| Abstract: | This report is a contribution to the UNESCO-sponsored project of the International Hydrological Decade called the World Water Balance. Annual fluvial-sediment discharge from the conterminous United States averages 491,449,600 short tons, of which 14,204,000 is discharged to the Atlantic Ocean, 378,179,000 to the Gulf of Mexico, and 99,066,600 to the Pacific Ocean. Data from 27 drainage areas were used to estimate the average annual discharge, yield, and concentration of fluvial sediment. The data may be used to extrapolate part of the total world sediment yield to the marine environment. |
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| ProdID: | 4044 |
| Citation Author: | Curtis, Westley Farnsworth; Culbertson, James J.; Chase, Edith B. |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | iii, 17 p. :illus. ;26 cm. |
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| Citation Publisher: | [U.S. Geological Survey], |
| Citation Series: | Circular |
| Citation Series Code: | CIR |
| Citation Series Number: | 670 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Fluvial-sediment discharge to the oceans from the conterminous United States; 1973; CIR; 670; Curtis, Westley Farnsworth; Culbertson, James J.; Chase, Edith B. |
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| Citation Year: | 1973 |
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| Text: | Fluvial-sediment discharge to the oceans from the conterminous United States; 1973; CIR; 670; Curtis, Westley Farnsworth; Culbertson, James J.; Chase, Edith B. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/1973/0670/report-thumb.jpg |
| URL (DOCUMENT): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/1973/0670/report.pdf |
| Date Other: | Sat, 1 Jan 1994 00:00 -0600 |
| Publisher: | [U.S. Geological Survey], |
