Hydrologic soil study of an alpine watershed
| dc.contributor.author | Dourojeanni, Axel Charles, author | |
| dc.contributor.author | Meiman, James R. (James Richard), advisor | |
| dc.contributor.author | Dils, Robert E., committee member | |
| dc.contributor.author | Schumm, S. A., committee member | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-12-06T17:41:30Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-12-06T17:41:30Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1969 | |
| dc.description | Covers not scanned. | |
| dc.description | Print version deaccessioned 2021. | |
| dc.description.abstract | A 2.3 Km^2 (0.89 sq. mi.) alpine watershed in the Colorado Front Range is partitioned into 13 hydrologic units. This partitioning is based on generic soil type, landforms, steepness of slope, and aspect. Most of the variation in hydrologic properties is reflected in the delineation of the major soil types. Water storage in the top 1 m of soil is the major soil hydrologic property considered. Strip terraces, alluvial terraces and the concave central area are the zones with the highest water storage capacity in the watershed (average of 44 cm/m depth). The total water storage capacity of the watershed to a depth of 1 m was calculated as 6,401 x 10^2 m3 (ac-ft). Total water storage capacity in the top 1 m is inversely related to landform slope: considering all soils, the correlation coefficient is 0.84; for the podzols, 0.91. A coefficient of correlation of 0.89 exists between bulk density and detention storage capacity. Hydraulic conductivity of selected soils ranges, in the upper horizons, from 67 cm/hr in podzol and alpine meadow soils to 16 cm/hr in lithosols and alpine turf soils. Hydraulic conductivity of all four soils decreases to 2 to 3 cm/hr at 50 to 100 cm depth. | |
| dc.format.medium | masters theses | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10217/234080 | |
| dc.language | English | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.publisher | Colorado State University. Libraries | |
| dc.relation | MMS ID: 991004465059703361 | |
| dc.relation | S591 .D68 1969 | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | 1950-1979 | |
| dc.relation.isreferencedby | Meiman, James R. Little South Poudre Watershed and Pingree Park Campus. Colorado State University, College of Forestry and Natural Resources (1971). http://hdl.handle.net/10217/70382 | |
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| dc.subject.lcsh | Soil science | |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Hydrology | |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Watersheds | |
| dc.title | Hydrologic soil study of an alpine watershed | |
| dc.type | Text | |
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| thesis.degree.discipline | Recreation and Watershed Resources | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | Colorado State University | |
| thesis.degree.level | Masters | |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Science (M.S.) |
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