Geochemistry and Environmental Tracer Data for Groundwater, Stream Water, and Soil and Sediment from North Quartz Creek, Colorado

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Publication Date: 2022-07-29
Start Date: 2019
End Date: 2020

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Morrison, J.M., Manning, A.H., Runkel, R.L., Walton-Day, K., and Wanty, R.B., 2022, Geochemistry and Environmental Tracer Data for Groundwater, Stream Water, and Soil and Sediment from North Quartz Creek, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9V0J8FS.

Summary

This U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) data release contains data from stream water, groundwater, and soil samples collected in 2019 and 2020 in the North Quartz Creek watershed in central Colorado. Fourteen streambank wells were installed in pairs at seven locations in August 2020 to capture the emerging groundwater from the left bank and right banks (relative to downstream-facing direction) and a synoptic sampling campaign was conducted to quantify metal contributions to the stream. A continuous, instream injection of sodium bromide (NaBr) was initiated at the head of the 5 km study reach several days prior to the synoptic sampling campaign and maintained throughout the duration of the study. Bromide concentrations were subsequently [...]

Summary

This U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) data release contains data from stream water, groundwater, and soil samples collected in 2019 and 2020 in the North Quartz Creek watershed in central Colorado. Fourteen streambank wells were installed in pairs at seven locations in August 2020 to capture the emerging groundwater from the left bank and right banks (relative to downstream-facing direction) and a synoptic sampling campaign was conducted to quantify metal contributions to the stream. A continuous, instream injection of sodium bromide (NaBr) was initiated at the head of the 5 km study reach several days prior to the synoptic sampling campaign and maintained throughout the duration of the study. Bromide concentrations were subsequently used to determine streamflow in the primary study reach (upper 1.3 km) using the tracer-dilution method, and as an indicator of hydrologic connections between North Quartz Creek and subsurface water. Streamflow was quantified in a secondary study reach (lower 3.7 km) using data from a series of sodium chloride slug additions wherein specific conductivity readings were used as a surrogate for the tracer concentration. Surface water samples were collected along North Quartz Creek including inflows from the left (LBI) and right (RBI) banks. Soil and sediment samples were collected along the transport path from source material (natural weathering and mine tailings/mine drainage) to the stream.

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Point of Contact :: Jean M Morrison
Originator :: Jean M Morrison, Andrew H Manning, Robert L Runkel, Katie Walton-Day, Richard B Wanty
Metadata Contact :: Jean M Morrison, GS GGGSC DM Team
Publisher :: U.S. Geological Survey
USGS Program :: Mineral Resources Program
SDC Owner :: Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center
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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Manning, A.H., Runkel, R.L., Morrison, J.M., Wanty, R.B., and Walton-Day, K., 2022, Incorporating streambank wells in stream mass loading studies to more effectively identify sources of solutes in stream water: Applied Geochemistry, v. 145, p. 105425, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeochem.2022.105425.	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeochem.2022.105425

Purpose

The purpose of this work was to examine the use of combining stream tracer injection and synoptic sampling with streambank well data as tool for understanding sources and loading rates of metals affecting stream water quality in a watershed affected by legacy mining and natural sulfide-weathering.

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