Precipitation, streamflow, and water-quality data from selected sites in the city of Charlotte
and Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, 1995-97
Open-File Report 98-67
By Jerald B Robinson, William F Hazell, and Ronald G Garrett
Full Report (PDF, 225 pages, 4.6 Mb)
Abstract
Precipitation data were collected at 46 precipitation sites and 3
atmospheric deposition sites, and hydrologic data were collected at 9
stream sites in the vicinity of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County,
North Carolina, from July 1995 through June 1997. Data were collected
to identify the type, concentration, and amount of nonpoint-source
stormwater runoff within the area. The data collected include
measurements of precipitation; streamflow; physical characteristics,
such as water temperature, pH, specific conductance, biochemical
oxygen demand, oil and grease, and suspended sediment concentrations;
and concentrations of nutrients, metals and minor constituents, and
organic compounds.
These data should provide valuable information needed for (1)
planned watershed simulation models, (2) estimates of nonpoint-source
constituent loadings to the Catawba River, and (3) characterization
of water quality in relation to basin conditions. Streamflow and
rainfall data have been used to provide early warning of possible
flooding.
Citation:
Robinson, J.B., Hazell, W.F., and Garrett, R.G., 1998, Precipitation, streamflow, and water-quality data from selected sites in the city of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, 1995-97: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 98-67, 220 p.
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