201 VERDE Mussetter Testimony: - Verde River fits in 3b or 3a - - PDF document

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201 VERDE Mussetter Testimony: - Verde River fits in 3b or 3a category. - Braided rivers can be navigable. Fuller Rebuttal Slides p. 1 Q2 @ Clarkdale = 6600 cfs Q10 @ Tangle Ck = 61,000 cfs Fuller Rebuttal Slides p. 2 Where are the

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Mussetter Testimony:
  • Verde River fits in 3b or 3a category.
  • Braided rivers can be navigable.
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Q2 @ Clarkdale = 6600 cfs Q10 @ Tangle Ck = 61,000 cfs
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Where are the “banks” for bankfull?

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Boating channel Ordinary high water mark channel
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Max Depth = 2.4 ft. Max Depth = 3.3 ft. Max Depth = 2.6 ft. Average for reach = 3.9 feet (maximum, 296 cfs) Modelled profile underestimates measured flow depths @ XS2 & 5 by ~ 1 ft.
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296 cfs # Average Max Depth XS2 2.05 ft 2.4 ft XS4 1.95 ft 2.6 ft XS5 1.50 ft 3.3 ft Reach Avg. 3.9 ft
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440 cfs MEI MEDIAN FLOW RATE (440 cfs) # Average Max Depth XS2 2.5 ft ? ft XS4 2.3 ft ? ft XS5 1.5 ft ? ft Reach Avg. ? ft
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From MEI p. A.2
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From MEI, p. A.4
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From MEI, p. A.5
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Spillway Crest = 2000’ Top of Spillway Gates = 2026’ “Normal Pool” Elevation Maximum Water Surface Elevation = 2051.9’
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From BUREC – see Strand & Pemberton, 1982, USBR Erosion & Sedimentation Manual
  • The “delta” begins at the maximum water surface elevation (2051.9 ft, above Tangle Ck gage)
  • Clustering of data on Slides 79 & 81 point to flood deposition in reservoir delta.
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Flow rate during 3/21/2015 site visit
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Flow rate during 2/16/2015 site visit
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