Suspended sediment concentration and loads for the Nooksack River at Ferndale, Washington, 2012-2017 water years
Turbidity was continuously monitored at the USGS streamgage Nooksack River at Ferndale (12213100) from October 29, 2011 to September 30, 2017. A DTS-12 turbidity sensor (Forest Technology Systems) at the streamgage measured turbidity at 15-minute intervals. Suspended-sediment samples were collected at the streamgage over a range of discharge and turbidity conditions. Regression equations were developed to estimate the suspended-sediment concentration (SSC) and the concentration of fine suspended-sediment (fSSC; <0.0625 mm) using turbidity as an explanatory variable. A 15-minute time series of SSC, fSSC, and the uncertainty of individual estimates (prediction intervals with 90 percent confidence) was computed and is provided. A daily time series of suspended-sediment load (SSL) and fine suspended-sediment load (fSSL), derived from either 15-minute or daily SSC and discharge data, was computed for the 2012-2017 water years.
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| accessLevel | public |
| bureauCode |
[ "010:12" ] |
| contactPoint |
{ "fn": "Christopher A. Curran", "@type": "vcard:Contact", "hasEmail": "mailto:ccurran@usgs.gov" } |
| description | Turbidity was continuously monitored at the USGS streamgage Nooksack River at Ferndale (12213100) from October 29, 2011 to September 30, 2017. A DTS-12 turbidity sensor (Forest Technology Systems) at the streamgage measured turbidity at 15-minute intervals. Suspended-sediment samples were collected at the streamgage over a range of discharge and turbidity conditions. Regression equations were developed to estimate the suspended-sediment concentration (SSC) and the concentration of fine suspended-sediment (fSSC; <0.0625 mm) using turbidity as an explanatory variable. A 15-minute time series of SSC, fSSC, and the uncertainty of individual estimates (prediction intervals with 90 percent confidence) was computed and is provided. A daily time series of suspended-sediment load (SSL) and fine suspended-sediment load (fSSL), derived from either 15-minute or daily SSC and discharge data, was computed for the 2012-2017 water years. |
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| identifier | http://datainventory.doi.gov/id/dataset/USGS_5a32cb42e4b08e6a89d88403 |
| keyword |
[ "USGS:5a32cb42e4b08e6a89d88403", "suspended-sediment concentration", "suspended-sediment load", "turbidity" ] |
| modified | 2020-08-27T00:00:00Z |
| publisher |
{ "name": "U.S. Geological Survey", "@type": "org:Organization" } |
| spatial | -122.64862060421, 48.665281983297, -121.72576904174, 48.965506570053 |
| theme |
[ "geospatial" ] |
| title | Suspended sediment concentration and loads for the Nooksack River at Ferndale, Washington, 2012-2017 water years |
