Kansas Real-Time Water Quality

Kansas Real-Time Water Quality

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Model Form:

Model Form #1

log₁₀(SSR) = 0.174 + 0.961 log₁₀(TURB)

where:

SSR is computed suspended sediment, in milligrams per liter
TURB is turbidity, YSI EXO, in formazin nephelometric units

Model Archive Summary

The model archive summary for computed suspended sediment can be viewed in pdf form here.

Model Calibration

Basic Data

Number of measurements:	36
Mean squared error:	0.025281
Multiple R²:	0.85
Bias correction (smearing) factor:	1.08

Explanatory Variables

Variable	Value	Standard error
Intercept	0.174	0.0936
log₁₀(TURB)	0.961	0.0692

Correlation Matrix

	Intercept	log₁₀(TURB)
Intercept	1	-0.959
log₁₀(TURB)	-0.959	1

Reference

Kramer, A.R., and Williams, T.J., 2022, Model Archival Summary for Suspended-Sediment Concentration at U.S. Geological Survey Site 06887000, Big Blue River near Manhattan, Kansas, during July 2018 through August 2023: U.S. Geological Survey data release.