Baseline Water Quality Data Inventory and Analysis, Cape Lookout National Seashore
National Park Service. 1995. Baseline Water Quality Data Inventory and Analysis, Cape Lookout National Seashore. Technical Report NPS/NRWRD/NRTR-96/63. National Park Service, Water Resources Division. Fort Collins, CO
Summary of surface water quality data for Cape Lookout National Seashore (taken from a several EPA databases). Data from 17 stations. Presents the data in tables and in graphs to show trends. "Based on the data inventories and analyses contained in this report, surface water resources in the study area are generally of good quality with some indication of impacts from human activities". Notes some readings of concern for pH, coliform, cadmium, copper, lead, mercury, nickel, and zinc. In particular, this document provides: (1) a complete inventory of all retrieved water quality parameter data, water quality stations, and the entities responsible for data collection; (2) descriptive statistics and appropriate graphical plots of water quality data characterizing period of record, annual, seasonal central tendencies and trends; (3) a comparison of the park's water quality data to relevant EPA and WRD water quality screening criteria; and (4) an Inventory Data Evaluation and Analysis (IDEA) to determine what Servicewide Inventory and Monitoring Program "Level I" water quality parameters have been measured within the study area. Accompanying the report are disks containing digital copies of all data used in the report, as well as all components of the report (tables, figures, etc.).
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- National Park Service
- Date of Issue
- 1995-09
- Publisher
- National Park Service, Water Resources Division
- Units
- CALO , WQI
- Keywords
- Aquatic Sciences, Cadmium (Cd), Cape Lookout National Seashore, Coliform, Copper (Cu), Inventory, Lead (Pb), Mercury (Hg), Monitoring, Nickel (Ni), North Carolina, pH, Water Quality, WRBIB, Zinc (Zn)