Quality of water in the upper Colorado River basin

Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union
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Abstract

In a drainage area as large as the Colorado River Basin there are naturally large differences in the quality of the surface waters. The chemical character of the water at six gaging stations on the Colorado River from near the headwaters to near the mouth is shown by the analyses in Table 1.

It will be seen that the concentration of dissolved solids increased from 64 ppm (0.09 tons per ac ft) in the headwaters to 699 ppm (0.95 tons per ac ft) near the mouth.

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Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Quality of water in the upper Colorado River basin
Series title Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union
DOI 10.1029/TR029i003p00375
Volume 29
Issue 3
Year Published 1948
Language English
Publisher American Geophysical Union
Description 4 p.
First page 375
Last page 378
Country United States
State Colorado
Other Geospatial Upper Colorado River Basin
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