Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site, Water Quality Summary, Fiscal Year 2015
Meiman J. 2015. Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site, Water Quality Summary, Fiscal Year 2015. National Park Service
The Cumberland Piedmont Network (CUPN) began long-term monitoring of water quality at Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site (CARL) in fiscal year 2003 (October 2002 through September 2003). Sampling occurs quarterly in alternating years. Water quality is measured at four sites: Front Lake, Side Lake, Mountain Reservoir and Trout Spring. Based upon program requirements and specific park concerns, a set of parameters was chosen for long-term monitoring, including the field measures of water temperature, specific conductance (SpC), pH, and dissolved oxygen (DO). Samples undergo laboratory analysis for Escherichia coli (E. coli) and acid neutralizing capacity (ANC).This brief summarizes data collected from 1 October 2014 through 30 September 2015. Water quality data are available upon request to the Cumberland Piedmont Network or at our website: http://science.nature.nps.gov/im/units/cupn/index.cfm.
- Type
- Resource Brief
- Authors
- Meiman, Joe
- Date of Issue
- 2015
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- CARL , CUPN
- Keywords
- ABLI, CUPN, Water Quality, Water Quality Monitoring Reports, Water Quality Monitoring Resource Briefs
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Water | Water Quality | Water Chemistry