Water quality and quantity monitoring data package for measurements collected within national parks of the Northeast Temperate Network, 2006-2024
Gawley W , Brown K , Pollack J , Kozlowski AJ . 2025. Water quality and quantity monitoring data package for measurements collected within national parks of the Northeast Temperate Network, 2006-2024. National Park Service. Fort Collins CO https://doi.org/10.57830/2313941
The Northeast Temperate Network (NETN) monitors water quality and water quantity at 9 national park sites to document the status and trends of their lake, pond, and stream resources. NPS scientists have collected standardized measurements of stream discharge, stream and lake stage, water transparency, in situ water quality (temperature, dissolved oxygen, pH, etc), and other measurements from May to October every year beginning in 2006. Water samples were also collected each year to measure nitrogen and phosphorus to assess potential nutrient enrichment. This data package contains a cumulative record of all water monitoring data collected at NPS IMD NETN park units through the most recent field season and is organized into twelve (12) datasets: Chemistry_Data_Long_YYYYMMDD.csv – water sample chemistry and nutrient data (e.g., TN, TP, ANC, Chl-a). Long format. Chemistry_Data_Wide_YYYYMMDD.csv – water sample chemistry and nutrient data (e.g., TN, TP, ANC, Chl-a). Wide format. Discharge_Data_YYYYMMDD.csv – stream flow data collected by a current meter. Event_Info_YYYYMMDD.csv – sampling event-level data (e.g., date, observer, meteorological conditions, etc.) Light_Penetration_Data_YYYYMMDD.csv – profiles of photosynthetically active radiation collected by a light meter. Secchi_Data_YYYYMMDD.csv – Secchi disk depth data. Sites_Lake_YYYYMMDD.csv – precise location data and descriptive information for NETN lake sites. Sites_Stream_YYYYMMDD.csv – precise location data and descriptive information for NETN stream sites. Sonde_InSitu_Data_YYYYMMDD.csv – profiles of in situ multiparameter sonde measurement data (e.g., specific conductance, pH, DO, etc.). StageDatum_Info_YYYYMMDD.csv – information on water level benchmarks (e.g., elevation, datum type, etc.). StreamSite_Observations_YYYYMMDD.csv – specific observations about water appearance (e.g., color, algae type, etc.). WaterLevel_Data_YYYYMMDD.csv – water surface heights relative to established benchmarks, including partial and continuous gage station elevation records.
- Type
- Data Package
- Authors
- Gawley, William; Brown, Kathleen; Pollack, Jessica; Kozlowski, Adam
- Date of Issue
- 2025-08-08
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- DOI
- 10.57830/2313941
- Units
- ACAD , ELRO , HOFR , MABI , MIMA , MORR , SAGA , SAIR , SARA , VAMA , WEFA
- Keywords
- ACAD, Acadia National Park, Climate Change, Data, data package, Database, Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site, ELRO, HOFR, Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site, LAKE, Lakes, MABI, Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park, metadata, MIMA, Minute Man National Historical Park, Monitoring, MORR, Morristown National Historical Park, MS Access, National Park Service, NETN, NPS, Pond, Rivers, Roosevelt-Vanderbilt National Historic Site, ROVA, SAGA, Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site, SAIR, SARA, Saratoga National Historical Park, Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site, Science, Stream, VAMA, Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site, Vital Signs, water quality, water quantity, Watersheds, WEFA, Weir Farm National Historic Site, x#data, x#dataProducts, x#NETN, x#wqProgram
- License
- Public Domain