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PRELIMINARY IDENTIFICATION OF PRICE RIVER BASIN SALT PICKUP AND TRANSPORT PROCESSES 1
Author(s) -
Riley J.Paul,
Bowles David S.,
Chadwick D. George,
Grenney William J.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
jawra journal of the american water resources association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.957
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1752-1688
pISSN - 1093-474X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1979.tb01077.x
Subject(s) - structural basin , hydrology (agriculture) , drainage basin , identification (biology) , salinity , sediment transport , environmental science , geology , sediment , water resource management , oceanography , geomorphology , ecology , geotechnical engineering , geography , cartography , biology
The Price River is a significant contributor of salt to the Colorado River. Relatively pristine waters leaving the upper elevations of the basin degenerate into highly saline waters entering the Green River. The primary reason for this deterioration is the contact of the water with the Mancos shale, a marine deposit underlying most of the central basin. This paper presents the structure of an evolving model of the salt pick‐up and transport processes in the Price River basin. The initial purpose of the model is to aid in the identification of the natural and man‐modified hydro‐salinity‐sediment system of the basin, based on data collection and analysis in the field and the laboratory. This identification procedure will result in both a better qualitative understanding of the important physiochemical processes, and in a mathematical description of these processes. When the identification stage is complete, the model will be used as a management tool for such purposes as examining various strategies for reducing salt loads in the Price River and in other similar rivers.