Trends in Water Quality of Cave Pools at Timpanogos Cave National Monument, 2008–2018
Northern Colorado Plateau Network. 2020. Trends in Water Quality of Cave Pools at Timpanogos Cave National Monument, 2008–2018. National Park Service
This brief summarizes a report that examined trends in water quality at Timpanogos Cave National Monument. At Hidden Lake, a decrease in dissolved CO2 corresponded to implementation of a new cave management plan, leading to conditions that favored the formation of speleothems. At Hansen Lake, trends in water chemistry mimicked trends that can be caused by air pollution. The only trend common to both pools was an increase in water temperature.
- Type
- Resource Brief
- Authors
- Northern Colorado Plateau Network
- Date of Issue
- 2020-10
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- NCPN , TICA
- Keywords
- aquatic studies, monitoring, NCPN Information Brief, NCPN resource brief, NCPN Water Quality Brief, trend analysis, water quality
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Geology and Soils | Subsurface Geologic Processes | Cave/Karst Features and Processes , Ecological Framework: Water | Hydrology | Surface Water Dynamics , Ecological Framework: Water | Water Quality | Water Chemistry