J.N. Goldstein D. F. Woodward A.M. Farag 2001 <p>This study was conducted in Grand Teton National Park during the summers of 1996 and 1997 to investigate the water quality in two high human use areas: Garnet Canyon and lower Cascade Canyon. To evaluate the water quality in these creeks, fecal coliform,<i> Giardia lamblia</i>, coccidia, and microparticulates were measured in water samples. No evidence of fecal coliform, <i>Giardia lamblia</i>, or coccidia, was found in Garnet Creek. The water quality and general water chemistry of Garnet Creek was similar to the reference site. No <i>Giardia lamblia</i> or coccidia were found in Cascade Creek, but fecal coliforms were present. The isolated colonies of<i> Escherichia coli</i> from Cascade Creek matched the ribosome patterns of avian, deer, canine, elk, rodent, and human coliforms.</p> application/pdf 10.1080/02705060.2001.9663796 en Taylor & Francis Water quality in three creeks in the backcountry of Grand Teton National Park, USA article