River Delta Accretion and Sea Level Rise

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Delta projects will accrete at a rate sufficient to restore historical wetlands and will keep up with sea level rise, given restoration of tidal prism and adequate connection to river flows that contain sufficient suspended load.

Notes

• Nisqually Refuge Restoration is removed from the mainstem river, which has reduced sediment budget due to Alder Dam.
• Distributary switching affects distribution of sediment.

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• Predicting Sea Level Rise Impacts on Ag Production

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4 documents in River Delta and Sea Level Rise

• Elefant et al 2019 stillaguamish flood control district sedimentation and subsidence
• Hood 2015 factors affecting tidal channel geometry
• Morris et al 2002 coastal wetland sea level rise
• Mudd et al 2009 tidal marsh, sea level, productivty and carbon

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particles of clay, silt, sand, gravel, or cobble, transported by water, are called sediment.