Fecal-Indicator Bacteria in the Newfound Creek Watershed, Western North Carolina, During a High and Low Streamflow Condition, 2003

Scientific Investigations Report 2004–5257
By Elise M. Giddings and Carolyn J. Oblinger

FIGURES

1. Map showing locations of study sites in the Newfound Creek watershed, North Carolina
2. Map showing land cover in the Newfound Creek watershed, North Carolina
3. Hydrograph showing mean daily streamflow at Newfound Creek near Alexander, North Carolina (site 1), from May 1 to December 1, 2003
4. Hydrograph showing streamflow discharge during a storm on November 19, 2003, at U.S. Geological Survey streamgaging station on Newfound Creek near Alexander at Jenkins Valley Road, North Carolina (site 1)
5. Graph showing E. coli densities during (A) low flow (May 28, 2003) and (B) high flow (November 19, 2003) at Newfound Creek and tributary sites, North Carolina
6. Graph showing the transport of E. coli bacteria in the Newfound Creek watershed, North Carolina, during low-flow and high-flow conditions
7. Graph showing the relation of E. coli and fecal coliform density in the Newfound Creek watershed, North Carolina
8. Graph showing the density of E. coli in bed-sediment samples from Newfound Creek, North Carolina

TABLES

1. Water-quality data-collection sites in the Newfound Creek watershed, North Carolina
2. Physical properties of water collected at low flow on May 28, 2003, and high flow on November 19, 2003, from sites on Newfound Creek, North Carolina
3. Fecal-indicator bacteria densities and stream discharge collected at low flow on May 28, 2003, and high flow on November 19, 2003, in Newfound Creek watershed, North Carolina
4. Total transport of E. coli at low flow and high flow from sites in the Newfound Creek watershed, North Carolina
5. Fecal coliform data collected at comparative sites in the Newfound Creek watershed by the U.S. Geological Survey and Buncombe County Soil and Water Conservation District in 2003
6. Results of coliphage virus analysis (serotyping) of water samples collected at low flow on May 28, 2003, and at high flow on November 19, 2003, from the Newfound Creek watershed, North Carolina

CONVERSION FACTORS, DEFINITIONS, AND DATUM

Temperature in degrees Celsius (°C) may be converted to degrees Fahrenheit (°F) as follows:

°F = (1.8 × °C) + 32

Vertical coordinate information is referenced to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88).

Horizontal coordinate information is referenced to the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD 83).

Specific conductance is given in microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius (µS/cm at 25 °C).

Except for measurements of streamflow, values given in this report are in metric units, which can be converted to standard international units by using the following conversion factors:

Abbreviations and Acronyms:

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