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Photo of USGS hydrologist collecting quarterly suspended-sediment samples from a kayak at Colorado River below Imperial Dam

Sediment Transport in the Colorado River and All-American Canal system at Imperial Dam

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Relation of suspended-sediment concentration to channel scour and fill

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State of the science and decision support for measuring suspended sediment with acoustic instrumentation

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Estimation of nutrient and suspended-sediment loads in the Patuxent River basin, Maryland, water years 1986-90

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Sediment inflow to the delta from the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers

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Bedload component of glacially discharged sediment: Insights from the Matanuska Glacier, Alaska

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Data and rloadest models used to estimate sediment and nutrient loads in selected New York tributaries to eastern Lake Erie

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Monitoring Suspended Sediment and Flow along the Mississippi River Episode 2

Monitoring Suspended Sediment and Flow along the Mississippi River: Episode 2
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Sediment analyses for selected sites on the South Platte River in Colorado and Nebraska, and the North Platte and Platte rivers in Nebraska; suspended sediment, bedload, and bed material

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Analysis of lake-bottom sediment to estimate historical nonpoint-source phosphorus loads

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Review of sediment data in the South Platte River Basin, Colorado, 1980-92

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Estimates of suspended sediment entering San Francisco Bay from the Sacramento and San Joaquin Delta, San Francisco Bay, California

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Velocity reversals and sediment sorting in pools and riffles controlled by channel constrictions

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Streamflow, sediment, and turbidity in the Mad River basin, Humboldt and Trinity Counties, California

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Sediment transport in the Tanana River in the vicinity of Fairbanks, Alaska, 1977-78

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Sediment deposition in Lake Clarke, Lake Aldred, and Conowingo Reservoir, Pennsylvania and Maryland, 1910-93

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A simplified approach for monitoring hydrophobic organic contaminants associated with suspended sediment: Methodology and applications

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Landscape planning for agricultural nonpoint source pollution reduction III: Assessing phosphorus and sediment reduction potential

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Screenshot of web map and map controls; shaded areas show total phosphorus levels in Northeast US streams

2012 SPARROW Models for the Northeast: Total Phosphorus, Total Nitrogen, Suspended Sediment, and Streamflow

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Complex response of sediment phosphorus to land use and management within a river network

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Sediment transport in the Tanana River in the vicinity of Fairbanks, Alaska, 1977

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Suspended-Sediment Budget for the North Santiam River Basin, Oregon, Water Years 2005-08

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Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Suspended-Sediment Loads and Trends measured at the Chesapeake Bay Nontidal Network Stations: Water Years 1985-2014

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Suspended sediment and organic contaminants in the San Lorenzo River, California, water years 2009-2010

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Beach profile modification and sediment transport by ice: an overlooked process on Lake Michigan

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Sediment transport in the Snake and Clearwater rivers in the vicinity of Lewiston, Idaho

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Atmospheric deposition, water-quality, and sediment data for selected lakes in Mount Rainer, North Cascades, and Olympic National Parks, Washington, 2008-10

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Bathymetry and Sediment-Storage Capacity Change in Three Reservoirs on the Lower Susquehanna River, 1996-2008

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A prototype for understanding the effects of TMDL standards: Tying property values to sediment loads in the Lake Tahoe Basin

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The Response of Suspended Sediment, Turbidity, and Velocity to Historical Alterations of the Missouri River

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