This study investigated spatial-temporal variations of shear stress and bed load transport at three gravel bed river reaches of the Williams Fork River, Colorado. A two-dimensional flow model was used to compute spatial distributions of shear stress (τ) for four discharge levels between one third of bankfull (Qbf) and Qbf....
Stream water temperature (tₛ) is a critical water quality parameter for aquatic ecosystems. However, tₛ records are sparse or nonexistent in many river systems. In this work, we present an empirical model to predict tₛ at the site scale across the USA. The model, derived using data from 171 reference...