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By 1Stephen K. Sorenson, 2Stephen D. Porter,
3Kimberlee K.B. Akers, 4Mitchell A. Harris, 3Stephen J. Kalkhoff,
5Kathy E. Lee, 3Linda R. Roberts, and 4Paul J. Terrio
1U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Va
2U.S. Geological Survey, Lakewood, CO
3U.S. Geological Survey, Iowa City, IA
4U.S. Geological Survey, Urbana, Il
5U.S. Geological Survey, Mounds View, Mn
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Water-chemistry, biological, and habitat data were collected from 70 sites on Midwestern streams during August 1997 as part of an integrated, regional water-quality assessment by the U.S. Geological Survey National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program. The study area includes the Corn Belt region of southern Minnesota, eastern Iowa, and west-central Illinois, one of the most intensive and productive agricultural regions of the world. The focus of the study was to evaluate the condition of woodedriparian zones and the influence of basin soildrainage characteristics on water quality and biological-community responses. This report includes a description of the study design and site-characterization process, sample-collection and processing methods, laboratory methods, quality-assurance procedures, and summaries of data on nutrients, herbicides and metabolites, stream productivity and respiration, biological communities, habitat conditions, and agriculturalchemical and land-use information.
Abstract
Introduction.
Purpose and Scope
Effects of Agricultural Intensity on Water Quality and Aquatic Life
Effects of Wooded-Riparian Areas on Water Quality and Aquatic Life
Effects of Soil Characteristics on Water Quality and Aquatic Life
Hypotheses Concerning Relations Between Stream Quality and Selected Factors
Acknowledgments
Study Design and Methods
Site Characterizaion
Characterization of Wooded-Riparian Zones in Stream Segments
Characterization of Soil Drainage in Stream Basins
Livestock Data
Population Data
Rainfall Data
Agricultural-Chemical Use and Crop Data
Characterization of Water Quality
Water-Sample Collection
Water-Sample Laboratory Analysis
Water Clarity
Stream Productivity and Respiration
Algae
Sample Collection
Periphyton Subsampling and Processing
Chlorophyll a and Ash-Free Mass Analysis
Quality-Control Samples.
Benthic Invertebrates
Characterization of Habitat Conditions
Canopy Cover
Stream-Habitat Conditions
Streambank Characteristics
Riparian-Zone Vegetation
Quality Assurance
Data
Summary
References
Appendix
Sorenson, S.K., Porter, S.D., Akers, K.K.B., Harris, M.A., Kalkhoff, S.J., Lee, K.E., Roberts, L.R., and Terrio, P.J., 1999, Water quality and habitat conditions in upper midwest streams relative to riparian vegetation and soil characteristics, August 1997: Study design, methods, and data: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 99-202, 53 p.
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