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Nutrient and sediment concentrations, loads, yields, and rainfall characteristics at USGS surface and subsurface-tile edge-of-field agricultural monitoring sites in Great Lakes States (ver. 3.0, November 2024)

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Publication Date
Start Date
2002-03-08
End Date
2023-10-01
Last Revision
2024-09

Citation

Komiskey, M.J., Stuntebeck, T.D., Loken, L.C., Hood, K.A., Danz, M.E., Rachol, C.M., Toussant, C.A., Dobrowolski, E.G., Kowalczk, A.J., Ennis, R.P., Mahanic, S.A., Hardebeck, M.J., Mevis, I.J.,Hanrahan, B.R., and Carvin, R.B., 2021, Nutrient and sediment concentrations, loads, yields, and rainfall characteristics at USGS surface and subsurface-tile edge-of-field agricultural monitoring sites in Great Lakes States (ver. 3.0, November 2024): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9LO8O70.

Summary

This data release provides computed rainfall (rain total, duration, intensity, erosivity and antecedent rainfall) and flow (flow volume, flow-weighted mean concentrations, total loads, and total yields) metrics from monitored precipitation, discharge, and water quality (nutrients and sediment concentrations) data collected at U.S. Geological Survey edge-of-field (EOF) monitoring sites located in five Great Lakes States (Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, and New York). EOF monitoring sites are installed at the edge of agricultural fields, either on the field surface or using subsurface tiles, where runoff can be intercepted and channeled through monitoring equipment before it enters the natural stream system. The methods used to collect [...]

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EOF_Site_Table.csv
“Site Table”
24.06 KB text/csv
All_EOF_RainEvents.csv
“Rain Event Data”
5.38 MB text/csv
All_EOF_StormEventLoadsFormatted.csv
“Event Water Quality (WQ) Data”
4.73 MB text/csv
All_EOF_StormEventLoadsRainCalculated.csv
“Event WQ and Rain Data Combined”
4.76 MB text/csv
VersionHistoryTextFile.txt
“Version History”
5.78 KB text/plain

Purpose

Precipitation, discharge, and water quality (nutrients and sediment concentrations) data were collected at U.S. Geological Survey edge-of-field (EOF) monitoring sites located in five Great Lakes States (Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, and New York). This data release combines flow totals with sampled sediment and nutrient concentrations to produce flow-weighted concentrations, total loads, and total yields for each distinct flow event. These data support five local, state, and federal cooperative programs (Great Lakes Restoration Initiative – Priority Watersheds, University of Wisconsin Discovery Farms, University of Wisconsin-Platteville Pioneer Farm, Sand County Foundation, and Mississippi River Basin Initiative) with goals of characterizing agricultural influences on water quality and/or documenting water-quality changes attributable to conservation practice implementation. Specifically, edge-of-field monitoring was conducted year-round to evaluate flow characteristics among seasons and variation in weather, field conditions, and agricultural activities.

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