Quantity and quality of storm runoff in the Irondequoit Creek basin near Rochester, New York; Part 1. Data-collection network and methods, quality-assurance program, and description of available data

Philip J. Zarriello; W. E. Harding; R. M. Yager; W. M. Kappel

doi:10.3133/ofr84610

Quantity and quality of storm runoff in the Irondequoit Creek basin near Rochester, New York; Part 1. Data-collection network and methods, quality-assurance program, and description of available data

Open-File Report 84-610

By: Philip J. Zarriello, W. E. Harding, R. M. Yager, and W. M. Kappel

https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr84610

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Abstract

A 14-month data collection program of quantity and quality of storm precipitation and runoff was conducted in the Irondequoit Creek basin, a 438-sq km area along the south shore of Lake Ontario in north-central New York, from July 1980 through August 1981. The data from a basis for study of nutrient inflow to Irondequoit Bay. This report describes the methods used to collect and verify the data and includes some representative examples of the data base. Stream discharge and water quality data were collected at 17 sites representing rural and urban land uses. Precipitation data were collected at five continuous-record gages and 11 daily total gages. Evaporation data were collected at one site; chemical quality of precipitation and dustfall data were collected at four sites. Tables list watershed characteristics, precipitation data (including chemical quality of atmospheric deposition, monthly precipitation, and evaporation), and annual loadings of eight selected nutrients and heavy metals from the five major subbasins and three discrete land-use site. Examples of computer printouts of streamflow, precipitation, and water quality data available from the Geological Survey 's WATSTORE computer system are included. (USGS)

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Publication type	Report
Publication Subtype	USGS Numbered Series
Title	Quantity and quality of storm runoff in the Irondequoit Creek basin near Rochester, New York; Part 1. Data-collection network and methods, quality-assurance program, and description of available data
Series title	Open-File Report
Series number	84-610
DOI	10.3133/ofr84610
Year Published	1985
Language	English
Publisher	U.S. Geological Survey
Description	vi, 44 p.
Country	United States
State	New York
City	Rochester
Other Geospatial	Irondequoit Creek basin
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