| Abstract: | Sediment discharge was computed for four locations along the North Platte, South Platte, and the Platte Rivers between North Platte and Grand Island, Nebraska in order to determine the effective discharge. The total-sediment discharge was computed by the Colby method and modified Einstein method so that comparisons could be made with the measured total-sediment discharge. The results agreed closely. The Colby method is the simplest and most convenient to use. The mean annual total-sediment discharge for the four sites investigated ranged from 150 tons per day for the South Platte River at North Platte to 1,260 tons per day for the Platte River near Grand Island. The effective discharge at the sites ranged from 41 to 158 cubic meters per second. The probability of the effective discharge being equaled or exceeded ranged from 1 to 30 percent for the four sites. (USGS) |
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| ProdID: | 9819 |
| Citation Author: | Kircher, J. E. |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | v, 30 p. :ill., maps ;28 cm. |
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| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey, |
| Citation Series: | Open-File Report |
| Citation Series Code: | OFR |
| Citation Series Number: | 81-53 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Sediment transport and effective discharge of the North Platte, South Platte, and Platte Rivers in Nebraska; 1981; OFR; 81-53; Kircher, J. E. |
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| Citation Year: | 1981 |
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| Text: | Sediment transport and effective discharge of the North Platte, South Platte, and Platte Rivers in Nebraska; 1981; OFR; 81-53; Kircher, J. E. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1981/0053/report-thumb.jpg |
| URL (DOCUMENT): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1981/0053/report.pdf |
| Date Other: | Sat, 1 Jan 1994 00:00 -0600 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey, |
