Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5023
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5023
Table 1. Estimated annual sediment load of the Tanana River, Alaska, 1977–79.
[Modified from Burrows and others, 1981. Values are in million gallons per year. –, not available]
Year | Fairbanks (15485500) |
North Pole (644322147192900) |
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Suspended | Bedload | Suspended | Bedload | ||
1977 | 26,800,000 | 326,000 | – | – | |
1978 | 21,200,000 | 254,000 | 20,900,000 | 274,000 | |
1979 | 27,500,000 | 440,000 | 26,700,000 | 369,000 |
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