WOTS Reservoir Erosion Control and Revegetation Workshop and Demonstration, Volume 1, No. 1

Abstract

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers manages natural resources in more than 2,000 watersheds in the United States. These include about 460 water resource development projects (primarily reservoirs) where nearly 12 million acres of land and water are owned in public trust. According to a survey by Allen and Wade (1991) under the Water Operations Technical Support (WOTS) Program, many of these reservoirs have a considerable amount of shoreline erosion that can adversely impact aquatic and riparian habitats as well as numerous other factors, such as water quality. Most of the extreme erosion problems can be found in Corps Divisions and Districts having reservoirs within the central prairie zones of the United States. Missouri is one state containing reservoirs with such problems and Smithville Lake, Missouri, is one example.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA367408

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  • Bruce K. Clark
  • Hollis H. Allen
  • Michael A. Watkins

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  • Energy and Power Technologies

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  • Aquatic Plants
  • Army
  • Engineers
  • Geotextiles
  • Habitats
  • Materials
  • Missouri
  • Natural Resources
  • Planting
  • Plants
  • United States
  • Water
  • Water Quality
  • Water Resources
  • Wave Power
  • Wildlife
  • Wildlife Management

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  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Wetland-Land-Environmental Management.