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 Coring Site Data -    Lorence Creek Lake
Lorence Creek Lake - LRC - Station # 293547098283401
San Antonio, Texas - San Antonio, Texas
Constructed: 1962 Land Use: New suburban residential and commercial, history of agriculture and ranching
Surface Area (km2): 0.02 Drainage Area (km2): 5
Sediment Thickness (cm): 27 Linear Sedimentation Rate (cm/yr): 0.8
Inflow: Lorence Creek NAWQA: South Central Texas
Core ID: LRC.2             Sampling Date: 8/23/1996
Latitude (dd mm ss): 29 35 47      Longitude (dd mm ss): 098 28 34
Corer Type: Push               Water Depth (m): 0.9
Core ID: LRC.3             Sampling Date: 8/23/1996
Latitude (dd mm ss): 29 35 47      Longitude (dd mm ss): 098 28 34
Corer Type: Push               Water Depth (m): 0.9
Ging, P.B., Van Metre, P.C., and Callender, E. (1999) Bottom sediments of Lorence Creek Lake, San Antonio, Texas, reflect contaminant trends in an urbanizing watershed: U.S. Geological Survey Factsheet FS-149-99, 4 p.    view document
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
 
     

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