Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Park, Water Quality Summary, Fiscal Year 2016
Meiman J. 2017. Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Park, Water Quality Summary, Fiscal Year 2016. National Park Service
The Cumberland Piedmont Network Inventory and Monitoring Program began long-term water-quality monitoring at Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park in fiscal year 2004. Water quality is measured every other month on alternate years at three sites: North Branch of Knob Creek, Knob Creek at the Boyhood Home Unit, and Sinking Spring at the Birthplace Unit. Howell Spring (Birthplace Unit) was included in fiscal year 2016 to give a better understanding of nitrates found at Sinking Spring. Based upon program requirements and findings of the water quality inventory, a set of parameters was chosen for long-term monitoring. These parameters include the field measures of water temperature, specific conductance (SpC), pH, and dissolved oxygen (DO). Samples were also analyzed for Escherichia coli (E. coli) and nitrate.
- Type
- Resource Brief
- Authors
- Meiman, Joseph
- Date of Issue
- 2017-02
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- ABLI , CUPN
- Keywords
- ABLI, CUPN, Water Quality, Water Quality Monitoring Resource Briefs