The Desert Laboratory

The Vigil Network
North Tippah Creek: Summary of Data for Sedimentation Ranges

Data Files:


Range no. 1939 Overbank sediment 1939-1969 Sediment (Negative values represent net erosion)
Overbank Channel Flood plain including channel
Width (feet) Cross-section area (square feet) Average thickness (feet) Width (feet) Cross-section area (square feet) Average thickness (feet) Cross-section area (square feet) Width (feet) Cross-section area (square feet) Average thickness (feet)
NT-1 962 2063 2.14 1117 75 0.07 -160 1160 -85 -0.07
NT-2 1450 2260 1.56 1529 150 0.10 140* 1596 290 0.18
NT-3 2150 2425 1.13 2271 90 0.04 -40* 2330 50 0.02
NT-4 2669 1835 0.69 2676 -548 -0.20 -237* 2789 -785 -0.28
Total 7231 8583 1.18 7593 -233 -0.03 -297 7808 -530 -0.07

* Includes spoil piles from 1963 dredging. For channel changes only, see Table 3.

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