Characterization of streamflow, water quality, and instantaneous dissolved solids, selenium, and uranium loads in selected reaches of the Arkansas River, southeastern Colorado, 2009-2010

Ivahnenko, Tamara; Ortiz, Roderick F.; Stogner, Robert W., Sr.

Abstract:

As a result of continued water-quality concerns in the Arkansas River, including metal contamination from historical mining practices, potential effects associated with storage and movement of water, point- and nonpoint-source contamination, population growth, storm-water flows, and future changes in land and water use, the Arkansas River Basin Regional Resource Planning Group (RRPG) developed a strategy to address these issues. As such, a cooperative strategic approach to address the multiple water-quality concerns within selected reaches of the Arkansas River was developed to (1) identify stream reaches where stream-aquifer interactions have a pronounced effect on water quality and (or) where reactive transport, and physical and (or) chemical alteration of flow during conveyance, is occurring, (2) quantify loading from point sources, and (3) determine source areas and mass loading for selected constituents. (To see the complete abstract, open Report PDF.)

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USGS Numbered Series

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70043408

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Ivahnenko, Tamara; Ortiz, Roderick F.; Stogner, Robert W., Sr.

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Colorado Water Science Center

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English

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39.5

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37.0

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-102.0

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-106.5

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viii, 60 p.

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Universal Transverse Mercator projection Zone 13

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Prepared in cooperation with the City of Aurora, Colorado Springs Utilities, Lower Arkansas Valley Water Conservancy District, Pueblo Board of Water Works, Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District, and Upper Arkansas Water Conservancy District

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U.S. Geological Survey

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Scientific Investigations Report

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SIR

Citation Series Number:

2012-5234

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Characterization of streamflow, water quality, and instantaneous dissolved solids, selenium, and uranium loads in selected reaches of the Arkansas River, southeastern Colorado, 2009-2010; 2013; SIR; 2012-5234; Ivahnenko, Tamara; Ortiz, Roderick F.; Stogner, Robert W., Sr.