#watermanagement — Public Fediverse posts

Hydrologic and Erosion Responses of Burned Watersheds [USGS]
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https://www.usgs.gov/mission-areas/water-resources/science/hydrologic-and-erosion-responses-burned-watersheds <-- shared (2019) technical article
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https://www.denverwater.org/recreation/gross-resevoir <-- shared Denver Water website for Gross Reservoir
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[the post should not be considered an endorsement of a specific viewpoint]
H/T @kevin Pilgrim, PE | I specialize in mountain hydrology, hydraulics, fluvial geomorphology, post-fire flood hazard assessment. Contact me for hire if you want to understand flood risk near where you live.
“An old lesson Denver Water is still reacting to. High intensity wildland fires burn watersheds and deliver sediment to the reservoirs at previously unmeasured rates…
The droughts, wildfires, floods will only increase these issues.
Why do [the H/T] say large dams are not the answer? This. The reservoirs are unlikely to last their intended design life as Denver Water realized.
We can not glue sand to mountains after fires…”
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“The enhanced probability of catastrophic wildfires has increased our need to understand the risk of floods, erosion, and debris and contaminant transport in burned watersheds. This project investigates the relation between rainfall intensity and peak discharge; erosion and deposition processes; and water-quality impacts to minimize the loss of life and property resulting from post-wildfire floods…”
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