Published online 27 October 2006
Published in J Environ Qual 35:2202-2211 (2006)
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2006.0042
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Nitrate and Sediment Fluxes from a California Rangeland Watershed
David J. Lewisa,
Michael J. Singerb,*,
Randy A. Dahlgrenb and
Kenneth W. Tatec
a University of California Cooperative Extension, Santa Rosa, CA 95403
b Department of Land Air and Water Resources, University of California, Davis, CA 95616
c Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA 95616

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Fig. 1. Location of the Sierra Foothills Research and Extension Center in northern California.
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Fig. 2. Precipitation and stream flow in the Schubert watershed for water years 1981 to 2000.
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Fig. 3. Early season stream flow and precipitation for 1984 illustrating early season "priming" of the watershed soils.
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Fig. 4. Annual N export and stream flow from the Schubert watershed 1981 to 2000.
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Fig. 5. (A) Mean daily stream flow for the Schubert watershed 1981 to 2000. (B) Mean daily nitrate-nitrogen (NO3N) load for the Schubert watershed 1981 to 2000.
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Fig. 6. Early season stream flow and nitrate-nitrogen concentration for the 1984 water year, and early season precipitation events for the 1984 water year.
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Fig. 7. Annual suspended sediment export and stream flow from the Schubert watershed 1981 to 2000.
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Fig. 8. (A) Mean daily stream flow for the Schubert watershed 1981 to 2000. (B) Mean daily suspended sediment load for the Schubert watershed 1981 to 2000.
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Fig. 9. Probability plots of daily nitrate-nitrogen (NO3N) and suspended sediment loads in stream water for the Schubert watershed.
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