The chemistry, mineralogy, and rates of transport of sediments in the ...
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TABLE 9 . Mean annual rate <strong>of</strong> <strong>transport</strong> <strong>of</strong> particulate nitrogen (PN)<br />
<strong>in</strong> suspended <strong>sediments</strong> <strong>of</strong> selected Mackenzie<br />
<strong>and</strong> Porcup<strong>in</strong>e River watersheds, 1971-73 . TDNa = Annual mass<br />
<strong>of</strong> Total Dissolved Nitrogen . -<br />
River 10 6 Moles PN a yr -1 10 3 Moles PNw km 2 yr -1 TDNa/PNa<br />
GROUP 1<br />
Arctic Red 222 13 .6 0 .248<br />
Peel 643 9 .19 0 .544<br />
Mackenzie (Norman Wells) 7900 5 .02 1 .07<br />
Liard (Ft . Liard) 1350 6 .08 1 .11<br />
Liard (Ft . Simpson) 1660 6 .69 1 .80<br />
South Nahanni (Clausen Creek) 244 7 .31 0 .424<br />
South Nahanni (Virg<strong>in</strong>ia Falls) 45 .9 3 .14 1 .94<br />
GROUP 2<br />
Willowlake 14 .9 0 .690 4 .42<br />
Mart<strong>in</strong> 0 .529 0 .267 9 .45<br />
Harris 0.084 0 .113 13 .2<br />
Caribou Bar 0 .381 1 .00 6 .30<br />
GROUP 3<br />
Mackenzie (Ft . Providence) 697 0 .718 2 .77<br />
Trout 7 .03 0 .773 4 .97<br />
Great Bear 75 .5 0 .517 4 .80<br />
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