Fort Donelson National Battlefield, Water Quality Summary, Fiscal Year 2016
Meiman J. 2017. Fort Donelson National Battlefield, Water Quality Summary, Fiscal Year 2016. National Park Service
The Cumberland Piedmont Inventory and Monitoring Network began long-term water-quality monitoring at Fort Donelson National Battlefield in fiscal year 2004. Water quality is measured quarterly on alternate years at five sites: Lake Barkley at the overlook, Hickman and Indian Creek Embayments, Hickman Spring, and Indian Creek at Graves Battery. While the park is nearly surrounded by water (the spillway elevation of the Lake Barley Dam defines the boundary along the US Army Corps of Engineers operated lake), Hickman Spring and Indian Creek at Graves Battery are the only perennial waters within the boundaries of the park. We consider it efficient to monitor adjacent waters due to their immediate aesthetic importance while collecting park waters. Based upon program requirements and findings of the water quality inventory, 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 were also collected for analysis for Escherichia coli (E. coli).
- Type
- Resource Brief
- Authors
- Meiman, Joseph
- Date of Issue
- 2017-02
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- CUPN , FODO
- Keywords
- CUPN, FODO, Water Quality, Water Quality Monitoring Resource Briefs