Sources of suspended load in the upper Orange River, South Africa

Includes abstract. === Includes bibliographical references. === A lot of work has been done on the upper Orange River but little attention has been given to the source of its suspended sediment load. The source of the suspended load is important because it can provide insight into soil erosion, a ma...

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Main Author:	Maake, Livhuwani
Other Authors:	Compton, John
Format:	Dissertation
Language:	English
Published:	University of Cape Town 2015
Subjects:	Geological Sciences
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11974

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spelling	ndltd-netd.ac.za-oai-union.ndltd.org-uct-oai-localhost-11427-119742020-10-06T05:11:20Z Sources of suspended load in the upper Orange River, South Africa Maake, Livhuwani Compton, John Geological Sciences Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references. A lot of work has been done on the upper Orange River but little attention has been given to the source of its suspended sediment load. The source of the suspended load is important because it can provide insight into soil erosion, a major problem in South Africa and globally. In this study the composition of the suspended sediment load of upper Orange River tributaries is related to bed rock geology, topography, soils and land use. Orange River catchment bed rock includes sedimentary rocks of the Karoo Supergroup and flood basalts of the Drakensberg Group each with distinct geochemical signatures. 2015-01-10T13:32:28Z 2015-01-10T13:32:28Z 2012 Master Thesis Masters MSc http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11974 eng application/pdf University of Cape Town Faculty of Science Department of Geological Sciences
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description	Includes abstract. === Includes bibliographical references. === A lot of work has been done on the upper Orange River but little attention has been given to the source of its suspended sediment load. The source of the suspended load is important because it can provide insight into soil erosion, a major problem in South Africa and globally. In this study the composition of the suspended sediment load of upper Orange River tributaries is related to bed rock geology, topography, soils and land use. Orange River catchment bed rock includes sedimentary rocks of the Karoo Supergroup and flood basalts of the Drakensberg Group each with distinct geochemical signatures.
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Sources of suspended load in the upper Orange River, South Africa

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