Chemical and physical data for sediment source fingerprinting of suspended and bottom sediment in the West Fork of Beaver Creek, Minnesota
Dates
Publication Date
2023-02-23
Start Date
2011-09
End Date
2012-04
Citation
Perner, P.M., Christensen, V.G., and Williamson, T.N., 2023, Chemical and physical data for sediment source fingerprinting of suspended and bottom sediment in the West Fork of Beaver Creek, Minnesota: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P91EYC5M.
Summary
This data release includes physical and chemical data for samples from suspended and bottom sediments of streams in Minnesota. Data were collected in September 2011 and April 2012. These data include total nitrogen and carbon, organic carbon, concentrations for 39 metals, and particle-size analysis. Source samples were grouped into one of three land-use categories: channel (Mid-bank,Low-bank), cropland (corn, sugar beets, soybeans, bare field), or road. These data were used for source attribution in order to quantify the proportional contribution of individual sources to suspend sediment in the basin.
Summary
This data release includes physical and chemical data for samples from suspended and bottom sediments of streams in Minnesota. Data were collected in September 2011 and April 2012. These data include total nitrogen and carbon, organic carbon, concentrations for 39 metals, and particle-size analysis. Source samples were grouped into one of three land-use categories: channel (Mid-bank,Low-bank), cropland (corn, sugar beets, soybeans, bare field), or road. These data were used for source attribution in order to quantify the proportional contribution of individual sources to suspend sediment in the basin.
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Williamson T.N., Hardebeck M.J., 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 - fluvial-target samples, U.S. Geological Survey data release. https://doi.org/10.5066/P9EOEFOL
The sediment-fingerprinting 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 among sampling locations. 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.
