Project Number: 6408-13000-020-02
Project Type: Specific Cooperative Agreement

Start Date: Sep 15, 2007
End Date: Sep 14, 2012

Objective:
Assess sedimentation issues in reservoirs in the Mid-South and elsewhere through the delineation and characterization of sediment deposits. Some emphasis will be placed on dating ancient sediments in older lakes, such as oxbow lakes. Also, the transfer of compounds from agricultural activities to reservoirs will be examined.

Approach:
Cores of reservoir sediments will be collected. Laboratory analyses will be performed to identify sedimentation rates, chemical characteristics, and textural characteristics of stored sediments. Where needed, high-resolution acoustic profiling will be used to enhance the quality of data collected from reservoirs. Local and regional trends in reservoir sedimentation will be defined where possible.