Summary of Indian River streamflow data collected by the Southeast Alaska Network: Sitka National Historical Park, 2007-2016
Sergeant CJ and Schwartz TC. 2017. Summary of Indian River streamflow data collected by the Southeast Alaska Network: Sitka National Historical Park, 2007-2016. Natural Resource Report. NPS/SEAN/NRR—2017/1399. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado
From 7 September 2007 through 1 April 2016, the Southeast Alaska Inventory and Monitoring Network (SEAN), in collaboration with the City and Borough of Sitka (CBS), Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADFG), Alaska Department of Natural Resources (ADNR), and National Weather Service (NWS), collected stage and water temperature data in the Indian River at river mile 0.6 (referred to in some previous documentation as the “lower” gage site). Beginning April 2016, SEAN partnered with the City and Borough of Sitka and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to fund a USGS-led streamgaging operation at this site (USGS 15087700 INDIAN RIVER AT SITKA AK). These current and historical data are available at: http://waterdata.usgs.gov/ak/nwis/uv?site_no=15087700 This report describes all available data and supporting documentation preceding the current monitoring effort by USGS. These products are stored within the National Park Service Data Store and publically available for download. While no long-term monitoring protocol was created, the stage and water temperature data collected during the 2007-2016 period can inform many future research questions related to topics such as thermal regime variability, riverine habitat quality, flood timing and frequency, and correlations between water quality variability and river stage.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Sergeant, Christopher; Schwartz, Terrence
- Date of Issue
- 2017-03
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- NRSS , SEAN , SITK
- Keywords
- discharge, historical data, hydrology, rating curve, Southeast Alaska Network, stage, Streamflow, water quality, water temperature
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Geology and Soils | Geomorphology | Stream/River Channel Characteristics , Ecological Framework: Water | Hydrology | Surface Water Dynamics , Ecological Framework: Water | Water Quality | Water Chemistry