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SUSPENDED LOAD IN THE RÍO DE LA PLATA DRAINAGE BASIN
Author(s) -
DEPETRIS P. J.,
GRIFFIN J. J.
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
sedimentology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.494
H-Index - 108
eISSN - 1365-3091
pISSN - 0037-0746
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3091.1968.tb00840.x
Subject(s) - silt , geology , drainage basin , structural basin , drainage , erosion , hydrology (agriculture) , geomorphology , geotechnical engineering , geography , cartography , ecology , biology
SUMMARY The Río de la Plata Drainage Basin is the second largest in South America, with more than 75% of its discharge provided by the Paraná River and the remainder by the Uruguay River. Erosion rates, and silt‐ and clay‐size mineralogy indicate that most of the basin loads are provided by the mountainous environment‐type.