Relationship of basin characteristics to selected water chemistry parameters in upper Carson River basin
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Authors
Ward, Timothy James
Issue Date
1973
Type
Thesis
Language
en_US
Keywords
hydrologic-chemical characteristics , basic flow-concentration equations , sub-basin characteristics of geomorphology , sub-basin characteristics of geology , sub-basin characteristics of soils , sub-basin characteristics of land use , Carson River basin , Nevada , flow-concentration parameters , ionic ratios , onorganic aqueous chemical components , multiple regression computer program , basic characteristics , Carson sub-basins , Truckee sub-basins , California , transferability , drainage rates , hydraulic-chemical controls , multiple regression equations , river sub-basins , Mackay Science Project
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Abstract
A study was conducted for screening the hydrologic-chemical characteristics which control the parameters of a basic flow-concentration equation. Sub-basin characteristics of geomorphology, geology, soils, and land use for fifteen sites in the Upper Carson River basin were quantified and related to flow-concentration parameters and ionic ratios of selected inorganic aqueous chemical components. Twenty-nine equations were developed, by use of a multiple regression computer program, which indicated relationships between basin characteristics and flow-concentration parameters. Influential characteristics for Carson sub-basins were compared to those delineated for Truckee sub-basins to determine the transferability of results. Findings indicate that characteristics controlling drainage rates are important in influencing the flow-concentration parameters and ionic ratios. Comparison of Truckee and Carson characteristics indicate similar hydrologic-chemical controls are at work in both basins although highly correlated generated multiple regression equations were poor predictors of actual values. This may be caused by the small number of basins studied. Extension of this approach to other river sub-basins will be made easier by results of this study.
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Publisher
University of Nevada, Reno
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