Stream cross-section, benthic macroinvertebrate and fish taxa counts and abundance, and water chemistry data for the Clarksburg study area in Montgomery County, Maryland, 1992 - 2020 (ver. 1.1, April 2022)
Dates
Publication Date
2021-09-24
Start Date
1992-10-13
End Date
2020-07-02
Revision
2022-04-21
Citation
Williams, B.M., Hopkins, K.G., and Fanelli, R.M., 2021, Stream cross-section, benthic macroinvertebrate and fish taxa counts and abundance, and water chemistry data for the Clarksburg study area in Montgomery County, Maryland, 1992 - 2020 (ver. 1.1, April 2022): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P990UK3V.
Summary
Montgomery County, Maryland Department of Environmental Protection has collected datasets to assess the health of streams since the early 1990s. Datasets include geomorphic stream cross-sectional surveys, fish and benthic macroinvertebrate counts and taxa abundance, and water chemistry data collected at the time of benthic and fish sampling (dissolved oxygen, pH, specific conductance, air temperature, and water temperature). Data span years 1992 to 2020 at five watersheds within the Clarksburg study area. Watersheds include a forested reference site (Soper), an urban site with centralized stormwater management (Crystal Rock), and three treatment watersheds (TR104, TR109, and Cabin Branch) within the Clarksburg Special Protection Area [...]
Summary
Montgomery County, Maryland Department of Environmental Protection has collected datasets to assess the health of streams since the early 1990s. Datasets include geomorphic stream cross-sectional surveys, fish and benthic macroinvertebrate counts and taxa abundance, and water chemistry data collected at the time of benthic and fish sampling (dissolved oxygen, pH, specific conductance, air temperature, and water temperature). Data span years 1992 to 2020 at five watersheds within the Clarksburg study area. Watersheds include a forested reference site (Soper), an urban site with centralized stormwater management (Crystal Rock), and three treatment watersheds (TR104, TR109, and Cabin Branch) within the Clarksburg Special Protection Area that transitioned from agriculture to suburban development with distributed stormwater management. These data were used to assess the impacts of distributed stormwater management on stream ecosystem function. All datasets were collected by Montgomery County, Maryland Department of Environmental Protection.
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Clarksburg_Metadata.xml “Metadata File” Original FGDC Metadata
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Clarksburg_Benthic_Fish.csv “Benthic and Fish Scores”
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Clarksburg_Taxa.csv “Benthic Data”
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Clarksburg_PhysChem.csv “Physio Chemistry Data”
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Clarksburg_Geomorph.csv “Geomorphic Data”
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Clarksburg_VersionHistory.txt “Version History”
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Purpose
Data were collected to assess how stream ecosystem function and health change after suburban development with distributed stormwater management in watersheds within the Clarksburg Special Protection area in Montgomery County, Maryland.
Revision 1.1 by Brianna Williams on April 21, 2022. To review the changes that were made, see “ Clarksburg_VersionHistory.txt” in the attached files section.
