Nutrient load summaries for major lakes and estuaries of the Eastern United States, 2002
Data Series
820
National Water-Quality Assessment Program
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Abstract
Nutrient enrichment of lakes and estuaries across the Nation is widespread. Nutrient enrichment can stimulate excessive plant and algal growth and cause a number of undesirable effects that impair aquatic life and recreational activities and can also result in economic effects. Understanding the amount of nutrients entering lakes and estuaries, the physical characteristics affecting the nutrient processing within these receiving waterbodies, and the natural and manmade sources of nutrients is fundamental to the development of effective nutrient reduction strategies. To improve this understanding, sources and stream transport of nutrients to 255 major lakes and 64 estuaries in the Eastern United States were estimated using Spatially Referenced Regression on Watershed attributes (SPARROW) nutrient models.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Nutrient load summaries for major lakes and estuaries of the Eastern United States, 2002 |
| Series title | Data Series |
| Series number | 820 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ds820 |
| Year Published | 2014 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | North Carolina Water Science Center |
| Description | Report: iv, 10 p.; Table 3A & 3B; 2 Appendices |
| Country | United States |
| Other Geospatial | Eastern United States |
| Online Only (Y/N) | Y |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | Y |
| Google Analytic Metrics | Metrics page |