Particle size of sediments collected from the bed of the Amazon River and its tributaries in May and June 1977

Open-File Report 79-329
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Abstract

One-hundred-eight samples of bed material were collected from the Amazon River and its major tributaries between Belem, Brazil , and Iquitos, Peru. Samples were taken with a standard BM-54 sampler or with pipe dredges from May 18 to June 5, 1977. Most of the samples have median diameters in the size range of fine to medium sand and contain small percentages of fine gravel. Complete size distributions are tabulated. (Woodard-USGS)
Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Particle size of sediments collected from the bed of the Amazon River and its tributaries in May and June 1977
Series title Open-File Report
Series number 79-329
DOI 10.3133/ofr79329
Edition -
Year Published 1979
Language ENGLISH
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey,
Description iii, 27 p. ;29 cm.
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