Computer simulation of shoreline erosion on a fetch-limited prairie reservoir (Lake Diefenbaker, 1967-1980)

<p>Shoreline erosion resulting from wind-generated waves has been noted as a problem on coastlines and inland water bodies the world over. In order to determine if computer simulation techniques are of any use in estimating erosion rates along the shoreline of existing and future reservoirs on...

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Main Author:	Mahabir, Ramesh David
Other Authors:	Barr, William
Format:	Others
Language:	en
Published:	University of Saskatchewan 2012
Online Access:	http://library.usask.ca/theses/available/etd-06222012-080457/

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spelling	ndltd-USASK-oai-usask.ca-etd-06222012-0804572013-01-08T16:35:28Z Computer simulation of shoreline erosion on a fetch-limited prairie reservoir (Lake Diefenbaker, 1967-1980) Mahabir, Ramesh David <p>Shoreline erosion resulting from wind-generated waves has been noted as a problem on coastlines and inland water bodies the world over. In order to determine if computer simulation techniques are of any use in estimating erosion rates along the shoreline of existing and future reservoirs on the Canadian Prairies, hindcasted waves were tracked to the breaker line on Lake Diefenbaker, Saskatchewan.</p> <p>This thesis presents a method of using predicted wave power values to estimate potential rates of erosion. The study found that enough wave energy is generated on the reservoir to remove all eroded material from the shoreline, regardless of its source of origin. The predicted rates of erosion were comparable to those observed. The study also found that varying water levels are of little help in retarding the process of erosion on Lake Diefenbaker, because of the cohesive nature of the shoreline sediments.</p> Barr, William University of Saskatchewan 2012-06-22 text application/pdf http://library.usask.ca/theses/available/etd-06222012-080457/ http://library.usask.ca/theses/available/etd-06222012-080457/ en unrestricted I hereby certify that, if appropriate, I have obtained and attached hereto a written permission statement from the owner(s) of each third party copyrighted matter to be included in my thesis, dissertation, or project report, allowing distribution as specified below. I certify that the version I submitted is the same as that approved by my advisory committee. I hereby grant to University of Saskatchewan or its agents the non-exclusive license to archive and make accessible, under the conditions specified below, my thesis, dissertation, or project report in whole or in part in all forms of media, now or hereafter known. I retain all other ownership rights to the copyright of the thesis, dissertation or project report. I also retain the right to use in future works (such as articles or books) all or part of this thesis, dissertation, or project report.
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description	<p>Shoreline erosion resulting from wind-generated waves has been noted as a problem on coastlines and inland water bodies the world over. In order to determine if computer simulation techniques are of any use in estimating erosion rates along the shoreline of existing and future reservoirs on the Canadian Prairies, hindcasted waves were tracked to the breaker line on Lake Diefenbaker, Saskatchewan.</p> <p>This thesis presents a method of using predicted wave power values to estimate potential rates of erosion. The study found that enough wave energy is generated on the reservoir to remove all eroded material from the shoreline, regardless of its source of origin. The predicted rates of erosion were comparable to those observed. The study also found that varying water levels are of little help in retarding the process of erosion on Lake Diefenbaker, because of the cohesive nature of the shoreline sediments.</p>
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spellingShingle	Mahabir, Ramesh David Computer simulation of shoreline erosion on a fetch-limited prairie reservoir (Lake Diefenbaker, 1967-1980)
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title	Computer simulation of shoreline erosion on a fetch-limited prairie reservoir (Lake Diefenbaker, 1967-1980)
title_short	Computer simulation of shoreline erosion on a fetch-limited prairie reservoir (Lake Diefenbaker, 1967-1980)
title_full	Computer simulation of shoreline erosion on a fetch-limited prairie reservoir (Lake Diefenbaker, 1967-1980)
title_fullStr	Computer simulation of shoreline erosion on a fetch-limited prairie reservoir (Lake Diefenbaker, 1967-1980)
title_full_unstemmed	Computer simulation of shoreline erosion on a fetch-limited prairie reservoir (Lake Diefenbaker, 1967-1980)
title_sort	computer simulation of shoreline erosion on a fetch-limited prairie reservoir (lake diefenbaker, 1967-1980)
publisher	University of Saskatchewan
publishDate	2012
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Computer simulation of shoreline erosion on a fetch-limited prairie reservoir (Lake Diefenbaker, 1967-1980)

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