Baseline Water Quality Data Inventory and Analysis, Yellowstone National Park
National Park Service. 1994. Baseline Water Quality Data Inventory and Analysis, Yellowstone National Park. Technical Report NPS/NRWRD/NRTR-94/22. National Park Service, Water Resources Division. Fort Collins, CO
This document presents the results of surface water quality data retrievals for Yelloswtone National Park from five of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's national databases: 1) Storage and Retrieval (STORET) database management system; 2) River Reach File (RF3); 3) Industrial Facilities Discharge (IFD); 4) Drinking Water Supplies (DRINKS); and 5) Flow Gages (GAGES). This document provides: 1) a complete inventory of all retrieved water quality parameter data, water quality stations, and the entities responsible for the data collection; 2) descriptive statistics and appopriate graphical plots fo water quality data characterizing annual and seasonal central tendencies and trends; 3) a comparison for the park's water quality data to relevant EPA and WRD water quality screening criteria; and 4) an Inventory Data Evaluation and Analysis (IDEA) to determine what Servicewide Inventory and Monitoring Program water quality parameters have been measured within the study area.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- National Park Service
- Date of Issue
- 1994-07
- Publisher
- National Park Service, Water Resources Division
- Units
- WQI , YELL
- Keywords
- Aquatic Studies, Inventory, Montana, Water Chemistry, Water Quality, Yellowstone National Park