Komiskey, M.J., Stuntebeck, T.D., Loken, L.C., Hood, K.A., Danz, M.E., Rachol, C.M., Toussant, C.A., Dobrowolski, E.G., Kowalczk, A.J., Ennis, R.P., Snarski, S.A., Hardebeck, M.J., and Carvin, R.B., 2021, Nutrient and sediment concentrations, loads, yields, and rainfall characteristics at USGS surface and subsurface-tile edge-of-field agricultural monitoring sites in Great Lakes States (ver. 2.1, September 2023): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9LO8O70.
Precipitation, discharge, and water quality (nutrients and sediment concentrations) data were collected at U.S. Geological Survey edge-of-field (EOF) monitoring sites located in five Great Lakes States (Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, and New York) to compute rainfall and flow metrics presented in this data release. These data support five local, state, and federal cooperative programs (Great Lakes Restoration Initiative – Priority Watersheds, University of Wisconsin Discovery Farms, University of Wisconsin-Platteville Pioneer Farm, Sand County Foundation, and Mississippi River Basin Initiative) with goals of characterizing agricultural influences on water quality and/or documenting water-quality changes attributable to conservation practice implementation. Specifically, edge-of-field monitoring was conducted year-round to evaluate flow characteristics among seasons and variation in weather, field conditions, and agricultural activities.
