Centennial Campus Middle School Area ~ 100 acres
Analysis of water and sediment flow for different stages of development

Helena Mitasova, Jaroslav Hofierka, NCSU

click on the images to see the maps of land use, soil detachment and erosion/deposition
CAUTION! NUMBERS ARE RELATIVE! LIMITED FIELD CALIBRATION OR VALIDATION WAS DONE!

DRAFT - CURRENTLY UNDER REVISION

Land use composition for different stages of development
Parameters used for 1993
Parameters used for 2001
Parameters used for 2003

Development stage Land cover
%forest/%paved
legend
Discharge A/B/C
legend[cft/s]
Sediment Flow A/B/C
legend[kg/ms]
Net soil erosion/deposition: excess legend[kg/m2s] Impact: change in water depth
increase/decrease area
SP: predevelopment,
1993 data
51% / 1%
0.07 / xx / 0.0
xx
xx
-
SC: current 49% / 7%
0.05 / xx / 0.0
xx
xx
SCC: removed forest, unchanged topography,
2001 data
24% / 7%
0.04 / x / 0.41
xx
xx
-
SCCD: as SCC, checkdams added, need redesign based on water depth 24% / 7%
xxxxx
4
38
-
SCCBG: as SCC, additional grass buffers 24% / 7%
xx
xx
xx
-
SCCBF: as SCC, additional forest buffers 24% / 7%
xx
xx
38
-
SGCI: removed forest, changed topography
2001 data and golf course plans
24% / 7%
xxxxxx
xx
xx
SGCP: as SGCI, pipes added on golfcourse 24% / 7%
xxx
15
38
X
SG: finished golfcourse 24% / 7%
0 /x/ 0
4
38
-

Discharge, water depth and sediment flow: observed and measured at outlets

GRASS5.0 under LINUX using the modules r.sim.water and r.sim.sedim



This research was supported by the NC Sediment control commitee and NRC/ARO fellowship

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