MANN CREEK RESERVOIR

1992 SEDIMENTATION SURVEY

U.S. Department of the Interior

Bureau of Reclamation
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Mann Creek Reservoir 6. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION CODE

1992 Sedimentation Survey

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16. ABSTRACT

Mann Creek Reservoir was surveyed in June 1992 to compile field data for developing a

reservoir topographic map and computing a present storage-elevation relationship. The data

were also used to calculate the volume of sediment that has accumulated in the reservoir since

dam closure on March 27, 1967. The 1992 bathymetric survey utilized sonic depth recording

equipment interfaced with an automated microwave positioning system that gave continuous

depth and sounding positions throughout the reservoir. The above-water reservoir area was

calculated from close interval cross sections measured from aerial photography. A new

reservoir contour map was developed by the computer graphics program Surface II using the

collected data.

As of June 1992, at reservoir spillway crest elevation (feet) 2889.0, the surface area was 283

acres with a total capacity of 12,536 acre-feet and an active capacity of 10,917 acre-feet. Since

the reservoir's initial filling in March 1967, 555 acre-feet of sediment have been trapped in

Mann Creek Reservoir resulting in 4.4 percent loss in reservoir capacity. The average annual

rate of sediment accumulation since 1967 is 22.0 acre-feet.

17. KEY WORDS AND DOCUMENT ANALYSIS

a. DESCRIPTORS-- reservoir area and capacity! sedimentation! reservoir surveys! sonar!

sediment distribution! contour area! reservoir area! sedimentation survey!

b. IDENTIFIERS- Mann Creek Reservoir! Mann Creek Irrigation District!

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MANN CREEK RESERVOIR

1992 SEDIMENTATION SURVEY

by

Ronald L. Ferrari

Sedimentation Section

Surtace Water Branch

Division of Earth Sciences

Denver Office

Denver, Colorado

July 1992
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The Bureau of Reclamation prepared and published this report

under the supervision of Robert I. Strand, Head, Sedimentation

Section, Earth Sciences Division. Ronald Ferrari and Joseph

Lyons of the Denver Office conducted the hydrographic survey.

Personnel from the Columbia Basin Project Office of the Pacific

Northwest Region assisted during the hydrographic survey and

performed the required land survey for the hydrographic and

aerial data collection. Special thanks to Jerry Harrod and

Chuck Woodruff of the Columbia Basin Projects Office for the

field assistance during the hydrographic survey. Ronald Ferrari

and Joseph Lyons completed the data processing needed to

generate the new topographic map and area-capacity tables.

Robert I. Strand and James 0. Blanton consulted in the

engineering computations, topographic map development, and

report preparation.

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Introduction 1

Summary arid conclusions 2

Description of watershed 2

Reservoir operations 3

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Survey method and equipment 3

Reservoir area and capacity 4

Original capacity 4

Development of 1992 contour areas 4

Revised 1992 storage capacity 4

Sediment analyses 5

References 6

Table

TABLES

1 Reservoir sediment data summary 7

2 Summary of 1992 survey results 9

Figure

FIGURES

1 Mann Creek Reservoir location map 10

2 Mann Creek Reservoir Darn, plan and section 11

3 Mann Creek Reservoir topographic map 13

4 1992 area and capacity curves 15

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INTRODUCTION

Mann Creek Dam and Reservoir, major features of the Mann Creek Project, are located on

Mann Creek in the Weiser River Basin. The dam, located in Washington County, Idaho, is

about 13 miles northeast of Weiser, Idaho. The dam was designed and constructed as

Spangler Dam, but its name was officially changed to Mann Creek Dam prior to completion

(fig. 1).

In 1938, Reclamation (Bureau of Reclamation), investigated the Spangler Reservoir site on

Mann Creek for developing an irrigation water supply. The project was approved for

construction in July 1941 under the terms of the Water Conservation and Utilization Act.

The landowners of the Mann Creek area failed to approve the proposed repayment contract

and the project was not constructed. A new study was prepared on an alternative Spangler

Reservoir site in 1958, followed by authorization and development of a definite plan. The

Mann Creek Project was authorized for construction under the provisions of Public Law 87-

589, approved August 16, 1962.

Construction of Mann Creek Dam and Reservoir began in 1965, and was completed in 1967.

Initial water storage began on March 27, 1967. The dam was constructed as a zoned earth

and rockfill structure. The reservoir was designed to provide water for supplemental

irrigation in the Mann Creek and Monroe Creek areas. Actual operation showed flood

control, recreation, and fish and wildlife benefits. Mann Creek Dam and Reservoir and all

other project facilities are operated by the Mann Creek Irrigation District.

At dam crest elevation 2903.0, Mann Creek Dam (fig. 2) has:

• a structural height* of 148 feet

• a hydraulic height of 132 feet

• a top crest width of 30 feet

• a crest length of 1,176 feet

The spillway, located along the right abutment, consists of a morning-glory-type inlet

structure with an uncontrolled ogee crest at elevation 2889.0, a 24-inch air inlet pipe, and

a circular 11-foot cut-and-cover conduit discharging into a stilling basin located along the

right abutment. The spillway design flow is 3,840 cubic feet per second at maximum water

surface elevation 2897.1.

The outlet works, located along the left abutment, is controlled by two 2.25-square-foot high

pressure gates located in a control house and one 2.75-foot high-pressure gate located in the

gate chamber for emergency. The capacity of the outlet works is 300 cubic feet per second

at reservoir elevation 2889.0.

The 1992 reservoir survey measured a total storage capacity of 12,536 acre-feet and a surface

area of 283 acres at reservoir spillway crest elevation 2889.0.

* The definition of terms such as "structural height," "hydraulic height," etc., may be found in manuals such as

Reclamation's Design of Small Dams and Guide for Preparation of Standing Operating Procedures for Dams and

Reservoirs, or ASCE's Nomenclature for Hydraulics.
SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS

This report presents the 1992 results of the first extensive sedimentation survey of Mann

Creek Reservoir by Reclamation since construction of Mann Creek Dam. The primary

objectives of the survey were to:

• gather data needed for developing new reservoir topography

• compute area-capacity relationships

• estimate storage depletion caused by sediment deposition since closure of Mann Creek

Dam.

Standard land surveying methods were used to establish horizontal and vertical control

points for the aerial and hydrographic surveys. A horizontal grid system was established for

both surveys using monumented control points located in the reservoir area. The bathymetric

survey was run using sonic depth recording equipment interfaced with an automated survey

system consisting of a line-of-sight microwave positioning unit capable of determining

sounding locations within the reservoir. The system continuously recorded reservoir depth

and horizontal coordinates as the survey boat was steered across close-spaced gridlines

covering the reservoir area. The positioning system provided information to allow the boat

operator to maintain course along these gridlines. Water surface elevations measured by the

land surveyors at the time of data collection were used to convert the sonic depth

measurements to true lake bottom elevations.

The 1992 surface areas at predetermined 5-foot contour intervals were generated by a

computer graphics program that produced a new contour map of the reservoir (fig. 3). The

revised area and capacity tables were produced by a computer program that uses measured

contour surface areas and a curve-fitting technique to compute area and capacity at

prescribed elevation increments.

Table 1 contains a summary of reservoir watershed characteristics and sediment data for the

1992 survey. The 1992 survey determined that the reservoir has a storage capacity of 12,536

acre-feet and a surface area of 283 acres at spillway crest elevation 2889.0. Since closure in

1967, the reservoir has accumulated a volume of 555 acre-feet of sediment below spiliway

crest elevation 2889. This volume represents a 4.44-percent loss in total capacity and an

average annual loss of 22.0 acre-feet. These figures indicate a small amount of sediment

accumulated in the reservoir since the original survey, but a high percentage of volume loss

for this small time period because of the small storage capacity of Mann Creek Reservoir.

For sediment calculation purposes the difference between the original and 1992 capacity was

used, but a question exists as to the accuracy of the original area-capacity. A resurvey of

Mann Creek Reservoir should be considered in the future if major sediment inflow events

occur or if a more accurate rate of sediment accumulation is needed.

DESCRIPTION OF WATERSHED

Mann Creek, which drains into Mann Creek Reservoir, originates in the Payette National

Forest on the southern slopes of the Hitt Mountains. The watershed above the dam has a

drainage area of about 56 square miles. Elevations in the watershed range from 2822.0 at

the outlet works to about 7400 feet along the northwestern divide. The runoff of Mann Creek

originates almost entirely from melting snow. The topography, climate, and cover on the

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watershed is conducive to high spring runoff and low flow during the summer and winter

months. The creek flows generally south-southeast in a rather narrow canyon.

The basin is characterized by steeply sloping hills and canyon walls covered with sparse

grasses and sagebrush in the lower elevations of the watershed. The upper elevations of the

watershed tend to be mountainous terrain with moderate to steep slopes covered with a

medium dense growth of pine trees and grasses. The soil throughout the watershed is a silty

clay loam.

RESERVOIR OPERATIONS

The reservoir is a multiuse facility having (following values are from June 1992 area-capacity

tables):

• 2,419 acre-feet of exclusive flood control storage between elevations 2889.0 and 2897.1

• 10,917 acre-feet of active conservation storage between elevations 2825.0 and 2889.0

• 224 acre-feet of inactive storage between elevations 2822.0 and 2825.0

• 1,395 acre-feet of dead storage between elevations 2782.7 and 2822.0

Records for Mann Creek Reservoir show an average unregulated inflow of 30,535 acre-feet

per year. The estimated mean annual runoff from the basin is 10.2 inches. Mann Creek

Reservoir operation ranged from a minimum elevation of 2825.0 in September 1988 and 1992

to a maximum elevation of 2890.8 in April 1990. The inflow and end-of-month stage records

in table 1 show the extreme annual fluctuation of the reservoir.

SURVEY METHOD AND EQUIPMENT

The Mann Creek Reservoir survey was completed using the contour method as outlined by

Blanton (1982). The procedure involved collecting adequate coordinate data for developing

a reliable contour map by photogrammetric and bathymetric survey methods. Standard land

surveying methods were used by Columbia Basin Project Office personnel to establish

horizontal and vertical control points for both survey methods. A horizontal grid system was

established for both surveys using monumented points, with state plane coordinates, located

in the reservoir area. The above water data were collected by aerial photography prior to the

bathymetric survey. The field survey work for the bathymetric survey involved establishing

a triangulation network around the reservoir to provide horizontal and vertical control for

all required grid lines and shore stations. No previously established range lines existed on

the lake, and it was decided not to establish permanent range lines during this survey.

Because of the size and shape of the reservoir, any future survey would also employ the

contour method; therefore, permanent range line end markers were not necessary.

The hydrographic survey was run on June 3, 1992, with the reservoir at water surface

elevation 2866.9. The bathymetric survey was run using sonic depth recording equipment

interfaced with an automated survey system consisting of a line-of-sight microwave

positioning unit capable of determining sounding locations within the reservoir. This

positioning system transmitted line-of-sight microwave signals to fixed shore stations and

converted the reply time to range distances, which were used by the system data logger to

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compute the coordinate position of the sounding boat. The survey system continuously

recorded reservoir depth and horizontal coordinates as the survey boat moved across closespaced gridlines covering the reservoir area. To produce adequate data for developing

contours of Mann Creek Reservoir, grid spacing of 150 feet was selected. The system gave

directions to the boat operator to assist in maintaining course along the close-spaced

gridlines. During each run, the depth and position data were recorded on a floppy disk for

subsequent processing by Denver Office personnel. A graph plotter was used in the field to

track the boat and ensure adequate coverage during the collection process. Water surface

elevations surveyed at the time of collection were used to convert the sonic depth

measurements to true lake bottom elevations.

RESERVOIR AREA AND CAPACITY

Original Capacity

The original total capacity of Mann Creek Reservoir was reported as 12,950 acre-feet at the

spillway crest elevation of 2889.0. For determining change in reservoir storage, the original

storage-elevation relationship was recomputed using 5-foot surface area values from the

October 1967 area-capacity tables for elevations 2825.0 through 2897.1, and September 1964

preliminary area values for elevations 2760.0 through 2820.0. Some question exists as to the

accuracy of the original topography and resulting reservoir surface areas. A note on

Reclamation drawing 354-D-45 indicates that the map topography does not agree in all cases

with the ground surface elevations surveyed at the reservoir borrow areas.

Results of the original area and capacity computations are listed in table 1 and in columns

(2) and (3) of table 2. The original measured surface area values at elevations 2865.0,2870.0,

2875.0, 2890.0, and 2897.1 were found to be slightly less than the 1992 survey values at the

same elevation. This difference resulted in the 1992 survey showing a slight gain of volume

in the upper reservoir area compared to the original survey. As illustrated in table 2, the

survey also showed the largest measured sediment volume, colunm (6), at elevation 2860.0.

Spillway crest elevation 2889.0 was used when computing all sediment accumulation values

because little sign of bank erosion was observed and these small gains in surface area were

assumed to be the result of the different survey methods.

Development of 1992 Contour Areas

The 1992 contour surface areas for Mann Creek Reservoir were developed by generating a

contour map from the collected aerial and underwater coordinate data. Five-foot contour

intervals of the lake area were created by a computer graphics software program SURFACE

II (Kansas Geological Survey, 1978). A modification of this program by the Denver Office

calculated surface areas of the closed contours of the generated map. The final reservoir map

shown on figure 3 was prepared by the Denver Office Computer Drafting Unit of the Drafting

Section. The map has a scale of one inch equals 300 feet and a contour interval of five feet.

1992 Revised Storage Capacity

The storage-elevation relationships based on the aerial and underwater survey data were

developed using the area-capacity computer program ACAP85 (Reclamation, 1985). Surface

areas at 5-foot contour intervals computed from the aerial and underwater survey data were

used as the control parameters for computing reservoir capacity. The program computes an

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area at elevation increments of 0.01 to 1.0 foot by linear interpolation between the 5-foot

contour intervals. The program begins by testing the initial capacity equation over successive

intervals to ensure that the equation fits within an allowable error limit, which was set at

0.00000 1 for Mann Creek Reservoir. This capacity equation is then used over the full range

of intervals fitting within this allowable error limit. For the first interval at which the initial

allowable error limit is exceeded, a new capacity equation (integrated from the basic area

curve over that interval) tests the fit until it also exceeds the error limit. Thus, the capacity

curve is defmed by a series of curves, each fitting a certain region of data. Final area

equations are derived by differentiating the capacity equations, which are of second order

polynomial form:

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y = a + a2x + a3x

where:

y = capacity,

x = elevation above a reference base,

a = intercept, and

a2 and a3 = coefficients

Results of the 1992 Mann Creek Reservoir area and capacity Computations are listed in table

1 and columns (4) and (5) of table 2. Listed in columns (2) and (3) of table 2 are the original

surface areas and recomputed capacity values. A separate set of 1992 area and capacity

tables has been published for the 0.01-, 0.1-, and 1-foot elevation increments (Reclamation,

1992). A description of the computations and coefficients output from the ACAP85 program

is included with these tables. Both the original and 1992 area-capacity curves are plotted on

figure 4. As of June 1992, at reservoir spillway crest elevation 2889.0, the surface area was

283 acres, with a total capacity of 12,536 acre-feet and an active capacity of 10,917 acre-feet.

SEDIMENT ANALYSES

Sediments have accumulated in Mann Creek Reservoir to a total volume of 555 acre-feet

since dam closure in March 1967. Of the total deposited sediment, 209 acre-feet was

deposited in the active pool and 376 acre-feet in the inactive pooi storage areas. The average

annual rate of sediment deposition between closure and June 1992 (25.2 years) was 22.0 acrefeet per year, or 0.168 acre-foot per square mile from the sediment contributing drainage

area. The storage loss in terms of percent of original storage capacity was 4.44 percent. The

555 acre-feet of sediment is a small amount to have accumulated in the reservoir since the

original survey, but a high percentage of volume loss for the small capacity of Mann Creek

Reservoir. Table 1 and 2 contain the Mann Creek Reservoir sediment accumulation and

water storage data based on the 1992 resurvey.

A 1987 study to estimate sediment accumulations (Reclamation, 1987c) was initiated at Mann

Creek Reservoir to address concerns that timber harvest, depleted range cover, and channel

alterations cause excessive erosion in the watershed. Depth-integrated suspended sediment

samples were collected intermittently in Mann Creek above the reservoir in 1984 and 1985,

and mean daily discharges were calculated from reservoir releases and daily change in

contents. A flow frequency distribution was determined from average daily inflows during

the 1968-86 period of record. The flow duration data were combined with the sediment rating

curve to determine average annual suspended sediment inflow. Based on the available data,

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the study estimated a 100-year sediment accumulation of 217 acre-feet, which was less than

2 percent of the total storage capacity.

Several factors must be considered when using either the 1987 or 1992 study results. The

1987 study only had a few samples and an estimated mean daily discharge on which

calculations could be based. This method does not account for any major sediment inflow

event that may have occurred. The 1992 study sediment calculations were based on the

difference between the original and 1992 measured reservoir capacities. This method would

account for all sediment accumulation during the 25.2 years of reservoir operation, but the

calculations are only as accurate as the reservoir topography maps. The original reservoir

and vicinity map, Drawing No. 354-D-45, notes that ground surface proffle elevations

surveyed at the auger hole locations do not agree in all cases with the map topography. This

discrepancy brings into question the accuracy of the original areas and capacities which were

used as the base for measuring the accumulated sediment in 1992. For sediment calculation

purposes, the difference between the original and 1992 capacity was used, but as noted, a

question exists as to the accuracy of the original area-capacity. A resurvey of Mann Creek

Reservoir should be considered in the future if major sediment inflow events occur, or if the

average annual rate of sediment accumulation requires clarification.

REFERENCES

American Society of Civil Engineers, Nomenclature for Hydraulics, ASCE Headquarters, New

York, 1962.

Blanton, J.O. III, "Procedures for Monitoring Reservoir Sedimentation: Technical Guideline

for Bureau of Reclamation," Denver Office, Denver, CO, October 1982.

Bureau of Reclamation, Surface Water Branch, ACAP85 User's Manual, Denver Office,

Denver, Colorado, 1985.

Bureau of Reclamation, Guide for Preparation of Standing Operating Procedures for Bureau

of Reclamation Dams and Reservoirs, U.S. Government Printing Office, Denver, CO, 1987a.

Bureau of Reclamation, Design of Small Dams, U.S. Government Printing Office, Denver, CO,

1987b.

Bureau of Reclamation, Estimated Sediment Deposition in Mann Creek Reservoir, Mann Creek

Project, Pacific Northwest Region, Boise, Idaho, May 1987c.

Bureau of Reclamation, Denver Office, "Mann Creek Reservoir Area and Capacity Tables,

Mann Creek Project," Pacific Northwest Region, Denver, CO, June 1992.

Kansas Geological Survey, SURFACE II GRAPHICS SYSTEM, Lawrence, Kansas, 1978.

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RESERVOIR SEDIMENT

DATA SUNMARY Mann Creek Reservoir

NAME OF RESERVOIR 1

DATA SHEET NO.

1. NER Bureau of Reclamation 2. StREAM Mann Creek 3. STATE Idaho

A 4. SEC. 11 TWP. 12N RANGE SW 5. NEAREST P.O. Weiser 6. COUNTY Washin&ton

H 7. LAi 44 23' 31" LONG 116' 53' 38" 8. TOP OF DM4 ELEVATION 2903.0 9. SPILLWtY CREST 2889.0

¶ 10. STORAGE 11. ELEVATION 2. ORIGINAL 13. ORIGINAL 4. OROSS STORAGE 15. DATE

E ALLOCATION TOP OF POOL SURFACE AREA, Ac CAPACITY, Al ACRE- FEET STCSAGE

BEGAN

a. FLOOD CONTROL 2897.1 313 2,410 15,360

b. INJLTIPLE USE 2889.0 283 11,100 12,950 3/27167

O c.PER

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d. WATER SUPPLY 16. DATE

C OPERATION

f. CONSERVATION

_______________ ________________ ______________ _________________

BEGAN

. INACTIVE 2825.0 84 1,850 1,850 3/27/67

17. LENGTH OF RESEh .OIR 1.6 MILES AVG. WIDTH OF RL RVOIR 0. 8 MILES

T 18. TOTAL DRAINAGE AREA 56 SQUARE MILES 22. MEAN ANNUAL PRECIPITATION 11.5' INCHES

19. NET SEDIMENT CONTRIBUTING AREA 56 SQUARE MILES 23 • MEAN ANNUAL RUNOFF 10.21 IN(5S

I 20. LENGTH MILES AV. WIDTH MILES 24. MEAN ANNUAL RUNOFF 30,535 ACRE-FEET

21. MAX. ELEVATION 7400 MIN. ELEVATION 2825.0 25. ANNUAL TRIP. MEAN 50'F RANGE -25F to 105'F'

T 26. DATE OF 27. 28. 29. TYPE OF 30. NO. OF 31. SURFACE 32. CAPACITY 33. C/I

U SURVEY PER. ACCL. SURVEY RANGES C AREA, AC. ACRE-FEET RATIO Al/Al

R YES. YES. INTERVAL

V

E 3/27/67 Cont.our(R) 283 13,0g1 0.43

Y

D

6/3/92 25.2 25.2 Ccntour(D) 5-ft 283.0 12,536 0.41

A

1

A

26. DATE OF 34. PERIOD 35. PERIOD WATER INFL(YV, ACRE FEET WATER INFL TO DATE, Al

SURVEY ANNUAL

PRECIP.

a. MEAN ANN. b. MAX. ANN. c • TOTAL a. MEAN ANN. b. TOTAL

+ 6/3/92 11.5 30,535 68,600 769,480 30,535 769,480

26. PATE OF 37. PERIOD CAPACITY LOSS, ACRE-FEET 38. TOTAL SEDIMENT DEPOSITS TO DATE, Al

SURVEY

a. TOTAL b. AV. ANN. c. /HI.1-YR. a. TOTAL b. AV. ANNUAL C. /MI.'-YR.

6/3/92 555' 22.0 0.39 555 22.0 0.39

26. DATE OF 39. AV. DRY 40. SED. DEP. TONS/MI.'-YR. 41. STORAGE LOSS, POT. 42. SEDIMENT

SURVEY WI. (#IFr) INFLOW, PPM

a. PERIOD b. TOTAL TO a. AV. b. TOTAL TO a. b.

DATE ANNUAL DATE PER. TOT.

6/3/92 0.168' 4.44'

26.

DATE

43. DEPTH DESIGNATION RANGE IN FEET BELOW SFILLWAY CREST ELEVATION

OF

SURVEY

129.0-

119.0

119.0- 109.0-

109.0 99.0

99.0-

89.0

89.0-

79.0

79.0- 69.0-

69.0 59.0

59.0- 49.0-

49.0 39.0

39.0-

29.0

29.0-

crest

PERCENT OF TOTAL SEDIMENT LOCATED WITHIN DEPTH DESIGNATION

6/3f92 2.7 9.7 17.0 7.8 10.9 13.0 12.8 11.1 11.4 3.6 0.0

26. 44. REACH DESIGNATION PERCENT OF TOTAL ORIGINAL LENGTH OF RESERVOIR

DATE

SURVEY

0-10 10-

20

20-

30

30-

40

40-

50

50-

60

60-

70

70- 80-

80 90

90-

100

100- 105-

105 110

110-

115

115-

120

120-

125

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PERCENT OF TOTAL SEDItIENT LOCATED WITHIN REACH DESIGNATION

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N/A

Tab'e 1. - Reservoir sediment data summary (page 1 of 2).
45. RANGE IN RESERVOIR OPERAT ION

WATER YEAR MAX. ELEV. MIN. ELEV. INFLOW, Al WATER YEAR MAX. ELEV. MIN. ELEV. INFLOW • Al

1967 2888.1 2849.8 19,200 1968 2889.2 2848.9 15,400

1969 2889.4 2849.8- 32,800 1970 2889.3 2852.5 34,600

1971 2889.8 2851.8 51,800 1972 2889.6 2835.9 32,000

1973 2889.6 2837.5 16,300 1974 2889.6 2837.3 47,200

1975 2889.9 2843.3 38,700 1976 2889.0 2847.5 24,200

1977 2854.8 2826.3 2,800 1978 2890.1 2828.0 42,400

1979 2889.T 2838.9 20,200 1980 2889.9 2838.0 - 8,900

1981 2889.7 2841.5 20,300 1982 2889.9 2843.3 53,700

1983 2888.6 2859.5 68,600 1984 2889.3 2851.6 50,000

1985 2888.3 2846.4 24,200 1986 2889.7 2840.8 36,000

1987 2889.6 2825.6 13,900 1988 2879.7 2825.0 10,940

1989 2889.3 2825.6 43,020 1990 2890.8 2839.1 17,450

1991 2889.6 2829.4 14,650 1992 2880.8 282.5.0 10,2.201

46. ELEVAT ION - AREA - CAPACITY DATA FOR (kLIGIRAL CAPACITY '

_________ __________ _________

ELEV. AREA CAP, ELEV. AREA

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CAP.

_

ELEV. AREA CAP.

2760 0 0 2805 45.4 676 2855 160 5,590

2765 1.5 4 2810 56.0 930 2860 178 6,435

2770 3.0 15 2815 66.1 1,235 2865 195 7,368

2775 5.3 36 2820 77.0 1,593 2670 211 8,383

2780 8.0 69 2825 84 1,995 2875 230 9,485

2782.7 (11) 94 2830 97 2,448 2880 251 10,688

2785 13.0 1.21 2835 108 2,960 2885 269 11,988

2790 19.0 201 2840 118 3,523 2889 (283) 13,091

2795 26.8 316 2845 130 4,145 2890 286 13,375

2800 36.0 473 2850 144 4,830 2897.1 313 15,502

46. ELEVATION - AREA - CAPACITY. DATA OR 1992 TOTAL CAPACITY '

ELEV. AREA CAP. ELEV. AREA CAP. ELEV. AREA CAP.

2782.7 0 0 2825 77.6 1,619 2870 214.1 7,823

2785 1.2 1 2830 90.1 2,038 2875 230.2 8,934

2790 13.6 38 2835 101.4 2,517 2880 250.4 10,135

2795 23.2 130 2840 113.0 3,053 2885 268.6 11,433

2800 31.1 266 2845 123.6 3,644 2889 (283) 12,536

2805 39.4 442 2850 136.6 4,295 2890 286.7 12,821

2810 48.8 63 2855 154.4 5,022 2897.1 314.0 14,955

2815 59.8 934 2860 176.7 5,850 2903 336.8 16,876

2820 68.2 1,254 2865 199.2 - 6,790 ___________ ___________ ___________

47. R24ARKS AND REFERENCES

Project Data Book of Mann Creek Project, 1966 - 80, BOR.

2 CaLculated using mean annual runoff value of 30,535 Al (Item 24).

Unregulated monthly inflow records for reservoir operation period.

Surface area at reservoir elevation 2889.0.

Capacity at elevation 2889.0. Computed by Reclamation's ACAP program using original surface areas. Some

question as to the accuracy of the original surface areas.

' Total capacity loss calculated by comparing recomputed capacity (see remark #5) and 1992 capacity at spiliway

cres t e levation 2889 . The 1992 areas measured s lightly greater then orig inal areas (<21) at El. 286 5,

El. 2870, and EL. 2897.1 which was probably due the differences in survey methods and/or some bank erosion.

Maximum capacity loss of 585 Al recorded at elevation 28 60 due to this.

Average annual and total sediment deposits of 22.0 Al and 555 Al respectfully divided by 13,091 Al. Capacity

at El. 2889.0 computed by ACAP using original surface ar ea data.

Calculated inflow for Oct. 1991 through May 1992.

Original total capacity computed by ACAP using 9/64 preli minary areas for El. 2760 through El. 2820 and areas

from 10/67 area-capacity tables for EL. 2825 through EL. 2897.1. Some question as to the accuracy of the

original surface areas. Areas in ( ) calculated by ACAP.

'° 1992 total capacity computed by ACAP using 1992 measured areas. Area in ( ) calculated by ACAP.

48. AGENCY MAKING SURVEY Bureau of Reclamation

49. AGENCY SUPPLYING DATA Bureau of Reclamation DATE June 1993

Table 1. - Reservoir sediment data summary (page 2 of 2).
(1)

Elevation

(ft)

(2)

Original

area

(acres)

(3)

Original total

capacity

(acre-It)

(4)

1992

area

(acres)

(5)

1992

capacity

(acre-It)

(6)

Measured

sediment volume

(acre-It)

(7)

Measured

Sediment

(%)

(8)

Reservoir

Depth

(%)

2897.1 313.0 15,502 314.0 14,955 547 100.0 100.0

2890.0 286.0 13,375 286.7 12,821 554 100.0 94.8

2889.0 283.0 13,091 283.6' 12,536 555 100.0 94.1

2880.0 251.0 10,688 250.4 10,135 553 100.0 87.5

2870.0 211.0 8,383 214.1 7,823 560 100.0 80.2

2860.0 178.0 6,435 176.7 5,850 585 100.0 72.9

2850.0 144.0 4,830 136.6 4,295 535 96.4 65.6

2840.0 118.0 3,525 113.0 3,053 472 85.0 58.4

2830.0 97.0 2,448 90.1 2,038 410 73.9 51.0

2820.0 77,0 1,593 68.2 1,254 339 61.1 43.8

2810.0 56.0 930 48.8 663 267 48.1 36.5

2800.0 36.0 473 31.1 266 207 37.2 29.2

2790.0 19.0 201 13.6 38 163 29.4 21.9

2782.7 11.0 94 0.0 0 94 16.9 16.6

2780.0 8.0 69 0.0 0 69 12.4 14.6

2770.0 3.0 15 0.0 0 15 2.7 7.3

2760.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0,0

(1) Elevation of reservoir water surface.

(2) Original reservoir surface area values.

(3) Original reservoir capacity recomputed using ACAP85.

(4) Reservoir surface area from 1992 survey.

(5) 1992 calculated reservoir capacity from 1992 survey data.

(6) Measured sediment volume = column (3) - column (5).

(7) Measured sediment expressed in percentage of total sediment (555), measured at spillway crest El. 2889. 100% measured from elevation 2860 and above.

1992 areas measured slightly greater than original at El. 2870, 2890, and 2897.1, probably due to difference in survey methods or some bank erosion.

(8) Depth of reservoir expressed in percentage of total depth (137.1 feet).

Table 2. - Summary of 1992 survey results.
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R4W

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PROJ€CT LANDS

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5 4 3 2

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003000 003600 003200_- 002900 1002600 002300 002000 1001700 001400 001100 000800 000500 000200 999900 999600 949300 999000 999700 999400 949100 997500 997900 997200 996900 996600 996300 996000 995700 995400 995100 994900 994500 994200 993900 993600 993300

F F F F F

2325900

- 1

2325900

23609

c 0909

2325604

CY5A1 El. 2903

S'll.4Y 14191

2325300

- 2325300

2329094

232 700

I

2321700

2721400 - - - - F F 232l400

309200 993900 993600 003300

2371 lOS l_ 733 153 ALWAYS 00206 SAFETY

2320700

-- 2720600

9005000(0040)001

MANN CREEK RESERVOIR

063600 307300 002040 001700 1001400 0001100 000803 0000500 000200 900 099600 300 996 995799 99 008100 947800 997500997200 996900 946600 996 996000

F790

996000 945100 996600

9945325

099990, CO100 Z 29. 1967

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Figure 3. - Mann Creek Reservoir topographic map.

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AREA (ACRES)

320 300 280 260 210 220 200 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0

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4,,"

/ CAPACITY A REA

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/1" ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ LEGEND ' N

1992 SURVEY

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0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 9000 10000 11000 12u00 13000 14000 15000 16000

CAPACITY ACRE-FEET

'uu

2890

2880

2870

2860

2850

Li

Li 2840

2830

2620

Li

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Li 2610

2800

2790 -

2780 -

2770 -

Figure 4. - 1992 area and capacity curves.
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