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 Coring Site Data -    Lake Meredith, main stem
Lake Meredith, main stem - MER - Station # 354068101371501
Amarillo, Texas - North of Amarillo, Texas
Constructed: 1964 Land Use: Rangeland, oil and gas production
Surface Area (km2): 66.8 Drainage Area (km2): 15508
Sediment Thickness (cm): 73 Linear Sedimentation Rate (cm/yr): 2.1
Inflow: Canadian River NAWQA: High Plains Regional Ground Water
Core ID: MER-2             Sampling Date: 5/4/1999
Latitude (dd mm ss): 35 40 41      Longitude (dd mm ss): 101 37 09
Corer Type: Gravity               Water Depth (m): 17.1
Mahler, B.J. and Van Metre, P.C. (2001) Effects of oil and gas production on Lake Meredith sediments, 1964-99: U.S. Geological Survey Factsheet 072-01, 6 p.
 
     

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