Springs monitoring data for Montezuma Castle National Monument, Arizona: 2017-2025 - internal
McIntyre CL , Hubbard JA , Gwilliam EL. 2025. Springs monitoring data for Montezuma Castle National Monument, Arizona: 2017-2025 - internal. National Park Service. Fort Collins CO https://doi.org/10.57830/2315899
This dataset contains long-term monitoring data for springs for Montezuma Castle National Monument (2017-2025). Monitoring of seeps, springs, and tinajas provides information on these small and rare systems in parks of the National Park Service’s Chihuahuan Desert Network and Sonoran Desert Network. These systems are the primary connection between groundwater and surface water and are important water sources for plants and animals. The networks monitor a suite of springs vital signs and parameters organized into four modules: site characterization, site condition, water quantity, and water quality. The data were collected annually at one or more “sentinel sites” per park (sites chosen based on judgement and other criteria).
- Type
- Data Package
- Authors
- McIntyre, Cheryl; Hubbard, John; Gwilliam, Evan
- Date of Issue
- 2025-09-26
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- DOI
- 10.57830/2315899
- Units
- MOCA
- Keywords
- aquatic ecosystems, deserts, hydrological properties, long term monitoring, MOCA, Montezuma Castle National Monument, springs, tinajas, water quality, water quantity
- License
- Unlicensed (not for public dissemination)