| Abstract: | Dissolved-solids data from 54 river basins for 1966-69 were used to compute the amount of dissolved material contributed to the oceans from the conterminous United States. The computations show that about 264,000,000 tons are discharged annually. The Gulf of Mexico receives the largest load, about 183,000,000 tons, of which about 157,000,000 tons are contributed by the Mississippi River. The Atlantic Ocean receives about 37,500,000 tons, and the Pacific Ocean about 43,400,000 tons. Average yearly yields range from 26 to 231 tons per square mile and average about 100 tons per square mile. |
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| Citation Author: | Leifeste, Donald K. |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | iii, 8 p. :map ;26 cm. |
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| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey], |
| Citation Series: | Circular |
| Citation Series Code: | CIR |
| Citation Series Number: | 685 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Dissolved-solids discharge to the oceans from the conterminous United States; 1974; CIR; 685; Leifeste, Donald K. |
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| Citation Year: | 1974 |
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| Text: | Dissolved-solids discharge to the oceans from the conterminous United States; 1974; CIR; 685; Leifeste, Donald K. |
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| URL (DOCUMENT): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/1974/0685/report.pdf |
| Date Other: | Sat, 1 Jan 1994 00:00 -0600 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey], |
