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. 2014 Sep 18;9(9):e108091. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0108091

Table 2. Geomorphic measures of disturbance from the sediment pulse.

A) Brownsville Dam on the Calapooia River
Upstream (C-US)
Year Channel Substrate
slope Mean residual depth (m) Std. Dev. of thalweg depth (m) Dgm (mm) RBS*
2007 0.0018 0.3 0.25 0.02 0.14
2008 0.0017 0.3 0.28 0.04 0.31
2009 0.0020 0.3 0.31 0.02 0.12
Downstream (C-DS)
slope Mean residual depth (m) Std. Dev. of thalweg depth (m) Dgm (mm) RBS*
2007 0.0028 0.3 0.32 0.01 0.13
2008 0.0033 0.2 0.27 0.04 0.28
2009 0.0025 0.3 0.25 0.02 0.22
B) Savage Rapids Dam on the Rogue River
Upstream (R-US)
Year Channel Substrate
Mean residual depth (m) Std. Dev. of thalweg depth (m) Dgm (mm) RBS*
2008 0.9 0.9 0.04 1.75
2009 0.8 0.7 0.05 2.05
2010 0.9 0.7 0.05 1.65
2011 0.9 0.7 0.02 1.38
Downstream (R-DS1)
Mean residual depth (m) Std. Dev. of thalweg depth (m) Dgm (mm) RBS*
2008 1.3 1.5 0.16 2.98
2009 1.4 1.4 0.05 0.79
2010 0.9 1.5 0.01 0.23
2011 0.4 0.5 0.01 0.18
Downstream (R-DS2)
Mean residual depth (m) Std. Dev. of thalweg depth (m) Dgm (mm) RBS*
2008 1.3 2.5 0.24 6.16
2009 2.4 2.6 0.25 4.57
2010 2.9 2.8 0.01 0.27
2011 2.5 2.3 0.01 0.21

The year is underlined for sampling pre-removal for both sites, and italicized for sampling during the year of removal for the Rogue River.