Sediment Transport Data

Status

Ongoing

image of the Boise River near a stream gauge, showing the river and surrounding terrain and vegetation

Photo Credit

USDA Forest Service photo, 1990s

Boise River, looking downstream at USGS gage 13185000 (Boise River near Twin Springs)

Sediment transport through river corridors is a fundamental aspect of watershed processes that maintains healthy rivers, aquatic habitat, recreation opportunities, and water resources to downstream communities. The Rocky Mountain Research Station hosts a large dataset of sediment transport observations (both bed load and suspended load) and physical channel characteristics (streamflow, channel slope, cross-sectional dimensions, and streambed material) for rivers in the Rocky Mountains of the western United States (Idaho, Nevada, Colorado, and Wyoming). Available data and supporting information are linked below by geographic region.

RMRS hosts a variety of sediment transport data collected in mountain rivers of the western U.S. Rocky Mountain Research Station scientists have synthesized existing data from Idaho, Nevada, Colorado, and Wyoming. This research highlights the importance of sediment transport relationships and the necessity of sediment transport when considering restoration techniques for both watershed and river restoration. Specific research includes:

Responses of sediment yields to climate change and wildﬁre
Potential consequences of altered sediment yield for aquatic habitat and water resource infrastructure
Prospects for mitigating sediment yields in forest basins

FAQs
Idaho and Nebraska
Colorado and Wyoming
Resources
Publications

Idaho and Nevada

Are the bedload transport rates in short/U.S. tons or long/Imperial tons?

The bedload transport rates are in short tons 2000 lbs/ton).

Is there other information and data for the Idaho & Nevada sites?

Yes, there are physical archives (photos, maps, field notes, miscellaneous data) that can be mined by visiting our offices in Boise.

Colorado and Wyoming

Where are the locations that bedload data is available?

image of the Valley Creek in Idaho near a stream gauge, showing the river and surrounding terrain and vegetation

Photo Credit

USDA Forest Service photo, 1990s

Valley Creek, looking upstream of USGS gage 13295000 (Valley Creek at Stanley)

Excel spreadsheets are available here. This includes Site, Forest, Channel type, Management History, Years Sediment Collected. Please note that the data have been checked and re-checked for accuracy. Occasionally, errors are discovered and corrections will be made to the files. We will also be adding additional photographs and other data that are in preparation (after March 2014). Any corrections or updates will be noted in the “Status” file. Please check this file for the latest information on the status of the Colorado and Wyoming datasets.

Are there other data available?

The Forest Service data archive has the following data. Those data are also included on this site, using similar formats.

Sediment transport data and site characteristics summarized in source data (Excel spreadsheet) for Idaho and Nevada and Colorado and Wyoming.

Idaho and Nevada

Each site has an Excel Spreadsheet that includes information indicated below, as well as a Site Report (PDF). More photos can be found in this downloadable zip file.

Site Name	State	Forest	What the Spreadsheet Contains
Big Wood River Data (xls) \| Site Report (pdf)	Idaho	Sawtooth National Recreation Area	Site Map Bedload Data (1999-2000) Suspended Load Data (1999) Pebble Counts (2000) Surface Cores (2000) Subsurface Cores (2000) Geometry Data (1999-2000) Cross-Section Data (1999)
Blackmare Creek Data (xls) \| Site Report (pdf)	Idaho	Payette National Forest	Bedload Data (1990-1994) Suspended Load Data (1990-1994) Pebble counts (1994, 2000) Surface Cores (2000) Subsurface Cores (2000) Geometry Data (1989-1994) Cross-Section Data (1994-1995) Longitudinal Profile Data (1994) Discharge Data (1989-1994)
Bruneau River Data (xls) \| Site Report (pdf)	Nevada	Humbolt National Forest	Bedload Data (1998-2002) Suspended Load Data (1998-2002) Geometry Data (1997-2002) Surface Cores (1998; 2000) Cross-Section Data (1998) Longitudinal Profile Data (1998)
Boise River Data (xls) \| Site Report (pdf)	Idaho	Boise National Forest	Site map Bedload Data (1994-1997) Suspended Load Data (1994-1997) Pebble Counts (1994-1995) Subsurface Cores (1995) Floodplain Cores (1997) Cross-Section Data (1994-1998) Hydraulic Geometry Data (1975-1998)
Cat Spur Creek Data (xls) \| Site Report (pdf)	Idaho	Panhandle National Forest	Site Map Bedload Data (1988-1995) Suspended (1988-1995) Surface Cores (1994) Cross-section Data (1994) Longitudinal Profile Data (1994) Geometry Data (1992-1995) Discharge Data (1987-1995)
Dollar Creek Data (xls) \| Site Report (pdf)	Idaho	Boise National Forest	Site Map Bedload Data (1990-1994) Suspended (1990-1994) Pebble Counts (2000) Subsurface Cores (2000) Surface Cores (2000) Geometry Data (1989-1994) Cross-Section Data (1994) Longitudinal Profile Data (1994) Cross-Section Data (1994)
Eggers Creek Data (xls) \| Site Report (pdf)	Idaho	Boise National Forest	Site Map Bedload Data (1975-1984) Suspended (1975-1984) Surface Substrate Data (1975; 1977-1984) Geometry Data (1975-1984) USFS Cross-Section Data (1975;1984) CWRU Cross-Section Data (1994) Longitudinal Profile Data (1994) Discharge Data (1965-1996)
Fourth of July Creek Data (xls) \| Site Report (pdf)	Idaho		Site Map Bedload Data (1994-1995) Suspended (1994-1995) Surface Cores Data (1994) Cross-Section Data (1994) Longitudinal Profile Data (1994) Geometry Data (1994-1995) Discharge Data (1994-1995) Painted Rock Data (1995)
Hawley Creek Data (xls) \| Site Report (pdf)	Idaho	Salmon Challis National Forest	Site Map Bedload Data (1990-1996) Suspended (1990-1996) Surface Cores (1994) Cross-Section Data (1994) Longitudinal Profile Data (1994) Geometry Data (1990-1996) Discharge Data (1990-1995)
Herd Creek Data (xls) \| Site Report (pdf)			Site Map Bedload Data (1994-1995) Suspended (1994-1995) Surface Cores (1994) Cross-Section Data (1995) Longitudinal Profile Data (1994) Geometry Data (1994-1995) Painted Rock Data (1995) Discharge Data (1994-1995)
Jarbidge River Data (xls) \| Site Report (pdf)	Nevada	Humbolt National Forest	Site Map Bedload Data (1998-2002) Suspended (1998-2002) Surface Cores (1998; 2000) Cross-Section Data (1998) Longitudinal Profile Data (1998) Geometry Data (1998-2002)
Johns Creek Data (xls) \| Site Report (pdf)	Idaho	Gospel Hump Wilderness	Site Map Bedload Data (1986-1995) Suspended (1986-1995) Surface Cores (1995) Subsurface Cores (1995) Geometry Data (1986-1997) Longitudinal Profile Data (1995) Cross-Section Data (1995) Discharge Data (1985-1995)
Johnson Creek Data (xls) \| Site Report (pdf)	Idaho	Boise National Forest	Site Map Bedload Data (1994-1997) Suspended (1994-1997) Geometry Data (1993-1995) Surface Cores (1994) Cross-Section Data (1994)
Little Buckhorn Creek Data (xls) \| Site Report (pdf)	Idaho	Payette National Forest	Site Map Bedload Data (1990-1994) Suspended (1990-1994) Surface Cores 1994 (1994; 2000) Subsurface Cores (2000) Cross-Section Data (1994) Longitudinal Profile Data (1994) Geometry Data (1988-1994)
Little Slate Creek Data (xls) \| Site Report (pdf)	Idaho	Nez Perce Forest Service	Site Map Bedload Data (1986-1999) Suspended (1986-1997) Surface Cores (1994-1995) Surface Cores (2000) Subsurface Cores (1995) Floodplain (1997) Longitudinal Profile Data (1994) Cross-Section Survey Data (1994) Geometry Data (1986-1997) Discharge Data (1951-1999)
Lochsa River Data (xls) \| Site Report (pdf)	Idaho		Site Map Bedload Data (1994-1995) Suspended (1994-1995; 1997) Surface Cores (1994-1995) Subsurface Cores (1995) Floodplain (1997) Cross-Section Data (1994) Geometry Data (1930-1998)
Lolo Creek Data (xls) \| Site Report (pdf)	Idaho	Clearwater National Forest	Site Map Bedload Data (1982-1997) Suspended (1980-1997) Surface Cores (1994-1995) Subsurface Cores (1995) Floodplain Samples (1997) Longitudinal Profile Data (1994) Cross-Section Data (1994-1995; 1998) Geometry Data (1986-1997) Discharge Data (1964-1999)
Main Fork Red River Data (xls) \| Site Report (pdf)	Idaho	Nez Perce National Forest	Site Map Bedload Data (1986-1999) Suspended (1986-1997) Surface Cores (1994-1995) Subsurface Cores (1995) Floodplain Samples (1997) Longitudinal Profile Data (1994) Cross-Section Data (1995; 1998) Geometry Data (1986-1997) Discharge Data (1964-2000) Painted Rock Data (1995) Bedload Trap Data (1997)
Marsh Creek Data (xls) \| Site Report (pdf)	Idaho		Site Map Bedload Data (1994-1995) Suspended (1994-1995) Surface Cores (1994) Cross-Section Data (1994) Longitudinal Profile Data (1994) Geometry Data (1994-1995) Discharge Data (1994-1995)
Middle Fork Salmon River Data (xls) \| Site Report (pdf)	Idaho	Salmon-Challis National Forest	Site Map Bedload Data (1997) Suspended (1997) Pebbles (2000) Surface Cores (2000) Subsurface Cores (2000) Cross-Section Data (1997) Geometry Data (1997-1998)
North Fork Clearwater River Data (xls) \| Site Report (pdf)	Idaho		Site Map Bedload Data (1994-1995; 1997) Suspended (1994-1995; 1997) Surface Cores (1994-1995) Subsurface Cores (1995) Floodplain (1997) Cross-Section Data (1990; 1998) Geometry Data (1967-1998)

Data on bedload transport and site characteristics have been collected for the following streams in Colorado and Wyoming.

Download Stream Bedload Data by clicking on the Site Name - XLSX spreadsheet format

Site Name	State	Forest	What the Spreadsheet Contains status of each bedload dataset (xls)
Barlow Creek	Colorado	San Juan National Forest	Site Description 2001 Bedload Sediment 2000 Pebble Count 2001 Channel Cross Sections
Cache Creek	Wyoming	Bridger-Teton National Forest	Site Description 1999 Bedload Sediment 1999 Pebble Count 1999 Channel Cross Sections Channel Long Profile
Coon Creek	Wyoming	Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest	Site Description 1993, 1995, 1996 Bedload Sediment 1993 Pebble Count 1993 Channel Cross Sections Channel Long Profile
Cucharas Creek	Colorado	Pike-San Isabel National Forests	Site Description 1998 Bedload Sediment 1998 Channel Cross Sections
Deadhorse Creek (Main stem)	Colorado	Fraser Experimental Forest, Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forest	Site Description 1993, 1995 Bedload Sediment 1990 Pebble Count 1993 Channel Cross Sections Channel Long Profile
East St. Louis Creek	Colorado	Fraser Experimental Forest, Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forest	Site Description 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997 Bedload Sediment 1996 Pebble Count 1997 Channel Cross Sections Channel Long Profile
East Fork Encampment River	Wyoming	Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest	Site Description 1993, 95, 96 Bedload Sediment 1993 Pebble Count 1993 Channel Cross Sections Channel Long Profile
East Fork San Juan River	Colorado	San Juan National Forest	Site Description 1999 Bedload Sediment 2000 Pebble Count 1999 Channel Cross Sections Channel Long Profile
Florida River	Colorado	San Juan National Forest	Site Description 1999 Bedload Sediment 2000 Pebble Count 1999 Channel Cross Sections
Fool Creek	Colorado	Fraser Experimental Forest, Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forest	Site Description 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997 Bedload Sediment 1996 Pebble Count 1997 Channel Cross Sections Channel Long Profile
Halfmoon Creek	Colorado	Pike-San Isabel National Forests	Site Description 1998, 1999 Bedload Sediment 1999 Pebble Count 1999 Channel Cross Sections Channel Long Profile
Hayden Creek	Colorado	Pike-San Isabel National Forests	Site Description 1998, 1999 Bedload Sediment 1999 Pebble Count 1999 Channel Cross Sections
Junction Creek	Colorado	San Juan National Forest	Site Description 2001 Bedload Sediment 2000 Pebble Count 2001 Channel Cross Sections
Lexen Creek	Colorado	Fraser Experimental Forest, Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forest	Site Description 1993, 1995 Bedload Sediment 1990 Pebble Count 1993 Channel Cross Sections Channel Long Profile
Little Granite Creek	Wyoming	Bridger-Teton National Forest	Site Description 1982-1992, 1997 Bedload Sediment 1982-1992, 1997 Hydraulic Geometry 2000 Pebble Count 1997 Channel Cross Sections Channel Long Profile
Middle Fork Piedra River	Colorado	San Juan National Forest	Site Description 2001 Bedload Sediment 2001 Pebble Count 2001 Channel Cross Sections Channel Long Profile
Red Creek	Colorado	San Juan National Forest	Site Description 2001 Bedload Sediment 2000 Pebble Count 2001 Channel Cross Sections
Scotch Creek	Colorado	San Juan National Forest	Site Description 2001 Bedload Sediment 2000 Pebble Count 2001 Channel Cross Sections
Silver Creek	Colorado	San Juan National Forest	Site Description 1999 Bedload Sediment 2000 Pebble Count 1999 Channel Cross Sections
St. Louis Creek - Site 1	Colorado	Fraser Experimental Forest, Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forest	Site Description 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997 Bedload Sediment 1992 Pebble Count 1997 Channel Cross Sections Channel Long Profile
St. Louis Creek - Site 2	Colorado	Fraser Experimental Forest, Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forest	Site Description 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997 Bedload Sediment 1992 Pebble Count 1997 Channel Cross Sections Channel Long Profile
St. Louis Creek - Site 3	Colorado	Fraser Experimental Forest, Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forest	Site Description 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997 Bedload Sediment 1992 Pebble Count 1997 Channel Cross Sections Channel Long Profile
St. Louis Creek - Site 4	Colorado	Fraser Experimental Forest, Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forest	Site Description 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997 Bedload Sediment 1992 Pebble Count 1997 Channel Cross Sections Channel Long Profile
St. Louis Creek - Site 4a	Colorado	Fraser Experimental Forest, Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forest	Site Description 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997 Bedload Sediment 1992 Pebble Count 1997 Channel Cross Sections Channel Long Profile
St. Louis Creek - Site 5	Colorado	Fraser Experimental Forest, Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forest	Site Description 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997 Bedload Sediment 1993 Pebble Count 1997 Channel Cross Sections Channel Long Profile
Taylor Creek	Colorado	San Juan National Forest	Site Description 2001 Bedload Sediment 2001 Channel Cross Sections

FS Data Archive Links

These data are also included on this page, using similar formats.

External Publications

Bathurst, J.C., 2007. Effect of coarse surface layer on bed-load tran sport. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering 133. 1192–1205.
Bravo-Espinosa, M., Osterkamp, W.R. and Lopes. V.L., 2003. Bedlo ad transport in alluvial c hannels. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering. 12910: 783-795.
Church, M.C., 2010. Mountains and montane c hannels. In: Sediment Cascades: An Integrated Approach. Burt. T. and R. Allison Eds., Wiley. Chichester. UK. pp. 17-54.
Emmett, W. W., and M. G. Wolman, 2001. Effective discharge and gravel-bed rivers. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 26. 1369-1380.
Ferguson, R. I., 2012. River channel slope, flow resistance, and grav el entrainment thresh olds. Water Resources Research. 48. W05517. doi:10.1029/2011WR010850.
Hinton, D. D., 2012. Complexity of bedload transport in gravel bed streams: Data collection, prediction, and analysis. unpub. Ph.D. dissertation. Brigham Young University. Provo. UT. 95 pp.
Métivier, F. and L. Barrier, 2012. Alluvial landscape evolution: What do we know about metamorphosis of gra vel-bed meandering and braided streams? In: Gravel-bed Rivers: Processes. Tools. Environments. M. Church. Biron. P. M., and A. R. Roy Eds., Wiley. Chichester. UK 474-501.
Moog, D.B. and Whiting. P.J., 1997. Bedload sediment rating by particle size. In: F.M. Holly. A. Alsaffar. S.S.Y. Wang and T. Carstens Eds. Environmental and Coastal Hydraulics: Protecting the Aquatic Habitat Theme B. Proceedings of the 27th Congress of the International Association for Hydraulic Research. American Society of Civil Engineers. New York. pp. 1499-1504.
Moog, D.B. and Whiting. P.J., 1998. Annual hysteresis in bed l oad rating curv es. Water Resources Research. 349: 2393-2399.
Moog, D.B., Whiting. P.J., and Thomas. R.B., 1999. Streamflow record extension using power t ransformations an d application to sediment transport. Water Resources Research. 351: 243-254.
Mueller, E. R., J. Pitlick, and J. M. Nelson, 2005. Variation in the r eference Shields st ress for bed load transport in gravel-bed streams and rivers. Water Resources Research 41. W04006.
Muskatirovic, J., 2005. Prediction of sediment transport in gravel-bedded rivers at the watershed scale for the purpose of assessing river restoration activities unpub. Ph.D. dissertation. University of Idaho. Boise. ID. 460 pp.
Muskatirovic, J., 2008. Analysis of bedload transport characteristics of Idaho stream s and r ivers. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 33: 1757-1768.
Muskatirovic, J. and Goodwin. P., 2003. On the prediction of sediment transport in gravel bed rivers: Examples from streams in central Idaho. In: I. Nezu and N. Kotsovinos Eds. XXX IAHR Congress. Inland Waters: Research. Engineering and Management. International Association for Hydraulic Research. pp. 663-670.
Muskatirovic, J., Goodwin. P. and Morehead. M., 2005. Prediction of bedload transport in gravel-bed rivers with stable armor layer. In: B.-H. Jun. S.-I. Lee. I.W. Seo and G.-W. Choi Eds. XXXI IAHR Congress. Water Engineering for the Future: Choices and Challenges. International Association for Hydraulic Research. pp. 337-338.
Neeson, T. M., Gorman, A. M., Whiting. P. J., and J. F. Koonce, 2008. Factors affecting accuracy of strea m channel slop e estimates derived from geographical information systems. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 28:3. 722-732.
Parker, C., Clifford. N. J., and C. R. Thorne, 2011. Understanding the influence of slope on the th reshold of c oarse grain motion: Revisiting critical stream power. Geomorphology 126. 51-65.
Pitlick, J., E. R. Mueller, C. Segura, R. Cress. and M. Torizzo, 2008. Relation between flow, surface-layer a rmoring and sediment transport in gravel-bed rivers. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 33. 1192-1209.
Preciso, E., Salemi, E., and P. Billi, 2012. Land use changes, torrent con trol works and sedi ment mining: effects on channel morphology and sediment flux, case study of the Reno River Northern Italy. Hydrological Processes 26. 1134-1148.
Recking, A., 2010. A comparison between flume and field bed load transport data and consequences for surface-based bed load transport prediction. Water Resources Research. 46. W03518. doi:10.1029/2009WR008007.
Recking, A., 2012. Influence of sediment supply on mountain strea ms bedload t ransport. Geomorphology 175-176. 139-150.
Segura, C., and J. Pitlick, 2010. Scaling frequency of channel‐forming flows in snow melt‐domi nated streams. Water Resources Research 46. W06524. doi:10.1029/2009WR008336.
Whiting, P.J., Stamm. J.F., Moog, D.B. and Orndorff, R.L., 1999. Sediment transporting flows in he adwater stre ams. Geological Society of America Bulletin. 1113: 450-466.
Bathurst, J. 2007. Effect of Coarse Surface Layer on Bed-Load Transport. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering. 133(11), 1192–1205
Bunte, K., Abt, S.R., Potyondy, J.P., and Ryan, S.E. 2006. Closure to “Measurement of coarse gravel and cobble transport using portable bedload traps” by Kristin Bunte, Steven R. Abt, John P. Potyondy and Sandra E. Ryan. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering 132(2): 222-224.
Dixon, M. and Ryan, S. 2001. Using an underwater video camera for observing bedload transport in mountain stream. In: Proceedings of the Seventh Federal Interagency Sedimentation Conference. March 25-29, Reno, NV. pp. poster-70-73.
Downing, J., Farley, P.J., Bunte, K., Swingle, K., Ryan, S.E., and Dixon, M. 2003. Acoustic gravel-transport sensor: description and field tests in Little Granite Creek, Wyoming, USA. In: Erosion and Sediment Transport Measurement in Rivers: Technological and Methodological Advances. J. Bogen, T. Fergus, and D. Walling (eds). Proceedings of the Oslo Workshop, June 2002. IAHS Publ. 283. pp. 193-200.
Holnbeck, S.R. 2005. Sediment-transport investigations of the upper Yellowstone River, Montana, 1999 through 2001: Data collection, analysis, and simulation of sediment transport: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5234. 69 p.
Martinez, M.H., and Ryan, S.E., 2000. Constructing temporary platforms for hydrologic studies. General Technical Report RMRS-GTR-64. Ogden, UT. USDA Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 10 p.
Pitlick, J., Y. Cui, and P. Wilcock, 2009. Manual for computing bed load transport using BAGS Bedload Assessment for Gravel-bed Streams Software. General Technical Report RMRS-GTR-223. Fort Collins. CO. U.S. Department of Agriculture. Forest Service. Rocky Mountain Research Station. 45 pp.
Recking, A., 2012. Influence of sediment supply on mountain streams bedload transport. Geomorphology 175-176. 139-150.
Ryan, S.E. 2001. The influence of sediment supply on rates of bedload transport: A case study of three streams on the San Juan National Forest. In: Proceedings of the Seventh Federal Interagency Sedimentation Conference. March 25-29, Reno, NV. pp. III-48-54.
Ryan, S.E., Bunte, K., and Potyondy, J.P., 2005. Breakout Session 2: Bedload Transport Measurement, Data Uncertainty, and New Technologies. In: Proceedings of the Federal Interagency Sediment Monitoring Instrument and Analysis Research Workshop, September 9-11, 2003, Flagstaff, AZ. USGS Circular 1276. pp. 16-28.
Troendle, C.A., Nankervis, J.M. and Ryan, S.E. 1996. Sediment transport from small, steep-gradient watersheds in Colorado and Wyoming. In: Sedimentation Technologies for Management of Natural Resources in the 21st Century. Sixth Federal Interagency Sedimentation Conference, March 10-14, 1996, Las Vegas, NV. pp. IX-39 to IX-45.
Troendle, C.A., Rosgen, D.L., Ryan, S.E., Porth, L.S., Nankervis, J.M. 2001. Developing a “reference” sediment transport relationship. In: Proceedings of the Seventh Federal Interagency Sedimentation Conference. March 25-29, Reno, NV. pp. II-73-80.

Idaho & Nevada

Jeffrey J. Barry. 2007. Bed load transport in gravel-bed rivers
Jeffrey J. Barry, John M. Buffington, John G. King, Peter Goodwin. 2006. Performance of bed load transport equations in mountain gravel-bed rivers: A re-analysis
Jeffrey J. Barry, John M. Buffington, John G. King. 2004. A general power equation for predicting bed load transport rates in gravel bed rivers
Jeffrey J. Barry, John M. Buffington, John G. King. 2005. Reply to comment by Claude Michel on "A general power equation for predicting bed load transport rates in gravel bed rivers"
Jeffrey J. Barry, John M. Buffington, John G. King. 2007. Correction to "A general power equation for predicting bed load transport rates in gravel bed rivers"
Jaime R. Goode, Charlie H. Luce, John M. Buffington. 2012. Enhanced sediment delivery in a changing climate in semi-arid mountain basins: Implications for water resource management and aquatic habitat in the northern Rocky Mountains
John G. King, William W. Emmett, Peter J. Whiting, Robert P. Kenworthy, Jeffrey J. Barry. 2004. Sediment transport data and related information for selected coarse-bed streams and rivers in Idaho
John Pitlick, Yantao Cui, Peter Wilcock. 2009. Manual for computing bed load transport using BAGS (Bedload Assessment for Gravel-bed Streams) Software
Peter J. Whiting, John G. King. 2003. Surface particle sizes on armoured gravel streambeds: Effects of supply and hydraulics

Colorado & Wyoming

Kristin Bunte, Steven R. Abt, John Potyondy, Sandra E. Ryan. 2004. Measurement of coarse gravel and cobble transport using portable bedload traps
Sandra E. Ryan. 2007. The role of geology in sediment supply and bedload transport patterns in coarse-grained streams
Sandra E. Ryan, Mark Dixon. 2007. Spatial and temporal variability in stream sediment loads using examples from the Gros Ventre Range, Wyoming, USA
Sandra E. Ryan, Laurie Porth. 2007. A tutorial on the piecewise regression approach applied to bedload transport data
Sandra E. Ryan-Burkett, Kathleen A. Dwire, Mark Dixon. 2011. Impacts of wildfire on runoff and sediment loads at Little Granite Creek, western Wyoming
Sandra E. Ryan, William W. Emmett. 2002. The nature of flow and sediment movement in Little Granite Creek near Bondurant, Wyoming
Sandra E. Ryan-Burkett, Laurie Porth, C. A. Troendle. 2002. Defining phases of bedload transport using piecewise regression
Jonathan D. Phillips, Dan Marion. 2019. Coarse sediment storage and connectivity and off-highway vehicle use, Board Camp Creek, Arkansas

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