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BOR | 2015
Changes in sandbar geometry were mapped using historcal and recent aerial imagery to quantify the extent of sandbar encroachment into the water intake structure of the pumping plant for the Buford-…
BOR | 2015
Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (IFSAR) point cloud data were used to create a new contour map to assist with a facilities engineering project near a recreation area. Previous…
BOR | 2015
High-resolution lidar data were collected and compared to historical contour data to evaluate the condition of canal banks. Lidar point cloud data with a horizontal accuracy of 0.6-m root mean…
BOR | 2015
Sound navigation and ranging (sonar) data were coupled with historical topographic data to map the extent and volume of silt collected behind the Heart Butte Dam reservoir in southwestern North…
BOR | 2015
One problem with using divers or remotely operated vehicles to perform underwater inspections of hydraulic structures is that frequently-encountered conditions of poor visibility increase the…
BLM | 2013
Wyoming’s high desert riparian areas cover less than 1% of the landscape but account for up to 20% of forage. Livestock spend disproportionate time in these areas, inflicting disproportionate…
BLM | 2013
A remote sensing project in cooperation with Northern Arizona University and the BLM detects newly created networks from illegal human activities: vehicular routes, human trails, and accumulations of…
BOR | 2013
The Bureau of Reclamation’s (Reclamation) Sedimentation and River Hydraulics Group uses light detection and ranging (lidar) data in conjunction with river and reservoir bathymetric surveys to develop…
BOR | 2013
Reclamation routinely monitors more than 3.5 million acres of agriculture and riparian vegetation along the Lower Colorado River from Hoover Dam to the Southerly International Border. Data generated…
BOR | 2013
The San Joaquin River Restoration Program is a comprehensive long-term effort to restore flows to the San Joaquin River in California’s Central Valley from Friant Dam to the confluence of the Merced…
BOR | 2013
Reclamation is responsible for administration of the Operating Criteria and Procedures (OCAP) for the Newlands Reclamation Project, Nevada. Section 418.8 of OCAP directs Reclamation and the Truckee-…
BOR | 2013
Reclamation is charged with measuring consumptive water use (water that is physically removed, either through export or evaporation) within the Upper Colorado River Basin. Irrigated agriculture…