Stones River National Battlefield, Water Quality Monitoring, Fiscal Year 2024
Meiman J. 2025. Stones River National Battlefield, Water Quality Monitoring, Fiscal Year 2024. National Park Service
The Cumberland Piedmont Network began long-term monitoring of water quality at Stones River National Battlefield in fiscal year 2003. Water quality is measured every month for two years, followed by a five-year hiatus (concordant with the U. S. Geological Survey’s national long-term water quality program). Water quality is measured at four sites: West Fork Stones River at Redoubt Brannan and McFadden Ford, and King’s Pond Spring which flows to the fourth site, Battlefield Spring near the river. Based upon program requirements and findings of the water quality inventory, a set of parameters was chosen for long-term monitoring. These parameters include field measures of water temperature, specific conductance, pH, and dissolved oxygen. Samples were also collected for laboratory analysis of Escherichia coli (E. coli) and nitrate. This brief summarizes data collected from November 2002 through September 2024, highlighting October 18, 2023 through September 19, 2024 (Fiscal Year 2024).
- Type
- Resource Brief
- Authors
- Meiman, Joe
- Date of Issue
- 2025-06
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- CUPN , STRI
- Keywords
- CUPN, STRI, Water Quality, Water Quality Monitoring Resource Brief
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Water | Water Quality | Water Chemistry , Ecological Framework: Water | Water Quality | Microorganisms