My sediments exactly, or why we care about cobbles, sand and silt in the Hawkins-Logsdon River of the Flint Ridge-Mammoth Cave system
Bosch R. 1997. My sediments exactly, or why we care about cobbles, sand and silt in the Hawkins-Logsdon River of the Flint Ridge-Mammoth Cave system
The author discusses reasons that further knowledge of sediment transport is vital to understanding the Mammoth Cave System (cave passage development; changes in cave and surface aquatic ecosystems; cave sedimentation) and managing the resources (endangered mussels; water quality; catastrophic sinkhole collapse; and to predict changes if Lock & Dam #6 is removed).
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Bosch, Rachel
- Date of Issue
- 1997
- Units
- MACA
- Keywords
- Aquatic Sciences, Cave Passages, Dams, Ecosystems, Hawkins River Mammoth Cave System KY, Hawkins-Logsdon River Mammoth Cave Mammoth Cave National Park KY, Impacts, Logsdon River Mammoth Cave System KY, Management, Pearly Mussels (Unionidae), Physical Sciences, Sediment Transport, Sedimentation, Sinkholes, Speleogenesis, Subterranean Rivers & Streams, Threatened & Endangered Species, Water Quality