Hydrologic effects from urbanization of forested watersheds in the northeast

Howard W. Lull; William E. Sopper; William E. Sopper

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Hydrologic effects from urbanization of forested watersheds in the northeast

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Howard W. Lull, William E. Sopper, William E. Sopper

Year:

1969

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Res. Pap. NE-146. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 31 p.

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Abstract

Urbanization, particularly in the crowded Northeast, has created a new environment. Asphalt and concrete have replaced hundreds of square miles of soil, buildings have replaced trees on much of the land, and sewers have replaced streambeds in many areas. As a result, the hydrology of this land is changing rapidly. To determine the effects of this expanding urbanization on forested watersheds, the Northeastern Forest Experiment Station has studied streamflow records of forested and urbanized watersheds. This paper is a report of that study.

Citation

Lull, Howard W.; Sopper, William E. 1969. Hydrologic effects from urbanization of forested watersheds in the northeast. Res. Pap. NE-146. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 31 p.