Phosphorus and nitrogen cycling in streambed and suspended sediment in Bois Brule and Siskiwit Rivers WI, 2021-2023 Data

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Publication Date: 2024-02-02
Start Date: 2021-05-04
End Date: 2023-10-10

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Kreiling, R.M., Gierke, K.J., Perner, P.M., and Bartsch, L.A., 2024, Phosphorus and nitrogen cycling in streambed and suspended sediment in Bois Brule and Siskiwit Rivers, WI, 2021-2023: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P953A6FN.

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Lake Superior is historically a nutrient poor lake that does not typically support significant cyanobacterial blooms. However, the lake has been experiencing an increase in blooms in the western portion of the basin recently. The largest blooms documented have occurred after recent major flooding events, indicating that nutrients transported to the lake during these events may be a source for the blooms. This study looks into the combination of streambed sediment-derived nutrient data during base flow conditions and suspended and settled sediment-derived nutrient data from storm events to provide information about nutrient transformation and storage in the river networks of the Bois Brule River and Siskiwit River watersheds, both tributaries [...]

Summary

Lake Superior is historically a nutrient poor lake that does not typically support significant cyanobacterial blooms. However, the lake has been experiencing an increase in blooms in the western portion of the basin recently. The largest blooms documented have occurred after recent major flooding events, indicating that nutrients transported to the lake during these events may be a source for the blooms. This study looks into the combination of streambed sediment-derived nutrient data during base flow conditions and suspended and settled sediment-derived nutrient data from storm events to provide information about nutrient transformation and storage in the river networks of the Bois Brule River and Siskiwit River watersheds, both tributaries of western Lake Superior.

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Point of Contact :: Rebecca M Kreiling
Originator :: Rebecca M Kreiling, Kenna J Gierke, Patrik M Perner, Lynn A Bartsch
Metadata Contact :: Kenna J Gierke
Publisher :: U.S. Geological Survey
SDC Data Owner :: Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
USGS Mission Area :: Ecosystems
Distributor :: U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase

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2021_USGS_Superior_Reach_Substrate_Data.csv		2.41 KB	text/csv
2021_USGS_Superior_Streambed_Nutrient_Cycling_Site_Data.csv		9.25 KB	text/csv
2021_2023_USGS_Superior_Suspended_Sediment_Data.csv		7.39 KB	text/csv
2021_2023_Superior_metadata.xml Original FGDC Metadata	View	69.8 KB	application/fgdc+xml

Purpose

These data were collected during spring, summer, and fall in 2021, 2022, and 2023 as a part of the Cooperative Science and Monitoring Initiative. These data will be used to examine loads of nutrients and sediment as indicators of algal and cyanobacterial growth.

Phosphorus and nitrogen cycling in streambed and suspended sediment in Bois Brule and Siskiwit Rivers WI, 2021-2023 Data

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