Sustained storage and transport of hydraulic gold mining sediment in the Bear River, California
California ; Catchment area;Watershed ; Fluvial processes ; Gold ; Human impact ; Mining activity ; Model ; Pollution ; Sediment transport ; United States
This study examines the large deposits of hydraulic gold mining sediment and reevaluates Gilbert's (1917) classic model of sediment transport in a symmetrical wave that is based on hydraulic mining sediment primarily in the Yuba Basin. Sustained