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Particle size characteristics of suspended sediment in Southern Ontario rivers tributary to the great lakes
Author(s) -
Stone M.,
Saunderson H.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
hydrological processes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.222
H-Index - 161
eISSN - 1099-1085
pISSN - 0885-6087
DOI - 10.1002/hyp.3360060207
Subject(s) - tributary , sediment , fluvial , hydrology (agriculture) , sediment transport , environmental science , deposition (geology) , sedimentary budget , particle (ecology) , particle size , geology , oceanography , geomorphology , structural basin , geography , geotechnical engineering , paleontology , cartography
In spite of the important relationship between sediment particle size and the transport/deposition of adsorbed pollutants in fluvial systems, little information regarding the size characteristics of suspended sediment transported by southern Ontario Great Lakes tributaries is currently available. This paper examines long‐term sediment and hydrometric data collected by the Water Resources Branch of Environment Canada in order to provide information on (1) typical particle size distributions of suspended sediment, (2) relationships between source material and particle size characteristics of suspended sediment, and (3) temporal variation in the particle size characteristics of suspended sediment from six southern Ontario rivers. Results illustrate the complex behaviour and variability of sediment particle size transport in these rivers and demonstrate the need for a better understanding of seasonal effects on sediment availability and conveyance processes in fluvial systems.