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Suspended-sediment discharge

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-027444

The quantity of suspended sediment passing a point in a stream over a specified period of time. When expressed in tons per day, it is computed by multiplying water discharge (in cubic feet per second) by the suspended-sediment concentration (in milligrams per liter) and by the factor 0.0027.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-027444
FieldEnvironment
SubjectNatural environments
ReferencesUSGS Water Science Glossary of Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-027444",
  "term": "Suspended-sediment discharge",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Suspended-Sediment Discharge",
  "definition": "The quantity of suspended sediment passing a point in a stream over a specified period of time. When expressed in tons per day, it is computed by multiplying water discharge (in cubic feet per second) by the suspended-sediment concentration (in milligrams per liter) and by the factor 0.0027.",
  "subject": "Natural environments",
  "references": [
    "USGS Water Science Glossary of Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/suspended-sediment-discharge/"
}

Record 26,701 of 29,894 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.