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The progressive lag of sediment concentration with flood waves

November 11, 1956
  • Numerous investigations of suspended‐sediment discharge have shown that an increase in stream flow usually is accompanied by an increase in sediment concentration. The sediment‐concentration peak during a rise may precede, coincide with, or follow the water‐discharge peak. Observations on the Bighorn River in Wyoming and Montana show a progressive lag in peak concentration behind peak flow. The lag is most apparent when a single storm produces a flood wave that starts many miles upstream from the sampling sections.
Publication Year 1956
Title The progressive lag of sediment concentration with flood waves
DOI 10.1029/TR037i001p00056
Authors Sumner Griggs Heidel
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union
Index ID 70216319
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
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