Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Water-Quality Surveys for Bushy Park Reservoir
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Publication Date
2017
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2013-09-18
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2013-11-19
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2014-01-14
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2014-03-27
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2014-04-16
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2014-06-10
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2014-07-23
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2014-08-05
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2014-08-26
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2014-10-02
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2014-10-29
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2014-11-05
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2014-11-06
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2014-12-16
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2015-01-14
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2015-03-26
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2015-04-23
Citation
Conrads, P.A., Journey, C.A., Lanier, T.H., Petkewich, M.D., Clark, J.M., and Bradley, P.M., 2017, Water Quality Data for Bushy Park Reservoir, South Carolina 2013-2015: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7NG4NVX.
Summary
The Bushy Park Reservoir is a relatively shallow impoundment in a semi-tropical climate and is the principal water supply for the 400,000 people of the City of Charleston and the surrounding areas including the industries in the Bushy Park Industrial Complex. Although there is an adequate supply of freshwater in the reservoir, there are taste-and-odor water-quality concerns. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) worked in cooperation with the Charleston Water System to study the hydrology and water-quality of the Bushy Park Reservoir to identify factors affecting water-quality conditions. This data release is for the water-quality data collected with an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) for a water-quality study of Bushy Park Reservoir. [...]
Summary
The Bushy Park Reservoir is a relatively shallow impoundment in a semi-tropical climate and is the principal water supply for the 400,000 people of the City of Charleston and the surrounding areas including the industries in the Bushy Park Industrial Complex. Although there is an adequate supply of freshwater in the reservoir, there are taste-and-odor water-quality concerns. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) worked in cooperation with the Charleston Water System to study the hydrology and water-quality of the Bushy Park Reservoir to identify factors affecting water-quality conditions. This data release is for the water-quality data collected with an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) for a water-quality study of Bushy Park Reservoir. Sixteen water-quality surveys were collected over the period of September 2013 to May 2015. Data includes water temperature, specific conductance, pH, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, chlorophyll, and blue-green algae. The typical water-quality survey lasted around four hours, collected data every second (approximately 3 feet) for the seven parameters for a total 100,000 data points. This data release supports the following publication: Conrads, P.A., Journey, C.A., Petkewich, M.D., Lanier, T.H., and Clark, J.M., 2018, Characterization of water quality in Bushy Park Reservoir, South Carolina, 2013–15: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2018–5010, 175 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20185010.
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Purpose
These water-quality surveys data were collected in support of a U.S. Geological Survey water-quality study of Bushy Park Reservoir (Conrads and others, 2017). Reference: Conrads, P. A., Journey, C. A., Petkewich, M.D., Lanier, T.H., and Clark, J.M., in press, Characterization of the Water Quality and Circulation of Bushy Park Reservoir, South Carolina 2013-2015: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report.
