A water-quality assessment of the Burnham Creek Watershed, Polk County, Minnesota
Open-File Report
75-647
By: M.R. Have
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Abstract
A water-quality assessment of the Burnham Creek watershed, Polk County, Minn., was made in May 1975. Surface waters were calcium magnesium bicarbonate types with 0.11 mg/liter or less of nitrite plus nitrate nitrogen and 0.10 mg/liter or less of total phosphorous. Fecal coliform bacteria concentrations were between 3 and 720 colonies per 100 milliliters and fecal Streptococci concentrations ranged between 19 and 1600 colonies per 100 milliliters. Pesticide concentrations were low in the stream bottom materials, but an increasing trend was apparent in the downstream direction. The benthic community was dominated by blackfly larvae.
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | A water-quality assessment of the Burnham Creek Watershed, Polk County, Minnesota |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 75-647 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr75647 |
| Year Published | 1975 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | St. Paul, MN |
| Contributing office(s) | Minnesota Water Science Center |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Polk County |
| Other Geospatial | Burnham Creek watershed |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
| Google Analytic Metrics | Metrics page |