Baseline Water Quality Data Inventory and Analysis, Montezuma Castle National Monument
National Park Service. 1995. Baseline Water Quality Data Inventory and Analysis, Montezuma Castle National Monument. Technical Report NPS/NRWRD/NRTR-95/58. National Park Service. Fort Collins, CO
This report includes surface water quality data for Lake Montezuma, the Verde River and Montezuma Well. Information on water temperature, water chemistry, ph levels, and bacteria are given for different sampling sites within the monument. This document provides: (1) a complete inventory of all retrieved water quality parameter data, water quality stations, and the entities responsible for data collection; (2) descriptive statistics and appropriate graphical plots of water quality data characterizing period of record, annual, seasonal central tendencies and trends; (3) a comparison of 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 "Level I" water quality parameters have been measured within the study area. Accompanying the report are disks containing digital copies of all data used in the report, as well as all components of the report (tables, figures, etc.).
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- National Park Service
- Date of Issue
- 1995-07
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- MOCA , WQI
- Keywords
- 1, Aquatic Studies, Arizona, Colorado Plateau, Core, Hydrology, Inventory, Inventory & Monitoring, Lake Montezuma (MOCA), Montezuma Castle National Monument, Montezuma Well (MOCA), NRCA, Surface Water, Water Chemistry, Water Management, Water Quality, Water Resources