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Estimation of sediment sources using selected chemical tracers in the Perry lake basin, Kansas, USA

January 1, 2009

The ability to achieve meaningful decreases in sediment loads to reservoirs requires a determination of the relative importance of sediment sources within the contributing basins. In an investigation of sources of fine-grained sediment (clay and silt) within the Perry Lake Basin in northeast Kansas, representative samples of channel-bank sources, surface-soil sources (cropland and grassland), and reservoir bottom sediment were collected, chemically analyzed, and compared. The samples were sieved to isolate the

Publication Year 2009
Title Estimation of sediment sources using selected chemical tracers in the Perry lake basin, Kansas, USA
DOI 10.1016/S1001-6279(09)60020-2
Authors K. Juracek, A.C. Ziegler
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title International Journal of Sediment Research
Index ID 70034928
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
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