Aquatic invertebrate monitoring at Hot Springs National Park, 2009–2015
Bowles DE, Cribbs JT, Hinsey JA. 2017. Aquatic invertebrate monitoring at Hot Springs National Park, 2009–2015. Natural Resource Data Series. NPS/HTLN/NRDS—2017/1126. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado
Stream invertebrates were monitored at Bull Bayou and Gulpha Creek, Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas in 2009, 2012 and 2015 for the purpose of assessing water quality. Monitoring data are insufficient to fully char-acterize the integrity of Bull Bayou and Gulpha Creek, but the available data suggest some disturbances may be occurring in the watersheds of the streams. In comparison to least disturbed streams in the Ouachita Mountain Ecoregion, preliminary data for both streams indicate they may be mildly impaired, but such effects may be from historic physical disturbance in the watershed rather than on-going disturbances. However, potential threats to stream integrity do occur in the watershed, including a landfill in the upper watershed of Bull Bayou, and urban-ization and other land use practices in the Gulpha Creek watershed (e.g., golf course, lawn care, pest manage-ment, fuel storage and commercial activities).
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Bowles, David; Cribbs, J.; Hinsey, Janice
- Date of Issue
- 2017-11
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- HOSP , HTLN , NRSS
- Keywords
- Aquatic Invertebrate Monitoring, Ozarks