Impacts to Historic Properties in Drawdown Zones at Corps of Engineers Reservoirs

Author(s): Robert A. Dunn

Year: 1996

Summary

This report deals with the nature and occurrence of impacts to historic properties along the shorelines and in the drawdown zones of Corps of Engineers reservoirs. It presents the survey questionnaire responses obtained from all Corps Districts and describes the management practices observed in field visits to nine Corps reservoirs. This report describes the scope of the "drawdown problem" and the variety of adverse impacts from erosion, biochemical effects, and vandalism. An overview of previous research to counteract these impacts is also presented.

Cite this Record

Impacts to Historic Properties in Drawdown Zones at Corps of Engineers Reservoirs. Robert A. Dunn. Technical Report ,EL-96-7. Vicksburg, MS: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Waterways Experiment Station. 1996 ( tDAR id: 391852) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8WD42RT

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Keywords

Culture
Archaic • Historic

Site Type
Water-Related

Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview • Consultation • Environment Research • Heritage Management

Geographic Keywords
Allegheny Lake, Pennsylvania and New York • Ball Mountain Lake, Vermont • Barren River Lake, Kentucky • Bluestone Lake, West Virginia • Grenada Lake, Mississippi • Lake Barkley, Tennessee and Kentucky • Lake Eufala, Oklahoma • Mansfield Hollow Lake, Connecticut • Wright Patman Lake, Texas

Spatial Coverage

min long: -102.261; min lat: 30.827 ; max long: -71.235; max lat: 46.559 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Sponsor(s): U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Permitting Agency(s): Environmental Impact Research Program

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