About The Geomorphology and Sediment Transport Laboratory
The Geomorphology and Sediment Transport Laboratory (GSTL) is a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) facility located in Golden, Colorado on the eastern side of North Table Mountain. The USGS has a long and distinguished record of scientific research on flow and sediment transport in rivers; this lab represents a continued commitment to basic and applied research in this important area.
Work at GSTL falls into three primary categories:
- basic research on fluid and sediment-transport mechanics governing the morphodynamics of rivers
- applied research dealing with specific issues in rivers
- software development, verification and dissemination for models of physical processes in rivers
Our capabilities include:
Current Projects
- Alaska Rivers Sediment Transport
- Bathymetric LiDAR
- Coeur d'Alene River
- Flow Modeling over Bedforms
- Flow, Sediment Supply, and Riparian Vegetation
- Kootenai River Habitat Study
- Multidimensional Surface Water Modeling System
- Platte River Priority Ecosystem Study
- Sediment Transport Mechanics
- Turbulence Modeling