Effects of basin size on low-flow stream chemistry and subsurface contact time in the neversink river watershed, New York
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Abstract
The effects of basin size on low-flow stream chemistry and subsurface contact time were examined for a part of the Neversink River watershed in southern New York State. Acid neutralizing capacity (ANC), the sum of base cation concentrations (SBC), pH and concentrations of total aluminum (Al), dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and silicon (Si) were measured during low stream flow at the outlets of nested basins ranging in size from 0·2 to 166·3 km2. ANC, SBC, pH, Al and DOC showed pronounced changes as basin size increased from 0·2 to 3 km2, but relatively small variations were observed as basin size increased beyond 3 km2. An index of subsurface contact time computed from basin topography and soil hydraulic conductivity also showed pronounced changes as basin size increased from 0·2 to 3 km2 and smaller changes as basin size increased beyond 3 km2. These results suggest that basin size affects low-flow stream chemistry because of the effects of basin size on subsurface contact time.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Effects of basin size on low-flow stream chemistry and subsurface contact time in the neversink river watershed, New York |
| Series title | Hydrological Processes |
| DOI | 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1085(199707)11:9<1273::AID-HYP557>3.0.CO;2-S |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Year Published | 1997 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Wiley |
| Description | 14 p. |
| First page | 1273 |
| Last page | 1286 |
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