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BOR | 2016
Underwater construction projects typically require the creation of high-resolution 3D models of existing infrastructure to retrofit equipment such as gates, valves, trashracks, or bulkheads. …
BOR | 2016
The San Joaquin River Restoration Program (SJRRP) is a comprehensive, long-term effort to revive the river’s self-sustaining Chinook salmon fishery by restoring water flows to the river from the…
BOR | 2016
The BOR administers the Operating Criteria and Procedures (OCAP) to determine irrigation status for the Newlands Reclamation Project, which covers approximately 61,000 acres in Nevada. The OCAP…
BOR | 2016
Colorado River Delta - Water For the Environment and Environmental Benefits First-ever plans to facilitate and promote actions that foster environmental benefits in the Colorado River Delta were set…
BOR | 2016
The Colorado River is the principal source of water for irrigation and domestic use in Arizona, southern California, and southern Nevada. To account for water use by each State or individual and to…
BOR | 2016
BOR performs dam failure inundation modeling and mapping in support of emergency evacuation planning and dam safety risk analysis. Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (IFSAR), lidar, and other…
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…
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
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
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
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
The Great Plains Reclamation Dakotas Area Office (DKAO) used remote sensing imagery in a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) environment to calculate pump requirements for an irrigation system.…