Baseline Water Quality Inventory, Lake Mead National Recreation Area

Dean Tucker, National Park Service, Water Resources Division. Baseline Water Quality Inventory, Lake Mead National Recreation Area. 1994

Baseline water quality data inventory and analysis reports for key park waterbodies. Park-based products for this inventory comprise water chemistry for key water bodies. Primary characteristics/parameters include: alkalinity, pH, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, rapid bioassessment baseline (EPA/state protocols, involving fish and macroinvertebrates), temperature, and flow. Secondary data characteristics/parameters, where important on a case-by-case basis, include: toxic elements, clarity/turbidity, nitrate/nitrogen, phosphate/phosphorus, chlorophyll, sulfates, and bacteria.

Type
Project
Authors
Dean Tucker, National Park Service, Water Resources Division
Units
LAKE , WQI
Keywords
baseline, bioassessment, EPA, Flow, Inventory, pH, Temperature, Water Chemistry, Water Quality

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