Monitoring Data for Willow Creek Lake, Nebraska, 2012–14—Lake Chemistry
Dates
Publication Date
2018-10-05
Start Date
1989-07-11
End Date
2014-10-31
Citation
Hall, B.M., Rus, D.L., and Thomas, S.A., 2018, Monitoring Data for Willow Creek Lake, Nebraska, 2012–14—Lake Chemistry: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9RBDQI5.
Summary
Samples were collected from Willow Creek Lake approximately monthly during May through September by the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality as a part of the Ambient Lake Monitoring Program since at least 1989. Lake samples were analyzed for several constituents, including nutrients and chlorophyll. Though several different station identification numbers have been used over the course of monitoring, the general location of sampling corresponds to the deep site referenced in Rus and others (2018).
Summary
Samples were collected from Willow Creek Lake approximately monthly during May through September by the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality as a part of the Ambient Lake Monitoring Program since at least 1989. Lake samples were analyzed for several constituents, including nutrients and chlorophyll. Though several different station identification numbers have been used over the course of monitoring, the general location of sampling corresponds to the deep site referenced in Rus and others (2018).
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Rus, D.L., Hall, B.M., and Thomas, S.A., 2018, Relating cyanobacteria and physicochemical water-quality properties in Willow Creek Lake, Nebraska, 2012–14: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2018–5121
These data were analyzed to evaluate nutrient availability, use, cycling and possible biological limitations within the lake. Particular focus was given to nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations, the ratio of nitrogen to phosphorus, and nitrogen limitations that may lead to conditions in which nitrogen fixation is advantageous or necessary for the phytoplankton capable of doing so, such as some types of cyanobacteria.