Integrated aquatic community and water quality monitoring of wadeable streams in the Klamath Network – Annual report: 2012 results from Oregon Caves National Monument, Redwood National and State Parks, and Crater Lake National Park
Dinger EC. 2015. Integrated aquatic community and water quality monitoring of wadeable streams in the Klamath Network – Annual report: 2012 results from Oregon Caves National Monument, Redwood National and State Parks, and Crater Lake National Park. Natural Resource Report. NPS/KLMN/NRR—2015/1015. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado
The Inventory and Monitoring Program of the National Park Service sampled the status of stream ecological condition in three park units: Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve, Redwood National and State Parks, and Crater Lake National Park. Sampling in these three park units occurs every three years (2012, 2015, 2018, etc.), and methods are largely based on standardized techniques utilized by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and adapted by the Klamath Inventory and Monitoring Network. The methods and variables measured encompass a range of physical, chemical, and biological parameters. This was the second year of monitoring streams in the Klamath Network. Overall stream conditions in the three park service units that were surveyed appear to be in the Least Disturbed category, with specific concerns identified. No indications of large scale water quality criteria exceedances were observed. Criteria set forth by the EPA Wadeable Streams Assessment provide some guidance and assessment for stream condition, but may need regional calibration owing to natural, localized reference conditions. Sampling will continue at these parks in 2015, with annual reports and more comprehensive Analysis and Synthesis reports completed thereafter.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Dinger, Eric
- Date of Issue
- 2015-09
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- CRLA , KLMN , NRSS , ORCA , REDW
- Keywords
- Amphibians, Aquatic Communities, EMAP, Fish, IBI, Macroinvertebrates, Monitoring, Redwood National and State Parks, Streams, streams monitoring, Water Quality, Water Quality Monitoring
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Geology and Soils | Geomorphology | Stream/River Channel Characteristics , Ecological Framework: Water | Water Quality | Water Chemistry , Ecological Framework: Water | Water Quality | Aquatic Macroinvertebrates and Algae , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Freshwater Communities