Publisher's Synopsis
This report summarizes water quality data collected at 16 sites - 12 of which are monitored every other month for nutrients and chlorophyll a and four sites which are monitored continuously for dissolved oxygen, pH, specific conductance, temperature, depth and turbidity. This report provides an annual summary of data collected at these sites during 2011 and places these values in context of current water quality criteria suggested by the USEPA, as well as concurrent regional climatic conditions that may influence local water quality conditions. This report is intended to provide park resource managers and partners with information on the short-term variability and seasonal trends in water quality across the Preserve.
