Suspended-Sediment Loads and Yields in the North Santiam River Basin, Oregon, Water Years 1999

Scientific Investigations Report 2007–5187

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Scientific Investigations Report 2007–5187

Table 3. Regression models used for estimating suspended-sediment concentration from turbidity for monitoring stations in the North Santiam River basin, Oregon.

[Station reference: Complete station names are shown in table 1.  SSC, suspended-sediment concentration; T, turbidity]

Station reference	Regression equation	R ² value
North Santiam	SSC = 1.75 × T^1.04	0.893
Breitenbush	SSC = 1.80 × T^1.08	.915
French	SSC = 1.25 × T^1.01	.824
Blowout	SSC = 1.35 × T^1.18	.928
Niagara	SSC = 1.49 × T^0.758	.760
Little North	SSC = 1.78 × T^1.02	.915
Mehama	SSC = 1.73 × T^0.916	.861

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