Baseline Water Quality Data Inventory and Analysis, Niobrara National Scenic River National Wild And Scenic River

National Park Service. 1995. Baseline Water Quality Data Inventory and Analysis, Niobrara National Scenic River National Wild And Scenic River. Technical Report NPS/NRWRD/NRTR-95/60. National Park Service, Water Resources Division. Fort Collins, Colorado

Surface water quality data from existing databases. 'The document provides: (1) a complete inventory of all retrieved water quality parameter data, water quality stations, and the entities responsible for the data collection; (2) descriptive statistics and appropriate graphical plots of water quality data characterizing annual and 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 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.' Parameters measured include dissolved oxygen, pH, turbidity, total coliform, nitrite, chloride, sulfate, arsenic, cadmium, chromium, copper, lead, mercury, and radionuclides. 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
1995-08
Publisher
National Park Service, Water Resources Division
Units
NIMI , NIOB , WQI
Keywords
Aquatic Studies, Inventory, Nebraska, Niobrara National Scenic Riverway, Water Chemistry, Water Quality

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