Project Overview

Full Title
Stratification and Water Quality in the New Hope Arm of Jordan Lake, Chatham County, NC

Location
  Chatham County

Cooperating Agencies
Town of Cary, NC

Project Chief
Mary Giorgino
giorgino@usgs.gov

Period of Project
2012 - 2019

Team Members
Jessica Cain
Ryan Rasmussen

Science Topic
Increased Population and Water Resources

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Stratification and Water Quality of Jordan Lake

Data

Location of the Water-quality sampling sites in Jordan Lake, North Carolina

The USGS will operate four water-quality stations in the New Hope arm of Jordan Lake

Water-quality will be monitored:

• Biweekly during April through October of each year
• April 2012 - October 2013 and April 2017 - October 2018

Water-quality stations for the Jordan Lake study

Site Name	USGS Station #	Period of record
Water Quality Sample Sites
Jordan Lake at Bouy 9 Near Farrington, NC	0209771550	Dec. 1988 to Present
Jordan Lake Near Bouy 8 Near Bells, NC	0209781125	Apr. 2012 to Present
Jordan Lake White Oak Cr Arm Bl SR1008 At Bells, NC	0209791010	Apr. 2012 to Present
B.E. Jordan Lake Ab US hwy 64 At Wilsonville, NC	0209799150	Jul. 1991 to Present