Bacteria and turbidity survey for Blue Mountain Lake, Arkansas, spring and summer 1994
Open-File Report
95-301
Prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
By: A. Dwight Lasker
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Abstract
Introduction
Blue Mountain Lake darn is located at river mile 74.4 on the Petit Jean River in Logan and Yell Counties in west-central Arkansas (fig. 1). Drainage area above the darn is 488 square miles. Blue Mountain Lake is located between two national forests-the Ozark National Forest and the Ouachita National Forest. The primary purpose for Blue Mountain Lake is flood control, but the lake is used for a variety of recreational purposes.
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the U.s. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District, conducted a bacterial and turbidity study of the Blue Mountain Lake Basin during the spring and suri1mer 1994. Samples were collected weekly at 11 locations within the lake basin from May through September 1994. Eight sampling sites were located on tributaries to the lake and three sampling sites were located on the lake with one of the sites located at a swim beach (fig. 2; table 1).
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Bacteria and turbidity survey for Blue Mountain Lake, Arkansas, spring and summer 1994 |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 95-301 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr95301 |
| Year Published | 1995 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Contributing office(s) | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | 1 Plate: 31.15 × 28.15 inches |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arkansas |
| Other Geospatial | Blue Mountain Lake |
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