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  1. Water chemistry data from the Big Creek and Monumental Creek tributaries of the Lower Middle Fork Salmon River, Idaho, 2021

Water chemistry data from the Big Creek and Monumental Creek tributaries of the Lower Middle Fork Salmon River, Idaho, 2021

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Publication Date
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2021-07-14
End Date
2021-07-20

Citation

Holloway, J.M., McGee, B.N., DeWild, J.F., and Berry, C.J., 2024, Water chemistry data from the Big Creek and Monumental Creek tributaries of the Lower Middle Fork Salmon River, Idaho, 2021: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9LEVH2K.

Summary

This USGS data release evaluates the impact of historical mining sites on water quality using samples collected in late July 2021 from Big Creek tributaries Coin Creek, Smith Creek, and Monumental Creek in Valley County, Idaho. These data were collected to support a fisheries mining impact assessment in the Middle Fork Salmon River. Specific conductance, pH, and stream temperature were measured in the field. Analyses include major cations and anions, alkalinity, trace metals, total mercury, and methylmercury.

Contacts

Point of Contact :
JoAnn M Holloway
Originator :
JoAnn M Holloway, Ben N Mcgee, John F DeWild, Cyrus J Berry
Metadata Contact :
JoAnn M Holloway, GS GGGSC DM Team
Publisher :
U.S. Geological Survey
USGS Program :
Mineral Resources Program
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
SDC Data Owner :
Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center
USGS Mission Area :
Energy and Minerals

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WaterChemDataBigCreekMonumentalCreekTributariesLowerMiddleForkSalmonRiverID2021.xml
Original FGDC Metadata
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Roosevelt Lake.jpg
“Roosevelt Lake, Monumental Creek. Photo by JoAnn M. Holloway” 		thumbnail 68.26 KB image/jpeg
Big_Ck_Monumental_Ck_water.csv 5.83 KB text/csv

Purpose

The objective of the study that generated these data was to determine geologic background concentrations of trace metals in water, and to quantify the increase in dissolved constituents in streams attributable to historical mining activity in the Thunder Mountain Mining District, Valley County, Idaho.
Roosevelt Lake, Monumental Creek. Photo by JoAnn M. Holloway
Roosevelt Lake, Monumental Creek. Photo by JoAnn M. Holloway

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