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Hydrologic Influences On The Relationship Between Suspended Sediment Concentration and Turbidity

Published by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, St. Joseph, Michigan www.asabe.org

Citation:  Watershed ManWatershed Management to Meet Water Quality Standards and TMDLS (Total Maximum Daily Load) Proceedings of the 10-14 March 2007, San Antonio, Texas  701P0207.(doi:10.13031/2013.22450)
Authors:   Matthew Wallace Meadows, Arne E Skaugset III
Keywords:   Turbidity, suspended sediment concentration, sediment load, Oak Creek

Establishment of total maximum daily loads (TMDLs) in water-bodies is required under the Federal Clean Water Act to meet water quality criteria. Turbidity can be used as a surrogate for suspended sediment concentrations (SSC) to predict sediment load in streams. Real time in situ measurements of turbidity were collected at a stream gauging location in the Coast Range of Oregon from October 2005-June 2006 in conjunction with the collection of individual discrete water samples. The water samples were subsequently analyzed for SSC and turbidity in a laboratory.

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