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Upper Klamath Lake Basin Nutrient-Loading Study-Assessment of Historic of Flows in the Williamson and Sprague Rivers

Entry ID: WRIR_98_4198

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Summary

Abstract: The Williamson River Basin, located in south-central Oregon, has a drainage
area of approximately 3,000 square miles. The Sprague River, which flows into
the Williamson River Basin, has a drainage area of 1,580 square miles.
Together, the Williamson and Sprague Rivers supply about one-half of the inflow
to Upper Klamath Lake. Various statistical techniques, which included trend
tests, double-mass ...

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 46.68

S: 41.58

E: -116.06

W: -124.96

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: John C. Risley and Antonius Laenen

Dataset Title: Upper Klamath Lake Basin Nutrient-Loading Study-Assessment of Historic of Flows in the Williamson and Sprague Rivers

Dataset Release Date: 1999

Dataset Release Place: Portland, Oregon

Dataset Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Data Presentation Form: database

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1918-01-01

Stop Date: 1996-01-01

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > OREGON

Science Keywords

AGRICULTURE > AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS > FERTILIZERS > NITROGEN

AGRICULTURE > AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS > FERTILIZERS > PHOSPHORUS

ISO Topic Category

FARMING

BIOTA

Quality Historical records were used from 1918 to 1996.
Long-term runoff data for other basins draining into the lake are
unavailable. Also, no data are available for locations or periods of
time when the Williamson and Sprague Rivers were not affected by human
influences.

Two-sample statistical tests of the annual flow data sets ...

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Use Constraints None

Ancillary Keywords

streamflow characteristics

drainage basins

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

Water Resource Division, Oregon, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior

Data Center URL: http://oregon.usgs.gov

Data Center Personnel
Name: DENNIS D. LYNCH Phone: (503) 251-3200 Fax: (503) 251-3470 Email: ddlynch at usgs.gov Contact Address: U.S. Geological Survey 10615 S.E. Cherry Blossom Drive City: Portland Province or State: Oregon Postal Code: 97216-3159 Country: USA

Personnel

JOHN C. RISLEY

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Phone: (503) 251-3279

Email: jrisley at usgs.gov

Contact Address:

10615 SE Cherry Blossom Dr.

City: Portland

Province or State: OR

Postal Code: 97216

Country: USA

TYLER B. STEVENS

Role: DIF AUTHOR

Phone: (301) 614-6898

Fax: 301-614-5268

Email: Tyler.B.Stevens at nasa.gov

Contact Address:

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

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City: Greenbelt

Province or State: MD

Postal Code: 20771

Country: USA

Publications/References

Risley, J.C. And Laenen, A. 1999 Upper Klamath Lake Basin nutrient-loading
study-assessment of historic flows in the Williamson and Sprague Rivers U.S.
Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 98-4198, Portland,
Oregon U.S. Geological Survey. http://oregon.usgs.gov/pubs_dir/Pdf/98-4198.pdf

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Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2001-06-27

Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-12-12

Future DIF Review Date: 2002-06-27

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