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  4. Chemical and physical data for sediment source fingerprinting of suspended and bottom sediment in Black Creek, Indiana, tributary to the Maumee River and western Lake Erie - Source samples

Chemical and physical data for sediment source fingerprinting of suspended and bottom sediment in Black Creek, Indiana, tributary to the Maumee River and western Lake Erie - Source samples

Dates

Publication Date
Start Date
2017-08-15
End Date
2018-09-30

Citation

Williamson, T.N, Hardebeck, M.J, and Martin, G.R, 2020, Chemical and physical data for sediment source fingerprinting of suspended and bottom sediment in Black Creek, Indiana, tributary to the Maumee River and western Lake Erie - Source samples: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9W28HF0.

Summary

This data release includes physical and chemical data for samples from upland-source and streambank sampling sites in the Black Creek basin, Indiana. Data include total nitrogen and carbon concentrations, carbon species, total concentrations for 42 metals, and particle-size analysis. Source samples were identified as one of five land-use types: active cropland (corn, soybean, hay, and wheat), active horse pasture, roads, preserved forest, and streambanks of agricultural and non-agricultural channels. Source data were collected in August and September 2017. These data are used for source attribution in order to quantify the proportional contribution of individual sources to suspended sediment in the basin [Williamson et al. in revision].

Contacts

Point of Contact :
Tanja N Williamson, Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center
Originator :
Tanja N Williamson, Matthew J Hardebeck, Gary R Martin
Metadata Contact :
Tanja N Williamson, Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center
Publisher :
U.S. Geological Survey
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
USGS Mission Area :
Water Resources
SDC Data Owner :
Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center

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Chemical_and_physical_data_for_source_samples_Black_Creek_Indiana_2020jul7.xml
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blackCreek_sources_PSA.csv 14.28 KB text/csv
Final-source-2019-10-25_NA_73.csv 17.72 KB text/csv

Purpose

The study was designed to identify the proportional contribution of different land-use types to suspended sediment and soft, streambed sediment and to characterize how sediment source of suspended sediment varied during the year. This information will enable resource managers to improve how different land uses are managed in order to decrease delivery of sediment and the nutrients that travel with this sediment to streams. Ultimately, a decrease in sediment and nutrient concentrations in the stream will decrease what is delivered to the Maumee River and western Lake Erie, preventing the conditions that lead to harmful algal blooms.

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