The effect of urban detention on potential stream erosion

Author

Errin Scott Kemper

Abstract

"Stormwater detention basins have long been used to control peak discharges downstream of urban watersheds. And although these structures have proven to reduce peak flows significantly (thus reducing the possibility of flooding), they do nothing to control the increasing runoff volume caused by urban development. This increase in runoff volume has a substantial impact on erosion within the effected urban watershed. In this study, approximately 2.4 miles of existing urban chanstudied sutdied in order to find the effects that detention basins have on the potential for downstream erosion"--Abstract, page iii.

Advisor(s)

Morris, Charles Darwin

Committee Member(s)

Wagner, Todd
Mendoza, Cesar

Department(s)

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering

Degree Name

M.S. in Civil Engineering

Publisher

University of Missouri--Rolla

Publication Date

Fall 2006

Pagination

ix, 124 pages

Rights

© 2006 Errin Scott Kemper, All rights reserved.

Document Type

Thesis - Citation

File Type

text

Language

English

Subject Headings

Soil erosion -- Environmental aspectsStorm water retention basinsUrban hydrologyUrban runoff -- Environmental aspects

Thesis Number

T 9113

Print OCLC #

126849374

Recommended Citation

Kemper, Errin Scott, "The effect of urban detention on potential stream erosion" (2006). Masters Theses. 5903.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/masters_theses/5903