Download or read book Sediment Deposition in U.S. Reservoirs written by and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The reservoirs are grouped by drainage basins, the boundaries of which are shown on an index map. Summary data include reservoir locations, survey dates, drainage areas, reservoir storage capacities, ratio of reservoir capacities to average annual inflows, specific weights (dry) of sediment deposits, and average annual sediment-accumulation rates. This publication supersedes and updates USDA Miscellaneous publication no. 1266, "Summary of reservoir sediment deposition surveys made in the United States through 1970."