Gellis, A., Hupp, C., Pavich, M., Landwehr, J., Banks, W., Hubbard, B. 2008. Sources, Transport, and Storage of Sediment at Selected Sites in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. USGS Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5186. US Geological Survey, Baltimore, MD.

agriculture, floodplain, pollutant, sampling, sediment, wetlands

The purpose of the U.S. Geological Survey study was to: 1) review the literature on erosion, sediment transport, and sediment storage for the entire Chesapeake Bay Watershed, 2) contrast the spatial variability of soil erosion in the Susquehanna River Watershed , (3) determine the temporal variation in bare ground in an agricultural watershed, (4) identify or “fingerprint” sources of fine-grained suspended sediment in selected watersheds, and (5) determine the role of flood plains and riparian wetlands in sediment storage.