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Controls of stream chemistry and fish populations in the Neversink watershed, Catskill Mountains, New York

Water-Resources Investigations Report 2000-4040
Prepared in cooperation with the New York City Department of Environmental Protection
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https://doi.org/10.3133/wri004040

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Abstract

The Neversink Watershed Study was initiated in 1991 to develop an understanding of the key natural processes that control water quality within the forested, 166 km 2 (64 mi 2), Neversink River watershed; part of the New York City drinking water supply system, in the Catskill Mountain region of New York. The study entailed (1) hydrological investigations of water movement from the atmosphere to streams, (2) biogeochemical investigations of nitrogen and calcium, important nutrients in forest and aquatic ecosystems whose availability has been altered by acidic deposition, (3) an investigation of elevational patterns in atmospheric deposition, and (4) fisheries investigations to determine the relative importance of physical habitat and acidic deposition in controlling the abundance and diversity of fish species in the watershed. This report summarizes the results of these investigations, which have also been presented, in detail, in peer-reviewed technical articles and reports that are cited throughout the text.

Suggested Citation

Lawrence, G.B., Burns, D.A., Baldigo, B.P., Murdoch, P.S., and Lovett, G.M., 2001, Controls of stream chemistry and fish populations in the Neversink watershed, Catskill Mountains, New York: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 2000–4040, 15 p., https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/wri004040.

Table of Contents

  • Introduction
  • Hydrology
  • Nitrogen Transformations and Movement
  • Atmospheric Deposition
  • Fisheries Assessments
  • Significant Findings
  • Management Implications
  • References Cited
Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Controls of stream chemistry and fish populations in the Neversink watershed, Catskill Mountains, New York
Series title Water-Resources Investigations Report
Series number 2000-4040
DOI 10.3133/wri004040
Year Published 2001
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location Reston, VA
Contributing office(s) New York Water Science Center
Description 15 p.
Country United States
State New York
Other Geospatial Catskill Mountains
Online Only (Y/N) N
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