Precipitation, atmospheric deposition, streamflow, and water-quality data from selected sites
in the city of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, 1997-98
Open-File Report 99-273
By K.M. Sarver, W.F. Hazell, and J.B. Robinson
Full Report (PDF, 144 pages, 21.7 KB)
Abstract
Precipitation data were collected at 46 precipitation sites and 3
atmospheric deposition sites, and hydrologic data were collected at
6 stream sites in the vicinity of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County,
North Carolina, from July 1997 through September 1998. Data were
collected to identify the type, concentration, and amount of nonpoint-
source stormwater runoff in the study 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 will provide 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 warnings of possible flooding.
Citation:
Sarver, K.M., Hazell, W.F., and Robinson, J.B., 1999, Precipitation, atmospheric deposition, streamflow, and water-quality data from selected sites in the city of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, 1997-98: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 99-273, 144 p.
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