| Abstract: | Fluvial sediment, a widely recognized pollutant of surface water , is reducing the efficiency and useful life of almost all reservoirs in Puerto Rico. Sediment transported from the upper basin of the Rio Grande de Loiza is eventually deposited in the bottom of Lago Loiza, a water reservoir. Suspended sediment data were collected from 1983 to 1986 from a 208 sq mi area extending from the headwaters of Rio Grande de Loiza to the Lago Loiza. The drainage areas range from 0.82 sq mi to 89.8 sq mi. Results are based on three years of data from a network of five daily- record stations and five partial-record stations. A total of 2 ,114 sediment samples were collected and analyzed during the investigation. Instantaneous concentrations of suspended sediment varied from 0 to 56, 100 mg/L. Instantaneous suspended sediment loads ranged from 0 tons/day to 817,000 tons/day. A total of 152 suspended sediment samples were analyzed for particle size distribution. Suspended sediment in the streams is composed mostly of silt and clay. Sand content ranged from 6 to 80% during high flows. (Author ‘s abstract) |
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| ProdID: | 19183 |
| Citation Author: | Guzman-Rios, Senen. |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | v, 42 p. :ill., maps ;28 cm. |
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| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey ;
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| Citation Series Code: | OFR |
| Citation Series Number: | 88-324 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Suspended-sediment data in the upper Rio Grande De Loiza basin, Puerto Rico; 1989; OFR; 88-324; Guzman-Rios, Senen. |
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| Text: | Suspended-sediment data in the upper Rio Grande De Loiza basin, Puerto Rico; 1989; OFR; 88-324; Guzman-Rios, Senen. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1988/0324/report-thumb.jpg |
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| Date Other: | Sat, 1 Jan 1994 00:00 -0600 |
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