Streams monitoring standard operating procedures for the Sonoran Desert and Southern Plains Networks: Version 2.00
2025. Streams monitoring standard operating procedures for the Sonoran Desert and Southern Plains Networks: Version 2.00. National Park Service
This document contains the Sonoran Desert (SODN) and Southern Plains Networks (SOPN) Streams monitoring SOPs that were used starting in water year 2022 (10/1/2021). The following SOPs are included: SOP#1: Field Safety SOP#2: Staff Training SOP#3: Site Selection SOP#4: Cleaning and Decontamination of Field Equipment SOP#5: Data Management SOP#6: Revising the Protocol Narrative and SOPs SOP#7: Discharge SOP#8: Surveying Cross-sections and Longitudinal Profile SOP#9: “Wolman” Type Pebble Count SOP#10: Mapping Wetted Width SOP#11: Segment Physical Characterization SOP#12: Using the Total Station SOP#13: Before the Riparian Vegetation Field Season SOP#14: Riparian Vegetation Sampling SOP#15: Riparian Vegetation Daily Data Management SOP#16: After the Riparian Vegetation Field Season SOP#17: Quarterly Sampling SOP#18: Continuous Water Quality Data SOP#19: Water Quality Core Parameters SOP#20: Water Quality Grab Sample Collection SOP#23: Quarterly Data Management SOP#25: Macroinvertebrate Collection SOP#26: Habitat Characterization SOP#27: Determining Status of Fish in Perennial Streams SOP#28: Segment Conductivity Refer to the "See Also" section for a link to the protocol narrative.
- Type
- Standard Operating Procedure
- Date of Issue
- 2025-05-23
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- SODN , SOPN
- Keywords
- benthic macroinvertebrates, channel morphology, fish, riparian vegetation, stream ecosystems, water quality, water quantity
- 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 , Ecological Framework: Water | Water Quality | Toxics , Ecological Framework: Water | Water Quality | Aquatic Macroinvertebrates and Algae , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Riparian Communities , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Fishes