Data
Collected Thursday, July 10, 1997
 
Suburban Area Site
Bear Brook outside of East Windsor, NJ
Crop Area Site
Rocky Brook outside of Hightstown, NJ 
Water Discharge (Part I) 
Q = width x depth x velocity 
 (average depth & velocity)       0.0630 m3/s
 Water Discharge (Part I) 
Q = width x depth x velocity 
 (average depth & velocity)         0.150 m3/s
Particulate Load (Part II) 
2 L water sample filtered 
Mass of filter paper                      0.0739 g Filter paper + sediment                0.1975 g Mass of suspended sediment        0.1236 g 
Suspended sediment Conc.           0.0618 g/L		 Particulate Load (Part II) 
2 L water sample filtered 
Mass of filter paper                        0.0741 g Filter paper + sediment                   0.4077 g Mass of suspended sediment           0.3336 g Suspended sediment Conc.           0.1668 g/L
Dissolved Load (Part II) 
Dissolved Solids measured 
by conductivity meter                   0.1370 g/L		 Dissolved Load (Part II) 
Dissolved Solids measured 
by conductivity meter                    0.1110 g/L
Total Particulate + Dissolved Load 
(Part II) 
The sum of suspended, dissolved, 
and bed loads per second                12.89 g/s		 Total Particulate + Dissolved Load 
(Part II) 
The sum of suspended, dissolved, 
and bed loads per second                44.17 g/s
Erosion Rate (Part III) 
of Bear Brook Drainage Basin 
0.452 mm/yr
Erosion Rate (Part III) 
of Rocky Brook Drainage Basin 
1.075  mm/yr 
 
Data
Collected Wednesday, July 16, 1997
 
Suburban Area Site 
Bear Brook outside of East Windsor, NJ		 Crop Area Site 
Rocky Brook outside of Hightstown, NJ 
Water Discharge (Part I) 
Q = width x depth x velocity 
(average depth & velocity)       0.0570 m3/s		 Water Discharge (Part I) 
Q = width x depth x velocity  
(average depth & velocity)        0.149 m3/s
Particulate Load (Part II) 
1 L water sample filtered 
Mass of filter paper                         0.0740 g Filter paper + sediment                   0.1484 g Mass of suspended sediment           0.0744 g Suspended sediment Conc.           0.0744 g/L		 Particulate Load (Part II) 
1 L water sample filtered 
Mass of filter paper                       0.0738 g Filter paper + sediment                  0.1753 g Mass of suspended sediment          0.1015 g Suspended sediment Conc.          0.1015 g/L
Dissolved Load (Part II) 
Dissolved Solids measured by 
conductivity meter                          0.172 g/L		 Dissolved Load (Part II) 
Dissolved Solids measured by 
conductivity meter                         0.120 g/L
Total Particulate + Dissolved Load 
(Part II) 
The sum of suspended, dissolved, 
and bed loads per second                14.46 g/s		 Total Particulate + Dissolved Load 
(Part II) 
The sum of suspended, dissolved, 
and bed loads per second                  34.6 g/s
Erosion Rate (Part III) 
of Bear Brook Drainage Basin 
0.507 mm/yr
Erosion Rate (Part III) 
of Rocky Brook Drainage Basin 
0.842  mm/yr 
 
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