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Record 1 2000-08-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Environment
CONT

Downstream of Quebec City, between Île d'Orléans and Île aux Coudres, the tide effect and the encounter of fresh and briny water contribute to formation of a maximum turbidity zone where mean concentrations range from 25 to 70 mg/L, easily rising to 200 and even 400 mg/L.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Environnement
CONT

Elle est en moyenne de 9 mg/L à Montréal; cette moyenne atteint 13 mg/L à Trois-Rivières et 18 mg/L au niveau de Québec; à l'aval de Québec, entre l'île d'Orléans et l'île-aux-Coudres, l'influence de la marée et la rencontre des eaux douces et saumâtres contribuent à former le bouchon de turbidité à l'intérieur duquel les concentrations moyennes varient de 25 à 70 mg/L et peuvent facilement atteindre 200 et même 400 mg/L.

Spanish

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