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Goose Creek: Comparison of Sedimentation Rates, Goose Creek Valley and Branches, 1837 - 1965

Data Files:


1837 - 1937 Sediment 1937 - 1954 Sediment 1954 - 1965 Sediment
Valley and Range Width (feet) Cross Section (square feet) Average Depth (feet) Width (feet) Cross Section (square feet) Average Depth (feet) Width (feet) Cross Section (square feet) Average Depth (feet)
West Goose - 2 405 950 2.38 272 55 0.20 462 5 0.01
3 880 1425 1.62 732 379 0.52 660 (-19) (-0.03)
4 990 5695 5.75 1022 1213 1.19 1070 301 0.28
6 921 5470 5.94 840 200 0.24 820 (-103) (-0.13)
East Goose - 3 700 1370 1.96 700 503 0.72 700 390 0.56
5 1860 7265 3.91 1920 649 0.34 1920 303 0.16
6 2140 10698 5.00 2264 1620 0.72 2264 1230 0.54
Goose - 7 1760 7925 4.50 1540 715 0.46 1539 528 0.34
Total 9654 40798 4.13 9290 5334 0.57 9435 2635 0.28
Average per Year 408 314 240
Change in Rate -23% -24%

NOTES: Negative values represent net erosion, mostly by channel deepening. 1837 - 1937 sediment estimated from 1937 test borings. EG-3 data only for part of range resurveyed in 1954.

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