SEDIMENTATION COMMITTEE

The SEDHYD Sedimentation Committee (Committee) brings together volunteer scientists and engineers from government agencies, universities, consultants, and industry who are concerned with major sedimentation issues affecting the nation's watershed, rivers, reservoirs, and estuaries. The Committee promotes the advancement, sharing, and awareness of methods and information that can address national sedimentation issues.

The SEDHYD Sedimentation Committee is concerned with major sedimentation issues affecting the nation’s watersheds, rivers, reservoirs, and estuaries. The Committee promotes the advancement, sharing, and awareness of methods and information that can address national sedimentation issues.

News and Highlights

Photography | Dave Jensen 2024-10-02

Klamath River dams fully removed ahead of schedule

The largest river restoration project in American history has officially completed all of the work to remove the dams, a massive infrastructure project that was done ahead of schedule and on budget. Work will continue for several years restoring the 2,200 acres of formerly submerged lands.

Photography | Alex Kolker 2023-09-05

As the Mississippi Swerves, Can We Let Nature Regain Control?

After the lower Mississippi began pouring through and enlarging Neptune Pass in 2019, sediment began flowing into a sand-and-silt-starved Delta bay. Now the Army Corps of Engineers — breaking with tradition — is considering letting at least part of the river have its way.

Photography | Kristin Murphy 2024-11-03

Will Lake Powell become Lake Mud? Inside the growing sediment crisise

Lake Powell is grappling with a growing sediment crisis that poses a serious threat to its ability to store water. Over time, sediment accumulation has reduced the reservoir’s storage capacity by nearly 7%, with an astonishing 100 million tons being deposited each year. In response, experts are exploring a range of possible solutions, including reconstructing parts of the dam and implementing targeted dredging strategies to better manage and mitigate the sediment buildup..

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RECENT HIGHLIGHTS

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Themes

Res-Sed

Reservoir Sedimentation

Geomorphology

Stream Geomorphology

Decommissioning

Dam Decommissioning

Environment

Environment & Infrastructure

Climate

Climate and Sediment

FISP

Federal Interagency Sedimentation Project (FISP)