Staff float down the Rio Grande in New Mexico as part of their Swiftwater Awareness training.
Tyson Hatch
Hydrologic Technician, New Mexico Water Science Center
Science and Products
New Mexico Water Science Center Sediment Field Program
Sediment is fragmental material transported by, suspended in, or deposited by water or air, or accumulated in beds by other natural agents. Sediment particles range in size from large boulders to colloidal-size fragments and vary in shape from rounded to angular. They also vary in mineral composition and specific gravity. Sediment is derived from a parent material subjected to erosional processes...
Floating the mighty Rio Grande
Staff float down the Rio Grande in New Mexico as part of their Swiftwater Awareness training.
Science and Products
New Mexico Water Science Center Sediment Field Program
Sediment is fragmental material transported by, suspended in, or deposited by water or air, or accumulated in beds by other natural agents. Sediment particles range in size from large boulders to colloidal-size fragments and vary in shape from rounded to angular. They also vary in mineral composition and specific gravity. Sediment is derived from a parent material subjected to erosional processes...
Floating the mighty Rio Grande
Staff float down the Rio Grande in New Mexico as part of their Swiftwater Awareness training.
Staff float down the Rio Grande in New Mexico as part of their Swiftwater Awareness training.