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| Article or Chapter Title | Steamflow and Quality in the Columbia River Basin |
| Record Number | 10280 |
| Journal or Book Title | Journal of the Sanitary Engineering Division |
| Description | "Streamflow and quality in the Columbia River Basin are predictably related maximum concentrations accompany minimum flows. Each reach of river has a unique signature which defines the local dependence of mineral quality upon flow. The basic form of flow quality relationships is a continuous annual cycle reflecting variations in rates at which minerals are weathered or leached from rocks or soils and in streamflow rates. These cyclic variations are most pronounced upper reaches of streams where they may be described by elliptical doughnuts on logarithmic plots of concentration versus flow. The pattern becomes more complex as tributaries from different elevations and snowmelt periods combine. Annual cycles of irrigation and drainage appear indistinguishable from purely natural processes. In either case, rising (spring) flows flush accumulated salts from the basin while falling (summer) flows remove only newly leached salts. Where annual cyclic variations in quality occur, their sequences are such that reservoirs, which are filled by early season rains up to limits required for flood control, will be filled with the most highly mineralized water."--Abstract page |
| Publisher | American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) |
| Keywords | Columbia River; Geochemistry; Leaching; Sanitary engineering; Water quality; Weathering; |
| Volume/Issue | SA 6, no. 5626 |
| Page(s) | 1-16 |
| Language | English |
| Date | 1967-12-00 |
| Library Location | Archives maps & microfiche - standard size file cabinets |
| Donor | Laylin, John G. |
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