Journal of Undergraduate Research
Keywords
evaporation, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, waterfowl, water
College
Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering and Technology
Department
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Abstract
The Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge has long been an important haven for migrating waterfowl in North America. During the wet years of 1983-84, however, the refuge was inundated and closed. The refuge has since reopened, but reconstruction of water control structures continues. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has requested an evaporation study as a part of the refuge’s water budget to enable more accurate calibration of inflows to and outflows from the individual ponds in the refuge. This study applied computer modeling to estimate evaporation losses from the refuge’s ponds and marshes.
Recommended Citation
Price, Krey H.
(2014)
"EVAPORATION LOSSES IN THE BEAR RIVER MIGRATORY BIRD REFUGE,"
Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2014:
Iss.
1, Article 80.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2014/iss1/80