Chemical quality of streams in the Erie-Niagara basin, New York
Basin Planning Report
ENB-4
Prepared for the Erie-Niagara Basin Regional Water Resources Planning Board
By: R.J. Archer, La Sala Jr., and J.C. Kammerer
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Abstract
The streams in the 2,000-square-mile Erie-Niagara basin of western New York contain mainly a calcium bicarbonate type of water whose dissolved-solids content generally varies between 140 and 240 ppm (parts per mill ion). Water "hardness" (expressed as CaCO3 ) is usually between 100 and 200 ppm, sulfate concentrations are between 20 and 60 ppm, and chloride between 5 and 20 ppm. The higher concentrations of these constituents and properties are representative of the northern part of the area, which is underlain by the gypsum-bearing Camillus Shale. The northern part of the area contains a predominantly calcium sulfate type of water that usually has a dissolved-solids content of between 250 and 750 ppm, sulfate between 40 and 350 ppm, chloride between 20 and 70 ppm, and hardness between 200 and 500 ppm.
Suggested Citation
Archer, R., Sala, L., Kammerer, J., 1968, Chemical quality of streams in the Erie-Niagara basin, New York: Basin Planning Report ENB-4, ix, 104 p.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Other Government Series |
| Title | Chemical quality of streams in the Erie-Niagara basin, New York |
| Series title | Basin Planning Report |
| Series number | ENB-4 |
| Year Published | 1968 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | New York State Water Resources Commission |
| Publisher location | Albany, NY |
| Contributing office(s) | New York Water Science Center |
| Description | ix, 104 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |