Date of Award
2012
Document Type
Project
Degree Name
Master of Science in Earth and Environmental Sciences
Department
Chemistry and Biochemistry
First Advisor
Melchiorre, Erik
Second Advisor
Stanley, Brett
Third Advisor
Taylor, Robert
Abstract
Upper Deep Creek is a 250-square mile sub-watershed that is located in a mountainous, forested region of the San Bernardino National Forest in San Bernardino county in Southern California. It is widely acknowledged that in mountainous, forested watersheds, roads are a primary source of excess sediment that can enter stream networks and cause environmental degradation. The goal of this project was to screen the Upper Deep Creek road network using two erosion prediction models, the Washington Road Surface Erosion Model (WARSEM) and the Watershed Erosion Prediction Project (WEPP:Road), in order to identify road segments that are contributing significant amounts of sediment to the stream system, and to test the predictions of the models using a field sediment collection method.
Recommended Citation
Franklin, Rebecca Louise, "Modeling erosion and sediment delivery on mountain roads in Upper Deep Creek" (2012). Theses Digitization Project. 4260.
https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/4260
