Establishment of sentinel sampling sites to monitor changes in water and sediment quality and biota related to visitor use at Lake Powell, Arizona and Utah, 2004-2006

Hart, Robert J.; Taylor, Howard E.; Anderson, G. M.

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Twenty sentinel sampling sites were established and sampled during 2004–06 at Lake Powell, Arizona and Utah, by the U.S. Geological Survey and the National Park Service—Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. The sentinel sampling sites provide sampling locations on Lake Powell, the Nation’s second largest reservoir that can be visited and sampled repeatedly over time to monitor changes in water and sediment quality and also biota. The sites were established in response to an Environmental Impact Statement that addressed the use of personal watercraft on Lake Powell. The use of personal watercraft can potentially introduce hydrocarbons and other contaminants and are of concern to the health of visitors and aquatic habitats of these environments. Data from this initial sampling period (2004–06) include (1) discrete measurements of water temperature, specific conductance, pH, and water clarity; (2) major ions, nutrients, and organic carbon; (3) trace elements including rare earths; (4) organic compounds including oil and grease, total petroleum hydrocarbons, and volatile organic compounds; (5) polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in lakebed sediments; and (6) continuous depth profile measurements of water temperature, specific conductance, pH, dissolved oxygen, and turbidity. Also, the National Park Service-Glen Canyon National Recreation Area collected bacteria samples during this initial sampling period.

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USGS Numbered Series

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70042268

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Hart, Robert J.; Taylor, Howard E.; Anderson, G. M.

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Arizona Water Science Center

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English

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38.0

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36.75

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-110.25

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-111.75

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Report: vi, 25 p.; Table 1; 6 Appendixes: A-F

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Prepared in cooperation with the National Park Service, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area

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U.S. Geological Survey

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Open-File Report

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OFR

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2012-1237

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Establishment of sentinel sampling sites to monitor changes in water and sediment quality and biota related to visitor use at Lake Powell, Arizona and Utah, 2004-2006; 2012; OFR; 2012-1237; Hart, Robert J.; Taylor, Howard E.; Anderson, G. M.