Sediment transport and storage in North Fork Caspar Creek, Mendocino County, California: water years 1980-1988

Michael Brent Napolitano

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Sediment transport and storage in North Fork Caspar Creek, Mendocino County, California: water years 1980-1988

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Authors:

Michael Brent Napolitano

Year:

1996

Type:

Miscellaneous Publication

Station:

Pacific Southwest Research Station

Source:

M.S. thesis, Humboldt State University, Arcata, California. 148 p.

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Abstract

Abstract - The old-growth redwood forest of North Fork Caspar Creek was clear-cut between 1864 and 1904. Previous research on logging-related changes in suspended sediment and streamflow would suggest that North Fork Caspar Creek has recovered from historical logging (Rice et al., 1979; Ziemer, 1981); research on the influence of large woody debris (LWD) on channel form and function would suggest it has not (Sedell and Luchessa, 1982; Keller and Tally, 1979). I developed a sediment budget for mainstem North Fork Caspar Creek for water years (WY) 1980-1988 to evaluate controls on sediment storage changes. Sediment budget findings, Caspar Creek logging history, and research on LWD were reviewed together to evaluate persistence of historical logging impacts.

Keywords

PSW4351, Caspar Creek, water, sediment, logging impacts, suspended sediment, streamflow, large woody debris

Citation

Napolitano, Michael Brent. 1996. Sediment transport and storage in North Fork Caspar Creek, Mendocino County, California: water years 1980-1988. M.S. thesis, Humboldt State University, Arcata, California. 148 p.