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 Coring Site Data -    Falcon International Reservoir
Falcon International Reservoir - FAL - Station # 263922099120301
Laredo, Texas - South of Laredo, Texas
Constructed: 1954 Land Use: Mixed
Surface Area (km2): 350 Drainage Area (km2): 525000
Sediment Thickness (cm): 100 Linear Sedimentation Rate (cm/yr): 2.2
Inflow: Rio Grande NAWQA: Not in a NAWQA study unit
Core ID: FAL(2)             Sampling Date: 6/21/1995
Latitude (dd mm ss): 26 39 22      Longitude (dd mm ss): 099 12 03
Corer Type: Gravity               Water Depth (m): 12.8
Core ID: FAL(BOX1)             Sampling Date: 6/21/1995
Latitude (dd mm ss): 26 39 22      Longitude (dd mm ss): 099 12 03
Corer Type: Box               Water Depth (m): 12.8
Van Metre, P.C., Wilson, J.T., Callender, E., and Fuller, C.C. (1998) Similar rates of decrease of persistent, hydrophobic and particle-reactive contaminants in riverine systems: Environ. Sci. Technol., v. 32, p. 3312-3317    view document
Van Metre, P.C., Mahler, B.J., and Callender, E. (1997) Water-quality trends in the Rio Grande/Rio Bravo Basin using sediment cores from reservoirs: U.S. Geological Survey Factsheet FS-221-96, 8 p.    view document
 
     

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