212
Year Published 1983
Language ENGLISH
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Division,
Description vi, 39 p. :ill., maps ;28 cm.
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