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Effects of Hillslope Gully Stabilization on Erosion and Sediment Production in the Torreon Wash Watershed, New Mexico, 2009–2012 - Associated Data

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Start Date
2009
End Date
2012

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Matherne, A.M., Tillery, A.C., Douglas-Mankin, K.R., and Soles, Ellen, 2018, Effects of Hillslope Gully Stabilization on Erosion and Sediment Production in the Torreon Wash Watershed, New Mexico, 2009–2012 - Associated Data: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7Q52NK3.

Summary

Sediment erosion and deposition in two sets of paired (treated and untreated) upland drainages in the Torreon Wash watershed, upper Rio Puerco Basin, New Mexico, were examined over a 3 1/2-year period from spring 2009 through fall 2012. The objective was to evaluate the effectiveness of shallow, loose-stone check dams, or “one-rock dams,” as a hillslope gully erosion stabilization and mitigation method, and its potential for retaining upland eroded soils and decreasing delivery of sediment to lower ephemeral stream channels. Two high-resolution topographic surveys, completed at the beginning and end of the study period, were used to assess the impact of the mitigation measures in both Penistaja Tributary Arroyo and Papers Wash watersheds, [...]

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Originator :
Anne Marie Matherne, Anne C. Tillery, Kyle R. Douglas-Mankin, Ellen Soles
Metadata Contact :
Zachary M Shephard
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
USGS Mission Area :
Water Resources
SDC Data Owner :
New Mexico Water Science Center

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Purpose

This data set documents data collected fo a study designed to evaluate the changes to erosion and sediment transport by erosion mitigation projects in the Torreon Wash watershed, Rio Puerco Basin, northwestern New Mexico. The effectiveness of upland mitigation treatments in managing gully development and retaining sediment on hillslopes was examined using two methods: (1) sediment erosion and deposition were measured and compared in two sets of paired (treated and untreated) upland drainages (subwatersheds) over a 3 1/2-year period from spring 2009 through fall 2012; and (2) downstream changes in channel erosion were evaluated through repeated channel cross-section measurements in the mainstem Penistaja Tributary Arroyo and Papers Wash tributary over the same time period.

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