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USGS Thesaurus Keywords

erosion, scour, risk assessment, hazards, streamflow

ISO 19115 Topic Category

environment, transportation, geoscientificInformation, inlandWaters, utilitiesCommunication

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Kosciusko County, Madison County, Starke County, Franklin County, Howard County, Vigo County, DeKalb County, Porter County, Fulton County, Tippecanoe County, Bartholomew County, Ripley County, Rush County, Shelby County, Dubois County, Knox County, Jay County, Montgomery County, Grant County, Owen County, Clay County, Marshall County, Scott County, Blackford County, Benton County, Hendricks County, Daviess County, Newton County, Greene County, Wells County, Jennings County, Posey County, Allen County, Delaware County, Washington County, Pulaski County, Parke County, Randolph County, Vermillion County, Elkhart County, Spencer County, Perry County, Clinton County, Morgan County, Decatur County, Boone County, Jefferson County, Noble County, Indiana, Lake County, Union County, Huntington County, Lawrence County, Wayne County, Putnam County, Jasper County, Johnson County, Cass County, Fountain County, Henry County, LaGrange County, Jackson County, Orange County, Pike County, White County, Wabash County, Ohio County, Brown County, Harrison County, LaPorte County, Crawford County, Miami County, Floyd County, Steuben County, Gibson County, Fayette County, Hancock County, St. Joseph County, Marion County, Warren County, Dearborn County, Hamilton County, Carroll County, Sullivan County, Adams County, Whitley County, Martin County, Monroe County

Summary of Transportation and Utility Assets Vulnerable to Fluvial Erosion Hazards in Indiana

An investigation was completed by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs that found 1,132 transportation and utility assets in Indiana are vulnerable to fluvial erosion hazards due to close proximity to actively migrating streams. Locations of transportation assets (bridges, roadways, and railroad lines) and selected utility assets (high-capacity overhead power-transmission lines, underground pipelines, water treatment facilities, and in-channel dams) were determined using aerial imagery hosted by the Google Earth platform. Identified assets were aggregated by stream reach, county, and class. The contents of this data release include (1) a comma-delimited text file summarizing the findings of that investigation, and (2) a polyline shapefile of the investigated stream reaches, which have been attributed with the channel migration rates documented in Robinson (2013a). Together, these products are intended to help stakeholders and others identify high-risk areas where transportation and utility assets may be threatened by fluvial erosion hazards.

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Author(s) Benjamin J Sperl orcid
Publication Date 2017
Beginning Date of Data 2017
Ending Date of Data 2017
Data Contact
Benjamin J Sperl
DOI https://doi.org/10.5066/F7ZG6R49
Citation Sperl, B.J., 2017, Summary of Transportation and Utility Assets Vulnerable to Fluvial Erosion Hazards in Indiana: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7ZG6R49.
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U.S. Geological Survey, Indiana-Kentucky Water Science Center
Metadata Date 2020-08-27
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