Technical Studies 

Sound Watershed provides important technical analysis that support diagnosis, environmental synthesis and effective design.  These activities contribute to a sound technical basis for management strategies, mitigation opportunities, and restoration concepts.Our staff lead scientific analysis projects to evaluate existing conditions and identify opportunities and constraints for improvement approaches.  Our studies have helped improve regulatory systems at local, state and national levels.  We've contributed toward better understanding of the human-induced impacts to natural resources in a variety of settings throughout the western United States.  We are particularly strong at synthesizing information from various assessments into a coherent management framework.  

Services

• Geomorphic Conditions And Trends Analyses
  
• Sediment Characterization And Transport Analyses
  
• Channel Migration & Stabilization Analyses
  
• Hydraulic Geometry Assessments
  
• Flood Risk Assessment
  
• Habitat Enhancement Designs
  
• Watershed Process Evaluations
  
• Sediment Budgets
  
• Landslide Inventory & Mitigation Strategies
  
• Hydrology & Hydraulics Studies
  
• Riparian Management 
  
• Technical Studies in Support of Flood Control
  
• Channel Bed & Bank Stability Assessment
  
• Ecological Modeling
  
• Water Quality & Quantity Studies
  
• Erosion Control Studies
  

Related Projects

• 4 Channel Flood Control Desilting Study (Alameda County)
• Geomorphic Recommendations for Management of the Alameda County Flood Control Channel
• Biological Benchmarks for Selected Flood Control Channels in Alameda County
• Weyerhaeuser Landslide Inventory Meta-Analysis
• Bear Creek Site Assessment
• Bottle Rock Sediment Source Analysis
• Board of Forestry Riparian Literature Review 
• Explicit Riparian Design
• Washington State Temperature Study
• Type N Headwater Initiation Study
• Johnson Canyon Train Improvement
• Yosemite Marsh Improvement 
• San Lorenzo River Fish Passage Assessment
• Eastern King County Channel Migration Assessment
• Upper Puyallup River Channel Migration Zone Mapping
• Over 15 watershed analysis projects
• Hancock Timber Management Channel Migration Zone Delineation
  
• Milwaukee Tree Farm (Hoh River) Channel Migration Assessment
• Kapowsin Riparian Zone Effectiveness Study
• Big Creek Road Sediment Erosion Assessment Project
• Hillslope Hydrology Studies
• Type N Perennial Stream Initiation Mapping Project
• Stream Gage Monitoring Projects (many)