Base your answers to questions 4 through 6 on the graph below and on your knowledge of Earth science. The graph shows the discharge of the Delaware River at Barryville, New York, for a one week
period during March 2004
Delaware River Discharge
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4. Identify the date shown on the graph when the river was most likely carrying the greatest
amount of sediment AND EXPLAIN YOUR ANSWER. Hint: What is dischargo?
5. State one possible cause for the increase in stream discharge on March 15.
6. The Delaware River flows out of the Catskills and into the Atlantic Ocean. Identify the general
compass direction toward which the Delaware River flows along the Pennsylvania New York
State border. (Hint, if you want one: look at page 2 of the Reference Tables to locate the