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 Coring Site Data -    Amistad Reservoir, main stem
Amistad Reservoir, main stem - AMS - Station # 292816101061801
Del Rio, Texas - Upstream from Del Rio, Texas, on the Texas-Mexico border
Constructed: 1969 Land Use: Mixed land use, largely rangeland
Surface Area (km2): 340 Drainage Area (km2): 403000
Sediment Thickness (cm): 33 Linear Sedimentation Rate (cm/yr): 1.2
Inflow: Rio Grande NAWQA: Not in a study unit; downstream from Rio Grande Valley
Core ID: AMS             Sampling Date: 9/7/1995
Latitude (dd mm ss): 29 28 16      Longitude (dd mm ss): 101 06 18
Corer Type: Piston               Water Depth (m): 27.4
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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