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Limnology data from Lake Powell, desert southwest USA (ver. 2.1, September 2024)

Dates

Publication Date
Start Date
1964
End Date
2022
Last Revision
2024-09-16

Citation

Andrews, C.M., and Deemer, B.R., 2024, Limnology data from Lake Powell, desert southwest USA (ver. 2.1, September 2024): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9ZIKVYW.

Summary

These data were compiled as part of a long-term (1964 - 2022) water quality monitoring program at Lake Powell. Objectives of our study were to release a consistent record of long-term water quality data. The 58-year limnology dataset captures some water quality parameters (temperature, salinity, major ions, total suspended solids) from reservoir filling to present day. It also contains a 38-year record of secchi depth, and a ~30-year record of nutrients, phytoplankton, and zooplankton assemblages. The data were collected from various sites within the Lake Powell reservoir and the Glen Canyon dam. Regular monthly sampling occurred at three sites near the dam and reservoir-wide sampling was generally conducted quarterly, or least annually, [...]

Contacts

Point of Contact :
Bridget R Deemer, U.S. Geological Survey
Originator :
Caitlin M Andrews, Bridget R Deemer
Metadata Contact :
Bridget R Deemer, U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher :
U.S. Geological Survey
USGS Mission Area :
Ecosystems
SDC Data Owner :
Southwest Biological Science Center
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase

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ChemistryData_LakePowell_1964-2022.csv 17.11 MB text/csv
DiscreteSampleData_LakePowell_1964-2022.csv 1.62 MB text/csv
Escalante River.jpg
“Escalante branch of Lake Powell on a calm day. Photo by Bridget Deemer, USGS” 		thumbnail 523.62 KB image/jpeg
Limnology_LakePowell_1964-2022_Metadata_v2.1.xml
Original FGDC Metadata
View 		83.9 KB application/fgdc+xml
PhytoplanktonData_LakePowell_1992-2022.csv 3.03 MB text/csv
ProfileData_LakePowell_1965-2022.csv 26.38 MB text/csv
SecchiData_LakePowell_1984-2022.csv 547.94 KB text/csv
SiteVisitData_LakePowell_1964-2022.csv 488.13 KB text/csv
StationData_LakePowell_1964-2022.csv 19.97 KB text/csv
Version History 2.1.txt 6.67 KB text/plain
ZooplanktonData_LakePowell_1986-2022.csv 2.4 MB text/csv

Purpose

The purpose of these data are to provide of a long-term record of water quality data at Lake Powell to the public. These data were created to monitor water quality at Lake Powell. These data can be used to both explore long-term trends in water quality at Lake Powell and to inform regional, continental and global scale limnology studies.

Rights

This work is marked with Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). The author(s) of these data request that data users contact them regarding intended use and to assist with understanding limitations and interpretation. Unless otherwise stated, all data, metadata and related materials are considered to satisfy the quality standards relative to the purpose for which the data were collected. Although these data and associated metadata have been reviewed for accuracy and completeness and approved for release by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data for other purposes, nor on all computer systems, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty.
Escalante branch of Lake Powell on a calm day. Photo by Bridget Deemer, USGS
Escalante branch of Lake Powell on a calm day. Photo by Bridget Deemer, USGS

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Revision 2.1 by Terry Arundel on September 16, 2024. To review the changes that were made, see “Version History 2.1.txt” in the attached files section.

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DOI https://www.sciencebase.gov/vocab/category/item/identifier doi:10.5066/P9ZIKVYW

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