Hydrological impact of roadside ditches in an agricultural watershed in Central New York: Implications for non-point source pollutant transport

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 27, Issue 17, 2013, Pages 2422-2437

  Buchanan, B P ^a   Falbo, K ^a   Schneider, R L ^a   Easton, Z M ^b   Walter, M T ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural runoff; Artificial drainage networks; NPS pollution; Roadside ditches; Watershed hydrology

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WATERSHEDS; DRAINAGE NETWORKS; NON-POINT SOURCE POLLUTANTS; NON-POINT SOURCE POLLUTION; NPS POLLUTION; ROADSIDE DITCHES; WATERSHED HYDROLOGY; WATERSHED-SCALE HYDROLOGY;

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; AGRICULTURE; GROUNDWATER; POLLUTION; RIVER POLLUTION; ROADSIDES; STREAM FLOW; SURVEYS; WATER QUALITY;

WATERSHEDS;

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; DRAINAGE NETWORK; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POLLUTION CONTROL; POLLUTION MONITORING; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER POLLUTION; STREAMWATER; WATERSHED;

EID: 84880621028     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.9305     Document Type: Article

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