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Research about Taps Route

Source-linked reports with geographic coverage including Taps Route.

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Channel erosion surveys along southern segment of the TAPS route, Alaska, 1972 and 1973

This report presents descriptions of preconstruction conditions at selected stream-channel sites along the southern segments of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System from Flood Creek to Valdez. The information presented can be used in studies of severe channel erosion streambed scour, bank erosion, or rechannelization. The report also presents a plan for detecting and measuring significant erosion and the important factors causing the erosion, such as flood discharge, icing development, and construction activities.

Alaska