Figure 1, Nutriend Loads in Streams

Location Atmosphere Fertilizer Manure Point Source
San Joaquin River, CA 3% 50% 46% 1%
Snake River, ID 3% 70% 26% 1%
Willamette River, OR 3% 70% 26% 1%
Palouse River, WA 3% 90% 6% 1%
Placate River, NE 2% 60% 38% 0
Red River of the North, NM, ND 1% 80% 18% 0
White River, IN 5% 70% 23% 2%
Susguehanna River, PA 15% 18% 60% 2%
Connecticut River, CT 76% 10% 10% 4%
Potomac River, DC 30% 28% 40% 2%
Tar River, NC 19% 60% 20% 1%
Altannaha River, GA 4% 25% 70% 1%
Apalachicola River, FL 9% 40% 50% 1%
White River, AR 9% 20% 70% 1%
Trinity River, TX 2% 67% 30% 1%
South Platte River, CO 50% 38% 6% 6%

Note: all figures are estimates based on the small graphs accompaning the map.

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