Grassroots-based watershed conservation in Central Appalachia
Appalachian Mountains ; Association ; Environment ; Environmental conservation ; Land management ; United States of America ; Water management ; Watershed ; West Virginia
Author discusses watershed conservation measures in West Virginia, which has 32 catchment areas. Each watershed is evaluated officially for a number of factors every five years. In addition, there are 90 grass-roots watershed associations that deal
with nonpoint polllution, sewage, water quantity, and land management and other issues. A case study of the watershed association in Knapps Creek, West Virginia is presented. - (SLD)
The effects of logging on frequency and distribution of landslides in three watersheds on Vancouver Island, British Columbia
British Columbia ; Canada ; Human impact ; Impact ; Landslide ; Logging ; Mountain ; Road ; Spatial distribution ; Statistics ; Watershed
This paper examines landslide frequencies in 3 watersheds on Vancouver Island : the Macktush Creek watershed and the Artlish River and Nahwitti River watersheds. The objectives are to show that : the response of watersheds (in terms of landslide
Construction of watershed flood disaster management information system and its application to the catastrophic flood of the Yangtze River in 1998
Catastrophe ; China ; Flood ; Forecast ; Geographical information system ; Hydraulic works ; Jiangxi ; Lake ; Watershed
Watershed flood disaster management concerns monitoring and forecasting flood, assessing the flood damage and flood control and disaster reduction decision making in the scope of the whole watershed. Remote sensing and Geographical Information
System are powerful tools to construct Watershed Flood Disaster Management Information System (WFDMIS). In this paper, the design and implementation of WFDMIS are discussed. An application example in Poyang Lake Basin is given.
Land use, geology and topography account for the differences in sedimentation and flooding in four watersheds in densely settled Ruhengeri prefecture.―(DWG)
A case study from Bolivia demonstrates that a relatively inexpensive economic analysis can develop a strong case for a watershed management project. - (DWG)
Facilities for continuous monitoring of soil erosion in warm and cool seasons in Prince Edward Island, Canada. I. Watersheds
Agropedology ; Canada ; Methodology ; Prince Edward Island ; Soil erosion ; Soil properties ; Watershed
of erosion plots and meteorologic instrumentation at each of the three sub-watersheds. The design and calibration of the watershed monitoring installations are described, with special emphasis on cool-period reliability of measuring and recording.
C 14 dating ; Geographical information system ; Hydrology ; Land use ; Mass movement ; Precipitation ; Runoff ; Slope gradient ; Spatial analysis ; Topography ; United States of America ; Washington State ; Watershed
The A. presents a detailed, watershed-scale analysis of mass wasting in the Swauk watershed that specifically addresses : the spatial patterns of mass wasting; the types of slope failures; the factors affecting these slope failures; the relative
Sediment storage and yield in an urbanized karst watershed
Cave ; Doline ; Karst ; Sediment budget ; Sediment transport ; Tennessee ; United States of America ; Urban area ; Watershed
This paper presents a preliminary assessment of fluvial sediment storage and yield in an urbanized, karst watershed. The AA. aim to identify and quantify the function of caves and sinkholes within the context of a sediment budget with 3 specific
the relative contribution of a major cave system to a preliminary sediment budget for a karst watershed.
Mountain chronicle. Watershed-plus and learning from villagers : lessons from two workshops - Delhi and Chiang Mai
Hill ; Himalaya ; India ; Project ; Resource management ; Rural development ; Thailand ; Tribe ; Watershed
Report on two workshops focusing on watershed management in India and participatory resource management in the hill areas of Thailand. Watershed-plus refers to the broad focus of watershed management/development to include participation of the poor
and landless. Author reviews lessons of World Bank watershed projects in India. Thai workshop centered on 18-year experience of the GTZ-funded Thai-German Highland Development Project, which has dealt with development issues associated with the Hill Tribes
Patterns of soil erosion and redeposition on Lucky Hills Watershed, Walnut Gulch Experimental Watershed, Arizona
Arizona ; Erosion rate ; Experimental catchment ; Isotope analysis ; Plant canopy ; Semi-arid area ; Soil erosion ; Spatial distribution ; United States of America ; Watershed
This study used radioactive fallout Cesium 137 to determine patterns of soil erosion and patterns and soil redistribution on Lucky Hill Watershed, a semiarid watershed, near Tombstone, Arizona. Soil redistribution was not significantly related
Alluvium ; Drainage network ; Fluvial processes ; River bed ; Soil erosion ; Spatial variation ; United States of America ; Watershed ; Wisconsin
This study employs data from valley-bottom surveys, coring investigations, topographic maps, and aerial photographs to identify and explain spatial variations in historical alluviation along tributary streams in the Buffalo River watershed
, an agricultural watershed in west-central Wisconsin. Similar to findings from other agricultural watersheds, the spatial distribution of historical alluvium in the Buffalo watershed reflects the controlling influence of watershed size and valley-bottom width
A review of methods for estimating the contribution of glacial meltwater to total watershed discharge
Bibliography ; Climatic change ; Glacier ; Hydrology ; Meltwater ; Model ; Mountain ; The 2000's ; Tracer ; Water resources ; Watershed
in watershed hydrology, they evaluate each approach, with regard to their respective data requirements, assumptions, and associated uncertainties. Next, they discuss factors that researchers must consider in deciding upon a particular methodological approach
, then conclude with a discussion of future research needs. The AA. underscore the need for expanded meteorological, hydrological, and glaciological monitoring networks in glacierized watersheds worldwide, for more comprehensive assessment of uncertainty
and for better integration of research with the specific needs of watershed stakeholder.
From the mountains to the lakebed : resource problems and prospects in Buhi Watershed, Camarines Sur, Philippines
Negative effects of forest destruction in the densely populated Lake Buhi district has led to the need to analyze the watershed as an ecological system. - (DWG)