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Scientific Investigations Report 2007–5178

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Scientific Investigations Report 2007–5178

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Table 10. Suspended-sediment load and yield, and clay-water volume and yield for the January 28–30, 2004, major turbidity event in the North Santiam River basin, Oregon.

[Abbreviations: ton/mi2, ton per square mile; Mgal, million gallons; Mgal/mi2, million gallons per square mile]

Station
name		 Suspended sediment   Clay-water
Load
(ton)		 Percentage of
annual load		 Yield
(ton/mi2)		 Volume
(Mgal)		 Percentage of
annual volume		 Yield
(Mgal/mi2)
Upper basin stations
North Santiam 633 9 3 0 0 0
Breitenbush 1,776 39 16 0 0 0
French 374 52 37 0 0 0
Blowout 166 16 6 0 0 0
Lower basin station
Little North 11,394 64 102 8,157 78 73

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