Missouri River planning : recognizing and incorporating sediment management / Committee on Missouri River Recovery and Associated Sediment Management Issues, Water Science and Technology Board, Division of Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies.

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National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Missouri River Recovery and Associated Sediment Management Issues

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National Research Council (U.S.). Water Science and Technology Board

Material type: Text

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780309162043
0309162041
1283019140
9781283019149

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Missouri River planning.DDC classification:

333.95/281530978 22

LOC classification:

GB1399.8.M8 M57 2011
QH104.5.M56 N386 2011eb

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Contents:

Changes in Missouri River sediment and related processes -- Missouri River governance : institutions, laws, and policies for managing sediment and related resources -- Sediment and current ecological restoration activities -- Sediment management alternatives and opportunities -- Water quality and Missouri River sediment management -- Science, policy, and future decision making along the Missouri River.

Summary: "Historically, the flow of sediment in the Missouri River has been as important as the flow of water for a variety of river functions. The sediment has helped form a dynamic network of islands, sandbars, and floodplains, and provided habitats for native species. Further downstream, sediment transported by the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers has helped build and sustain the coastal wetlands of the Mississippi River delta. The construction of dams and river bank control structures on the Missouri River and its tributaries, however, has markedly reduced the volume of sediment transported by the river. These projects have had several ecological impacts, most notably on some native fish and bird species that depended on habitats and landforms created by sediment flow. Missouri River Planning describes the historic role of sediment in the Missouri River, evaluates current habitat restoration strategies, and discusses possible sediment management alternatives. The book finds that a better understanding of the processes of sediment transport, erosion, and deposition in the Missouri River will be useful in furthering river management objectives, such as protection of endangered species and development of water quality standards"--Publisher's description

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-141).

"Historically, the flow of sediment in the Missouri River has been as important as the flow of water for a variety of river functions. The sediment has helped form a dynamic network of islands, sandbars, and floodplains, and provided habitats for native species. Further downstream, sediment transported by the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers has helped build and sustain the coastal wetlands of the Mississippi River delta. The construction of dams and river bank control structures on the Missouri River and its tributaries, however, has markedly reduced the volume of sediment transported by the river. These projects have had several ecological impacts, most notably on some native fish and bird species that depended on habitats and landforms created by sediment flow. Missouri River Planning describes the historic role of sediment in the Missouri River, evaluates current habitat restoration strategies, and discusses possible sediment management alternatives. The book finds that a better understanding of the processes of sediment transport, erosion, and deposition in the Missouri River will be useful in furthering river management objectives, such as protection of endangered species and development of water quality standards"--Publisher's description

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