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Salinity in the Colorado River in the Grand Valley, western Colorado, 1994-95
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Salinity in the Colorado River in the Grand Valley, western Colorado, 1994-95 |
| Creator | Butler, David L.; von Guerard, Paul B. |
| Subject | Water quality; Trace elements; Water salinization; |
| Coverage | Colorado River (Wyo.-Utah); Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico); Colorado; Utah; Wyoming; Arizona; New Mexico; |
| Description | Salinity, or the dissolved-solids concentration, is the measure of salts such as sodium chloride, calcium bicarbonate, and calcium sulfate that are dissolved in water. About one-half of the salinity in the Colorado River Basin is from natural sources (U.S. Department of the Interior, 1995), such as thermal springs in the Glenwood-Dotsero area, located about 90 miles upstream from Grand Junction. Effects of human activities, such as irrigation, reservoir evaporation, and transbasin diversions,... |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Date | 1996 |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | Butler, David L.; von Guerard, Paul B., Salinity in the Colorado River in the Grand Valley, western Colorado, 1994-95: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 215-96, 4 p. |
| Language | eng |
| Rights | Public Domain, Courtesy of the USGS |
| Identifier | http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/ref/collection/wwdl-er/id/210 |
