Date of Award
5-1973
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Forestry (MF)
Department
Forestry
Abstract
Stephen F. Austin State University was awarded a contract in August 1971 to select the 1,200 acres best suited for recreation area development on three proposed flood control reservoirs. At that time, there was no central publication which could be used as a guide for such a project. This thesis was written to help correct this situation. The nine factors that were used in initial site selection are soils, topography, access, wind, vegetation, land ownership, distribution of the sites, bridges and open-water and cove locations. Once the sites were selected, they were evaluated and assigned priorities for development according to their access, soils, topography, shoreline, forest vegetation, understory vegetation, aspect, water depth, present land use and intensity of development by the landowner. Case studies of three proposed reservoirs are included.
Repository Citation
McLaughlin, Kenneth B., "Criteria for Recreation Site Selection on Flood Control Reservoirs-Case Studies" (1973). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 25.
https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/etds/25
