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Georgia's Stream-Water-Quality Monitoring Network, 2006

Fact Sheet 2006-3086
Edited by: Patricia L. Nobles
https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20063086

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Abstract

The USGS stream-water-quality monitoring network for Georgia is an aggregation of smaller networks and individual monitoring stations that have been established in cooperation with Federal, State, and local agencies. These networks collectively provide data from 130 sites, 62 of which are monitored continuously in real time using specialized equipment that transmits these data via satellite to a centralized location for processing and storage. These data are made available on the Web in near real time at http://waterdata.usgs.gov/ga/nwis/ Ninety-eight stations are sampled periodically for a more extensive suite of chemical and biological constituents that require laboratory analysis. Both the continuous and the periodic water-quality data are archived and maintained in the USGS National Water Information System and are available to cooperators, water-resource managers, and the public. The map at right shows the USGS stream-water-quality monitoring network for Georgia and major watersheds. The network represents an aggregation of smaller networks and individual monitoring stations that collectively provide data from 130 sites.

Suggested Citation

2006, Georgia's Stream-Water-Quality Monitoring Network, 2006: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2006-3086, 2 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20063086.

ISSN: 2327-6932 (online)

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Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Georgia's Stream-Water-Quality Monitoring Network, 2006
Series title Fact Sheet
Series number 2006-3086
DOI 10.3133/fs20063086
Year Published 2006
Language ENGLISH
Publisher Geological Survey (U.S.)
Contributing office(s) South Atlantic Water Science Center
Description 2 p.
Time Range Start 2006-01-01
Time Range End 2006-12-31
Country United States
State Georgia
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