Modeled nutrient and sediment concentrations from major rivers in Illinois based on continuous monitoring from October 1, 2015, through September 30, 2020
Dates
Publication Date
2021-05-03
Start Date
2015-10-01
End Date
2020-09-30
Citation
Hodson, T.O., Terrio, P.J., Peake, C.S., and Fazio, D.J., 2021, Modeled nutrient and sediment concentrations from major rivers in Illinois based on continuous monitoring from October 1, 2015, through September 30, 2020: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9MS8OIH.
Summary
During water years 2016–2020, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, operated continuous monitoring stations on eight of the major rivers in Illinois to better quantify nutrient and sediment loadings from the State of Illinois to the Mississippi River. This data release presents estimates of daily nitrate, suspended sediment, and phosphorus concentrations and uncertainty from that period. The concentration estimates are based on a combination of discrete sampling data and surrogate regression (imputation). The data release comprises a single csv file containing daily timeseries of concentration and uncertainty for each monitoring station.
Summary
During water years 2016–2020, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, operated continuous monitoring stations on eight of the major rivers in Illinois to better quantify nutrient and sediment loadings from the State of Illinois to the Mississippi River. This data release presents estimates of daily nitrate, suspended sediment, and phosphorus concentrations and uncertainty from that period. The concentration estimates are based on a combination of discrete sampling data and surrogate regression (imputation). The data release comprises a single csv file containing daily timeseries of concentration and uncertainty for each monitoring station.
Hodson, T.O., Terrio, P.J., Peake, C.S., and Fazio, D.J., 2021, Continuous monitoring and Bayesian estimation of nutrient and sediment loads from Illinois watersheds, for water years 2016–2020: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2021–5092, 40 p., https://doi.org/ 10.3133/ sir20215092.
Data were collected in order to quantify loads of nitrate, suspended sediment, and total phosphorus from eight major rivers in Illinois and will be used in measuring progress toward achieving the goal of a 45-percent reduction in nutrient losses across the State of Illinois.
Data collected and processed by T.O Hodson, P.J. Terrio, C.S. Peake, and D.J. Fazio of the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.
