Increased sediment and nutrients delivered to bay as Susquehanna reservoirs near sediment capacity
Thursday, August 30, 2012 - 12:01
in Earth & Climate
Reservoirs near the mouth of the Susquehanna River just above Chesapeake Bay are nearly at capacity in their ability to trap sediment. As a result, large storms are already delivering increasingly more suspended sediment and nutrients to the Bay, which may negatively impact restoration efforts.