Bighorn Lake Sediment Management Study
Remus J, Pridal D, Hellekson S, Keck J. 2010. Bighorn Lake Sediment Management Study
Bighorn Lake was created when the Bureau of Reclamation constructed the Yellowtail Dam across the Bighorn River in the 1960s. Since dam closure, sediments have accumulated within the pool area and are impacting lake resources. A reconnaissance level technical study was conducted to evaluate several sediment management alternatives. The study used existing cross section, hydrologic, and sediment data for the reservoir as input to a one-dimensional sediment transport model. The sediment model was used to assess alternative scenario sediment conditions compared to existing conditions.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Remus, John; Pridal, Dan; Hellekson, Stephanie; Keck, John
- Date of Issue
- 2010-03
- Units
- BICA
- Keywords
- Bighorn Lake, Bighorn River, management alternatives man, Sediment, Yellowtail Dam