Chemical quality of streams in the Erie-Niagara basin, New York
Basin Planning Report
ENB-4
Prepared for the Erie-Niagara Basin Regional Water Resources Planning Board
By: R.J. Archer, A.M. La Sala Jr., and J.C. Kammerer
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Abstract
The streams in the 2,000-square-mile Erie-Niagara basin of western New York contain mainly a calcium bicarbonate type of water whose dissolved-solids content generally varies between 140 and 240 ppm (parts per mill ion). Water "hardness" (expressed as CaCO3 ) is usually between 100 and 200 ppm, sulfate concentrations are between 20 and 60 ppm, and chloride between 5 and 20 ppm. The higher concentrations of these constituents and properties are representative of the northern part of the area, which is underlain by the gypsum-bearing Camillus Shale. The northern part of the area contains a predominantly calcium sulfate type of water that usually has a dissolved-solids content of between 250 and 750 ppm, sulfate between 40 and 350 ppm, chloride between 20 and 70 ppm, and hardness between 200 and 500 ppm.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Other Government Series |
| Title | Chemical quality of streams in the Erie-Niagara basin, New York |
| Series title | Basin Planning Report |
| Series number | ENB-4 |
| Year Published | 1968 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | New York State Water Resources Commission |
| Publisher location | Albany, NY |
| Contributing office(s) | New York Water Science Center |
| Description | ix, 104 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
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