Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Water Quality Monitoring

132 stream sites and 15 reservoir locations were monitored for water quality from August 1992 to September 1995. The USGS National Water Quality Assessment program collected physical, chemical, and biological data across six land-use classifications in this 19,800 square mile basin.

Use Cases

• Analyze pesticide concentrations in water column data from poultry production versus agricultural land-use sites.
• Model relationships between land-use classification (e.g., urban, silviculture) and nutrient levels in water samples.
• Compare trace element concentrations in bed sediment from clastic versus karst hydrogeologic settings.
• Assess biological indicators like algae and invertebrate data against field measurement parameters like turbidity.
• Study spatial distribution of major ions and organic carbon across main stem and tributary site types.

Strengths

• 147 total monitoring sites (132 streams, 15 reservoirs) provide spatial coverage
• Data spans over three years (1992-1995) for temporal analysis
• Structured by six specific land-use classifications and site types for controlled comparison

Limitations

• Data collection ended in 1995, limiting analysis of recent trends
• Specific sample sizes per constituent or row counts are not provided
• Geographic scope is limited to a single river basin in the southeastern U.S.

Provenance

Source

USGS National Water Quality Assessment (NAWQA) program

Collection Method

Field sampling with frequencies from hourly to annually, analyzed for nutrients, pesticides, ions, and biological constituents

Time Range

1992-08 to 1995-09

Freshness

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Geography

Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River basin (19,800 sq mi) in Georgia, Alabama, and Florida