Figure 3-5

							                                                                  Figure 3-5

                                           Modeling Results for Depth and Duration of Water
                                                      with the Constructed Oxbows


               350
                                                                         First Oxbow:
                                                                            Depth = 5 feet
                                                                            side slope = 6:1
                                                                            bottom width = 15 feet
               300                                                          length = 2000 feet

                                                                                                            Second Oxbow:
                                                                                                              depth = 2 feet
                                                                                                              side slope = 4:1
               250
                                                                                                              bottom width = 15 feet
                                                                                                              length = 1000 feet


               200
   Days/Year




                                                                                                                     Based on 17 years of
                                                                                                                     measurment data.

                                                                                                                     Error bars represent an
               150
                                                                                                                     estimated accuracy of
                                                                                                                     15 days.


               100




               50




                0
                     1.00           1.50            2.00   2.50           3.00            3.50       4.00            4.50              5.00
                                                                   Depth of Inundation
Source: California State Universtiy, Fresno, 1999
Jensen River Ranch Restoration Project