Site visit to collect sediment samples from the Paria River watershed. Subsequent geochemical analyses will identify the geochemical signature of Paria sediment and used in a mixing model with Colorado River sediment.
Location
Paria River watershed, Utah
Summary
Collected 75 surface sediment samples.
Info derived
Grain size, sediment geochemical composition.
Comments
Outside funding from the USGS Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center.