Introduction to River Engineering Resources
This website provides engineers with a one-stop shop for river engineering resources. The website provides links to key resources for river engineering analysis and design. It is intended as a tool for (1) practitioners, (2) researchers, and (3) aspiring river engineers.
FOCUS
These resources focus on engineering contexts of hydrology, hydraulics, sediment transport and geomorphology. Physico-chemical, biological, and social resources are complied incidentially. Resources are selected based on their relevance to river engineering projects and frequency in practice. To narrow the number of resources, the scope is limited to topics (1) within the stream corridor and (2) no larger in scale than a river reach (e.g., no watershed analyses or river networks).
WHY
River Engineering is the study and practice of human intervention between water and the landscape. River engineering projects are critical to managing water resources to meet a wide range of environmental, social, and economic needs. Over the last couple centuries, the science and practice has advanced from the improved understanding of technical processes. Additionally, river engineering has evolved into an inherently multi-disciplinary field. To help river engineers navigate centuries of river engineering science and practice, this website provides references and access to key resources.
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Resources Table
These are river engineering documents that describe the science or practice.
Examples: Textbooks, guidance manuals, evaluation criteria, design or procedural handbooks, evaluation or design checklists
River engineering ‘Resource Documents’ are categorized (4) ways
Knowledge Base
The structure and function of rivers form the basis for river engineering. It is fundamental to Evaluation (2), Design (3), and Actions/Goals (4).
The ‘Knowledge Base’ category is subdivided by science:
Hydrology
Hydraulics
Geomorphology
Physico-Chemical
Biology
Social
Evaluation
Analytical and empirical guidance for characterization of rivers.
The ‘Evaluation’ category is subdivided by topic:
Hydrology
Hydraulics
Sediment Transport
Geomorphology
Design Theory
Analytical, Empirical, and Analog guidance for developing designs.
The ‘Design’ category is subdivided by approach:
Hydraulic Geometry
Natural Channel Design
Stable Channel Design
Threshold Channel Design
Alluvial Channel Design
Analytical Design
Actions and Goals
Filtered materials from (1), (2), and (3) to accomplish specific tasks.
The ‘Actions and Goals’ category is subdivided by task:
Aesthetics/Recreation
Bank Stabilization
Channel Reconfiguration
Dam removal/retrofit
Aquatic Organism
Floodplain Reconnection
Flow Modification
Instream Habitat Improvement
Instream Species Management
Land Acquisition
Riparian Management
Stormwater Management
Water Quality Management
Flood Risk Management (e.g., levees)
Navigation Channels
Large wood
Grade control
River training
Reservoir Operation
Beaver Dam Analog
Stage 0 Condition
Legacy Sediment Removal
Regenerative Stormwater Conveyance
In-stream Structures
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Title | Author | Type | Citation | Website | Year | Hydrology | Hydraulics | Geomorphology | Physico-chemical | Biological/Ecology | Social | Hydrology | Hydraulics | Sediment Transport | Geomorphology | Physico-chemical | Biological/Ecology | Hydraulic Geometry | Natural Channel Design (Analog) | Stable ch design & Stabilization | Threshold channel design | Alluvial Channel Design | Analytical Design | Aesthetics/Recreation/Education | Bank Stabilization | Channel Reconfiguration | Dam removal/retrofit | Aquatic organism passage | Floodplain Reconnection | Flow Modification | Instream Habitat Improvement | Instream Species Management | Land Acquisition | Riparian Management | Stormwater Management | Water Quality Management | Flood Risk Management (e.g., lev) | Navigation Channels | Large wood | Grade control | River training | Reservoir Operation | Beaver Dam Analog (BDA) | Stage 0 Condition | Legacy Sed Removal/Valley Rest | Regenerative Stormwater Conv | In-stream Structures | Keywords (comma delimited) | Particularly helpful | ||||||||||||||||
A View of the River | Leopold | book | Leopold, Luna Bergere. A View of the River. Harvard University Press, 1994. | 1994 | X | X | X | - | - | - | l | l | X | X | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
Analytical Stream Restoration Design Review Checklist | Harman | https://www.fws.gov/ChesapeakeBay/restoring-habitat/stream-restoration/stream-protocols.html | 2015 | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Applied Hydrology | Chow | Te Chow, Ven. Applied hydrology. Tata McGraw-Hill Education, 2010. | 2010 | X | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Applied River Morphology | Rosgen | book | Rosgen, David L., and Hilton Lee Silvey. Applied river morphology. Vol. 1481. Pagosa Springs, CO: Wildland Hydrology, 1996. | 1996 | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | - | X | - | - | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
Bank Stabilization Design Guidelines | Baird | Baird, D. C., et al. "Bank stabilization design guidelines." Reclamation: Managing water in the west (2015): 319. | https://www.usbr.gov/tsc/techreferences/mands/mands-pdfs/A-BankStab-final6-25-2015.pdf | 2015 | - | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | X | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | X | X | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Channel Restoration Design for Meandering Rivers | USACE ERDC | Soar, Philip J., and Colin R. Thorne. Channel restoration design for meandering rivers. ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER VICKSBURG MS COASTAL AND HYDRAULICSLAB, 2001. | https://erdc-library.erdc.dren.mil/jspui/handle/11681/1800 | 2001 | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | - | - | X | - | X | X | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | X | |||||||||||||||||
Classification of Natural Rivers | Rosgen | Rosgen, David L. "A classification of natural rivers." Catena 22.3 (1994): 169-199. | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0341816294900019 | 1994 | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
Computational Design Tool for Evaluating the Stability of Large Wood Structures | USFS | Rafferty, Michael. "Computational design tool for evaluating the stability of large wood structures." USDA Technical Note TN-103.2 (2017). | https://www.fs.fed.us/biology/nsaec/assets/rafferty_usfs_nsaec_tn-103-2_stabilitylargewoodstructurestool.pdf | 2017 | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
Design for Stream Restoration | Shields & Doyle | Shields Jr, F. Douglas, et al. "Design for stream restoration." Journal of Hydraulic Engineering 129.8 (2003): 575-584. | https://ascelibrary.org/doi/10.1061/%28ASCE%290733-9429%282003%29129%3A8%28575%29 | 2003 | X | X | X | - | - | X | X | X | X | - | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
EPA National Rivers and Stream Assessments | EPA | https://www.epa.gov/national-aquatic-resource-surveys/nrsa | 2019 | - | - | - | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
EPA Rapid Bioassessment Protocols for use in Streams and Wadeable Rivers | EPA | Barbour, Michael T. "Rapid Bioassessment Protocols For Use in Steams and Wadeable Rivers: Periphyton." Benthic macroinvertebrates and Fish (2001). | https://www.epa.gov/wqc/rapid-bioassessment-protocols-use-streams-and-wadeable-rivers-periphyton-benthic | 1999 | - | - | - | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
Estimation of Roughness Coefficients | Coon | Coon, William F. Estimation of roughness coefficients for natural stream channels with vegetated banks. Vol. 2441. US Geological Survey, 1998. | https://pubs.usgs.gov/wsp/2339/report.pdf | 1998 | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
Fluvial Processes in Geomorphology | Leopold | book | Leopold, Luna B., et al. Fluvial processes in geomorphology. Courier Dover Publications, 2020. | 2020 | - | X | X | - | - | - | - | X | X | X | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
Fluvial Processes in River Engineering | Chang | book | Chang, Howard H. Fluvial processes in river engineering. 1992. | 1992 | - | X | X | - | - | - | - | X | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
Functional objectives for stream restoration | Fischenich | Fischenich, J. "Functional objectives for stream restoration." (2006). | https://erdc-library.erdc.dren.mil/jspui/bitstream/11681/3962/1/TN-EMRRP-SR-52.pdf | 2006 | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
Function-based rapid stream assessment methodology | USFWS | https://www.fws.gov/ChesapeakeBay/restoring-habitat/stream-restoration/stream-protocols.html | 2015 | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | l | l | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Function-Based Stream Restoration Project Process Guidelines with Appendices | USFWS | https://www.fws.gov/ChesapeakeBay/restoring-habitat/stream-restoration/stream-protocols.html | 2015 | - | - | - | - | - | - | l | l | l | l | l | l | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Geomorphic Classification of Rivers | Mongtomery & Buffington | Buffington, J. M., and D. R. Montgomery. "Geomorphic classification of rivers." In: Shroder, J.; Wohl, E., ed. Treatise on Geomorphology; Fluvial Geomorphology, Vol. 9. San Diego, CA: Academic Press. p. 730-767. (2013): 730-767. | https://www.fs.fed.us/rm/pubs_other/rmrs_2013_buffington_j001.pdf | 2013 | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | l | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
Guidance for Stream Restoration | Yochum | Yochum, Steven E. Guidance for Stream Restoration. US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Stream & Aquatic Ecology Center, 2020. | https://www.fs.fed.us/biology/nsaec/assets/yochumreynolds_2020_tn-102-5_guidancestreamrestoration-508.pdf | 2020 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | - | X | - | X | l | l | X | X | X | l | X | X | - | - | X | - | X | |||||||||||||||||
Guide for Selecting Manning's Roughness Coefficients (Cowan Methodology) | Acrement | Arcement, George J., and Verne R. Schneider. "Guide for selecting Manning's roughness coefficients for natural channels and flood plains." (1989). | https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/wsp2339 | 1989 | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
Guide for Selecting Manning's Roughness Coefficients for Natural Channels and Flood Plains (Cowan) | Cowan | website | USGS | https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/wsp2339 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
Guide to Effective Monitoring of Aquatic and Riparian Resources | USDA | Kershner, J. L., et al. "Guide to effective monitoring of aquatic and riparian resources. RMRSGTR-121." US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fort Collins, Colorado (2004). | https://www.fs.fed.us/rm/pubs/rmrs_gtr121.pdf | 2004 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | l | l | l | l | l | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
Guidelines for determining flow frequency Bulletin 17C | USACE, USGS, USBR | England, J.F., Jr., Cohn, T.A., Faber, B.A., Stedinger, J.R., Thomas, W.O., Jr., Veilleux, A.G., Kiang, J.E., and Mason, R.R., Jr., 2018, Guidelines for determining flood flow frequency—Bulletin 17C (ver. 1.1, May 2019): U.S. Geological Survey Techniques and Methods, book 4, chap. B5, 148 | 2019 | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Hydraulic Design of Stream Restoration Projects | Copeland | Copeland, Ronald R., et al. Hydraulic design of stream restoration projects. ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER VICKSBURG MS COASTAL AND HYDRAULICSLAB, 2001. | https://erdc-library.erdc.dren.mil/jspui/handle/11681/7554 | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | - | - | X | - | X | X | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | ||||||||||||||||||
Hyporheic Restoration in Streams and Rivers | Hester | Hester, Erich T., and Michael N. Gooseff. "Hyporheic restoration in streams and rivers." Stream restoration in dynamic fluvial systems: Scientific approaches, analyses, and tools 194 (2011): 167-187. | https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2010GM000966 | 2011 | - | X | X | l | l | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
Lane's Balance: The importance of fluvial morphology in hydraulic engineering | Lane | Lane, E. W. "The importance of fluvial morphology in hydraulic engineering: Proceedings–American Society of Civil Engineers, v. 81." (1955): 745-17. | https://semspub.epa.gov/work/01/554355.pdf | 1955 | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
Manning’s n Values for Various Land Covers To Use for Dam Breach Analyses by NRCS in Kansas | NRCS | https://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/ftpref/wntsc/H&H/HecRAS/NEDC/lectures/docs/Manning%92s%20n-values%20for%20Kansas%20Dam%20Breach%20Analyses%20-%20Adopted%20071216.pdf | 2007 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Moving Beyond the Banks: Hyporheic Restoration Is Fundamental to Restoring Ecological Services and Functions of Streams | Hester | Hester, Erich T., and Michael N. Gooseff. "Moving beyond the banks: Hyporheic restoration is fundamental to restoring ecological services and functions of streams." (2010): 1521-1525. | https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/es902988n | 2010 | - | X | X | l | l | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
National Large Wood Manual - Guidelines | USBR | Bureau of Reclamation and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 2015. National Large Wood Manual: Assessment, Planning, Design, and Maintenance of Large Wood in Fluvial Ecosystems: Restoring Process, Function, and Structure. 628 pages + Appendix. Available: www.usbr.gov/pn/. | https://www.usbr.gov/research/projects/detail.cfm?id=2754 | 2014 | - | X | X | - | - | - | - | X | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
National Large Wood Manual: Assessment, Planning, Design, and Maintenance of Large Wood in Fluvial Ecosystems: Restoring Process, Function, and Structure (USBR) | USBR | Bureau of Reclamation and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 2015. National Large Wood Manual: Assessment, Planning, Design, and Maintenance of Large Wood in Fluvial Ecosystems: Restoring Process, Function, and Structure. 628 pages + Appendix. Available: www.usbr.gov/pn/. | https://www.usbr.gov/research/projects/detail.cfm?id=2754 | 2016 | - | X | X | - | - | - | - | X | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
National Stream and Aquatic Ecology Center | USFS | website | https://www.fs.fed.us/biology/nsaec/products-tools.html | 2020 | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | X | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | X | |||||||||||||||||
Natural Channel Design Review Checklist | USFWS | https://www.fws.gov/ChesapeakeBay/restoring-habitat/stream-restoration/stream-protocols.html | 2016 | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
NEH - Part 630 - Hydrology | NRCS | NRCS, USDA. "Part 630 Hydrology National Engineering Handbook." USDA-NRCS (United States Department of Agriculture-Natural Resources Conservation Service) (2009). | https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detailfull/national/water/?cid=stelprdb1043063 | 2009 | X | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
NEH - Part 654 - Stream Restoration Design | NRCS | https://directives.sc.egov.usda.gov/viewerFS.aspx?hid=21433 | 2007 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
NEH - Section 5 - Hydraulics | NRCS | United States Soil Conservation Service. "National engineering handbook." Hydraulics Section 5 (1956). | https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detailfull/national/water/manage/hydrology/?cid=stelprdb1044422 | 1956 | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
NEH 650 - Field Engineering Handbook | NEH | Kent, Kenneth M. "National engineering handbook." Field Engineering Handbook Section 650 (2021). | https://directives.sc.egov.usda.gov/viewerFS.aspx?hid=21429 | 2021 | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
NEH- Part 653 - Stream Corridor Restoration Handbook | NRCS | FISRWG (10/1998). Stream Corridor Restoration: Principles, Processes, and Practices. By the Federal Interagency Stream Restoration Working Group (FISRWG)(15 Federal agencies of the US gov't). GPO Item No. 0120-A; SuDocs No. A 57.6/2:EN 3/PT.653. ISBN-0-934213-59-3. | https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detailfull/national/water/manage/restoration/?cid=stelprdb1043244 | 1998 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
NRCS Stream Restoration Design Details | USDA NRCS | website | https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/national/ndcsmc/?cid=nrcs143_009158 | 2020 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | X | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
Open Channel Flow | Henderson | book | Henderson, Francis Martin. "Open channel flow." (1996). | 1966 | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
Open-Channel Hydraulics | Chow | book | Chow, Ven Te. "Open-channel hydraulics. Caldwell." (1959). | 1959 | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
Oregon NRCS Stream Restoration Design Details | USDA NRCS Oregon | website | https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/or/technical/engineering/?cid=nrcs142p2_045909 | 2020 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
Pebble Count | Wolman | https://andrewsforest.oregonstate.edu/sites/default/files/lter/data/studies/gs002/Wolman_Pebble_Count.pdf | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
Photographic Guidance for Selecting Flow Resistance Coefficients in High-Gradient Channels | Yochum | https://www.fs.fed.us/biology/nsaec/products-publications-technotes.html | 2020 | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Rapid Stream Restoration Monitoring Protocol | USFWS | https://www.fws.gov/ChesapeakeBay/restoring-habitat/stream-restoration/stream-protocols.html | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
Recommendations of the Expert Panel to Define Removal Rates for Individual Stream Restoration Projects (Center for Watershed Protection) | Center for Watershed Protection | https://owl.cwp.org/?s=Stream+restoration+projects | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | X | X | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
Regenerative Storm Conveyance Design Review Checklist | USFWS | https://www.fws.gov/ChesapeakeBay/restoring-habitat/stream-restoration/stream-protocols.html | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
Regenerative Stormwater Conveyance Design | Center for Watershed Protection | https://www.chesapeakebay.net/channel_files/25884/epa_1_rcope_rsc_uswg.pdf | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
Regenerative Stormwater Conveyance Design - Step Pool Conveyance Systems | Anne Arundel County | https://www.aacounty.org/departments/public-works/wprp/watershed-assessment-and-planning/step-pool-conveyance-systems/ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
Regional Hydraulic Geometry Curves | USGS | website | https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/national/water/?cid=nrcs143_015052 | X | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | X | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | ||||||||||||||||||
Regional Regressions by State | USGS | website | https://water.usgs.gov/osw/programs/nss/pubs.html | X | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | ||||||||||||||||||
River Restoration Toolbox by IOWA DNR | IOWA DNR | html | https://www.iowadnr.gov/Environmental-Protection/Water-Quality/River-Restoration/River-Restoration-Toolbox | 2021 | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | X | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | X | - | X | - | - | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
Rosgen Natural Channel Design (NEH 654-Ch11) | Rosgen | https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/national/water/manage/restoration/?cid=stelprdb1044707 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | X | X | - | - | X | - | X | - | - | - | X | X | - | - | X | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
Rosgen Natural Channel Design Checklist | Harman | https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2015-07/documents/ncd_review_checklist.pdf | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
Roughness Characteristics of Natural Channels (Photographic Manning N) | Barnes | https://pubs.usgs.gov/wsp/wsp_1849/pdf/wsp_1849.pdf | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
Sampling Surface and Subsurface Particle-Size Distributions in Wadable Gravel-and Cobble-Bed Streams for Analyses in Sediment Transport, Hydraulics, and Streambed Monitoring | USFS | https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/4580 | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
Science base and tools for evaluating stream engineering, management, and restoration proposals | NOAA | website | https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/4020 | - | X | X | - | - | - | - | X | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | ||||||||||||||||||
Sediment Transfer Primer | Wilcock | https://www.fs.fed.us/rm/pubs/rmrs_gtr226.pdf | - | X | X | - | - | - | - | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
Sedimentation Engineering: Processes, Measurements, Modeling, and Practice | ASCE | book | https://ascelibrary.org/doi/book/10.1061/9780784408148 | - | X | X | - | - | - | - | X | X | X | - | - | X | - | X | X | X | X | - | X | X | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | X | ||||||||||||||||||
Stability Thresholds for Stream Restoration Materials | Fischenich | https://erdc-library.erdc.dren.mil/jspui/bitstream/11681/3947/1/TN-EMRRP-SR-29.pdf | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
Stream and Watershed Restoration: A Guide to Restoring Riverine Processes and Habitats | Roni | book | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781118406618 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | X | - | - | X | X | - | X | X | - | X | X | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | ||||||||||||||||||
Stream Corridor Restoration Handbook (Part 653) in National Engineering Handbook | NRCS | https://directives.sc.egov.usda.gov/viewerFS.aspx?hid=34826 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | - | X | X | X | X | - | X | X | - | X | X | - | X | X | - | - | X | X | X | - | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | X | |||||||||||||||||||
Stream Corridor Restoration Working Group CAD Design Details | USDA Stream Corridor Restoration Design Working Group | website | https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detailfull/national/water/?cid=stelprdb1043249 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Stream Corridor Restoration Working Group Resources | USDA NRCS | website | https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detailfull/national/water/?cid=stelprdb1043249 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | - | X | X | X | X | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Stream Functions Pyramid - A Function-Based Framework for Stream Assessment & Restoration Projects | Projects | https://www.fws.gov/ChesapeakeBay/restoring-habitat/stream-restoration/stream-protocols.html | 2015 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | ||||||||||||||||||
Stream Habitat Restoration Guidelines | Washington FWS | https://wdfw.wa.gov/publications/01374 | 2012 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | - | - | X | - | - | - | X | X | - | - | X | - | - | X | X | - | X | - | X | X | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | X | ||||||||||||||||||
Stream Mechanics Resources | Harman | website | https://stream-mechanics.com/resources/ | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Stream modules: Spreadsheet tools for river evaluation, assessment and monitoring | Mecklenburg | website | https://ascelibrary.org/doi/10.1061/40856%28200%29349 | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | - | - | X | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Stream Restoration Design (Part 654) in National Engineering Handbook | NRCS | Li, Ming-Han. "Stream Restoration Design Handbook (National Engineering Handbook, 210-VI, Part 654), JM Bernard, J. Fripp, K. Robinson (Eds.), US Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, 2007." (2008): 97-98. | https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/national/water/manage/restoration/?cid=stelprdb1044707 | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | X | - | X | X | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | X | ||||||||||||||||||
Stream Restoration Design Technical Supplements (Part 654) | NRCS | website | https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/national/water/manage/restoration/?cid=stelprdb1044707 | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | ||||||||||||||||||
Stream Restoration in Dynamic Fluvial Systems: Scientific Approaches, Analyses, and Tools, Volume 194 | Andrew Simon, Sean J. Bennett, Janine M. Castro | website | https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1029/GM194 | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | ||||||||||||||||||
Stream Stability at Highway Structures | FHWA | book | https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/engineering/hydraulics/library_arc.cfm?pub_number=19&id=152 | - | X | X | - | - | - | - | X | X | X | - | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | - | X | X | - | X | - | - | X | X | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Streams and Ground Waters (Aquatic Ecology) | Jones and Muholland | book | https://www.sciencedirect.com/book/9780123898456/streams-and-ground-waters | - | X | X | X | X | - | - | X | - | X | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | X | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Synthesizing U.S. River Restoration Efforts | Bernhardt | https://science.sciencemag.org/content/308/5722/636 | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
Technical Guide for Field Practitioners: Understanding and Monitoring Aquatic Organism Passage at Road Stream Crossings | Roper | book | https://www.fs.fed.us/biology/nsaec/products-publications-technotes.html | - | X | X | - | X | - | - | X | - | X | X | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
The Legend of A. F. Shields | Buffington | Buffington, John M. "The legend of AF Shields." Journal of Hydraulic Engineering 125.4 (1999): 376-387. | https://ascelibrary.org/doi/10.1061/%28ASCE%290733-9429%281999%29125%3A4%28376%29 | 1999 | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
Tools in Fluvial Geomorphology | Kondolf | book | https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Tools+in+Fluvial+Geomorphology%2C+2nd+Edition-p-9780470684054 | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
TR-55 Watershed Hydrology | NRCS | https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb1044171.pdf | X | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
USDA USFS National Stream and Aquatic Ecology Center - Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles and Book Chapters | USFS | website | https://www.fs.fed.us/biology/nsaec/products-publications-journalarticlesbookchap.html | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Valley Restoration Design Review Checklist | USFWS | https://www.fws.gov/ChesapeakeBay/restoring-habitat/stream-restoration/stream-protocols.html | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
Watershed Assessment of River Stability and Sediment Supply | Rosgen | book | https://wildlandhydrology.com/books/?id=22&course=WARSSS+-+Watershed+Assessment+of+River+Stability+and+Sediment+Supply | - | X | X | - | - | - | - | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tools Table
These are river engineering data and tools that quantify a parameter or process for a given location.
Examples: Models or software, data repositories, web-based tools, engineering spreadsheets
River engineering ‘Data and Tools’ are categorized (5) ways
Data Sources:
The ‘Data Sources’ category is subdivided by data type:
Climate
Soils and Geology
Hydrography and Floodplains
Water Quantity
Water Quality
Topography and Bathymetry
Vegetation
Aerial Photogrammetry
Hydrology
The ‘Hydrologic Analysis’ category is subdivided by analysis type:
Stream Gages
Download data
Visualizing time series
Computing statistics
Ungaged – gage transfer, regional regressions
Bankfull regional curves
Flood Frequency
Flow Duration
Rainfall-Runoff
Flood Routing
Hydraulics
The ‘Hydraulic Analysis’ category is subdivided by analysis type:
Normal depth for 1D steady, uniform flow
Critical depth for 1D steady, uniform flow
1D Hydraulics
2D Hydraulics
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Stormwater and Pipe Flows
Hydraulic roughness
Rating curve
Hydraulic parameters (geometry, shear, power)
Simple backwater profiles
Sediment Transport
The ‘Sediment Transport’ category is subdivided by analysis type:
Particle size analysis
Pebble counts and bar samples
Incipient motion
Sediment competence
Sediment supply / yield
Sediment transport capacity
Effective discharge
Scour
Aerial photogrammetry
Bed and Bank Erosion
Geomorphology
The ‘Geomorphic Analysis’ category is subdivided by analysis type:
Reference Reach Approach (Natural Channel Design)
Hydraulic geometry (bankfull)
Planform geometry (regime)
Bed evolution (Exner equations)
Channel change indices
Large Wood Design
Actions/Goals
The ‘Actions/Goals’ category is subdivided into:
Natural Channel Design (Analog Approach)
In-stream Structures
Large Wood
Stabilization
Data or Tool Information | Data Sources | Hydrology | Hydraulics | Sediment Transport | Geomorphology | Actions/Goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Title | Author | Type | Citation or Website | Year | Climate | Soils and Geology | Hydrography and Floodplains | Water Quantity | Water Quality | Topography and Bathymetry | Vegetation | Land Use and Land Cover | Aerial Photogrammetry | Stream gages | Download data | Visualize time series | Compute statistics | Ungaged - gage transfer, regional regressions | Bankfull Regional Curves | Flood Frequency | Flow Duration | Rainfall-Runoff Analysis | Flood Routing | Peak flows | Normal depth for 1D steady, uniform flow | Critical depth for 1D steady, uniform flow | 1D hydraulics | 2D Hydraulics | Computational Fluid Dynamics | Stormwater and Pipe Flows | Hydraulic roughness | Rating curve | Hydraulic parameters (geometry, shear, power) | Simple backwater profiles | SW-GW Hydraulics | Particle size analysis | Pebble counts and bar samples | Incipient motion | Sediment competence | Sediment Supply/Yield | Sediment Transport Capacity | Effective discharge | Scour | Aerial Photogrammetry | Bed and Bank Erosion | Hydraulic geometry (bankfull) | Planform geometry | Bed evolution (Exner equations) | Channel change indices | Geomorphic Features (e.g., large wood) | Natural Channel Design (Analog) | In-stream Structures | Large Wood | Stabilization | Restoration Planning/Site Evaluation | Keywords (comma delimited) | Particularly helpful | |||||||
303D Impaired Waters and TMDLs Info | EPA | website | https://www.epa.gov/tmdl | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | ||||||||
2016 National Land Cover Database | MRLC | website | https://www.mrlc.gov/data | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |