Channel change in 2007 at selected sites on the Marias River, Montana, following a 2006 high-flow release from Tiber Dam

Product Type: Data Series

Year: 2009

Author(s): Auble, G.T. and Z.H. Bowen

Suggested Citation:
Auble, G.T. and Z.H. Bowen. 2009. Channel change in 2007 at selected sites on the Marias River, Montana, following a 2006 high-flow release from Tiber Dam: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 410.

Abstract

In June 2006, an opportunistic high-flow release was made from Tiber Dam on the Marias River in Montana to investigate possible alternatives for partially restoring the river's natural flow pattern and variability. At two sites along the river, we measured channel geometry in 2006 before and after the high-flow release to evaluate channel change and alteration of physical habitat. Here we provide data from a resurvey of those sites, conducted in August 2007.