Sedimentation in three small erosion control reservoirs in northern Mississippi

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 137-144

  Wren, Daniel G ^a   Wells, Robert R ^a   Wilson, Christopher G ^b   Cooper, Charles M ^a   Smith Jr , Sammie ^a  

^a USDA ARS NATIONAL SEDIMENTATION LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Core sampling; Pesticide; Reservoir sedimentation; Watershed

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION RATE; BULK DENSITY; CORE ANALYSIS; EROSION CONTROL; FLOOD CONTROL; GRAIN SIZE; IMPOUNDMENT; PESTICIDE; SEDIMENTATION; WATER STORAGE;

MISSISSIPPI RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 35948988212     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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