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U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2007-1080

Streamflow and Nutrient Fluxes of the Mississippi-Atchafalaya River Basin and Subbasins for the Period of Record Through 2005

By Brent T. Aulenbach, Herbert T. Buxton, William A. Battaglin, and Richard H. Coupe

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• Abstract
• Background and Introduction
• Streamflow and Nutrient Flux Estimates
• Streamflow and Nutrient Delivery to the Gulf of Mexico
• Streamflow and Nutrient Flux for the Nine Major Subbasins Comprising the Mississippi-Atchafalaya River Basin
• Streamflow and Nutrient Flux for Selected Mississippi River Subbasins with Varied Sizes, Hydrology, Land Use, and Geographic Location
• Streamflow and Net Nutrient Flux for Five Large Subbasins Comprising the Mississippi-Atchafalaya River Basin
• Graphics of Streamflow and Nutrient Flux
• Discussion
• Discussion of Streamflow and Nutrient Delivery to the Gulf of Mexico
• Discussion of Net Nutrient Flux for Five Large Subbasins Comprising the Mississippi-Atchafalaya River Basin
• Discussion of Improving the Monitoring Network for Streamflow and Nutrient Delivery to the Gulf of Mexico
• Monitoring Networks
• Monitoring Network Used to Estimate Delivery of Streamflow and Nutrients to the Gulf of Mexico
• Monitoring Network Used to Estimate Streamflow and Nutrient Flux for the Nine Major Subbasins Comprising the Mississippi-Atchafalaya River Basin
• Monitoring Network Used to Estimate Streamflow and Nutrient Flux for Selected Mississippi-Atchafalaya River Subbasins with Varied Sizes, Hydrology, Land Use, and Geographic Location
• Methods
• Methods Used to Estimate Nutrient Fluxes
• Methods for Determining Net Nutrient Flux for Five Large Subbasins Comprising the Mississippi-Atchafalaya River Basin
• Sources and Preparation of Data Used for Nutrient Flux Estimation
• Acknowledgments
• References
• Errata

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