Erosion in the juniata river drainage basin, Pennsylvania
Geomorphology
By: W. D. Sevon
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Abstract
Previously calculated erosion rates througouth the Appalachians range from 1.2 to 203 m Myr−1. Calculation of erosion rates has been accomplished by: (1) evaluation of riverine solute and sediment load in either large or small drainage basins; (2) estimation from the volume of derived sediments; and (3) methods involving either 10Be or fission-track dating. Values of specific conductance and suspended sediment collected at the Juniata River gauging station at Newport, Pennsylvania are used, with corrections, along with a bedload estimate to determine the total amount eroded from the 8687 km2 drainage basin during the water years 1965–1986. The amount eroded is used to calculate a present erosion rate of 27 m Myr−1.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Erosion in the juniata river drainage basin, Pennsylvania |
| Series title | Geomorphology |
| DOI | 10.1016/0169-555X(89)90017-2 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 1-3 |
| Year Published | 1989 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Description | 16 p. |
| First page | 303 |
| Last page | 318 |