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What happens to nutrients in offstream reservoirs in the lower South Platte River basin?
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | What happens to nutrients in offstream reservoirs in the lower South Platte River basin? |
| Creator | Sprague, Lori A.; Kimbrough, Robert A.; Ranalli, Anthony J. |
| Subject | Water quality; Trace elements; Precipitation (Chemistry); |
| Coverage | South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.); Colorado; Nebraska; |
| Description | The practice of storing South Platte River water in offstream reservoirs reduces nutrient concentrations but also contributes to the growth of algae, which may adversely affect the recreational use of the reservoirs. Results of a study of five offstream reservoirs in the lower South Platte River Basin during the 1995 irrigation season showed that the reservoirs trapped 20 to 88 percent of incoming nitrogen and phosphorus, except for phosphorus in one reservoir. Total nitrogen concentrations... |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Date | 2002 |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source |
Sprague, Lori A.; Kimbrough, Robert A.; Ranalli, Anthony J., What happens to nutrients in offstream reservoirs in the lower South Platte River basin?: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 044-02 , 6 p. |
| Language | eng |
| Rights | Public Domain, Courtesy of the USGS |
| Identifier | http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/ref/collection/wwdl-er/id/154 |
