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Apalachicola-Chatahoochee-Flint River Basin Streamflow Data Entry ID: usgs_nawqa_acf_streamflow |
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Summary
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Abstract:
Surface- and ground-water quality data were collected in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) River basin from August 1992 to September 1995 as part of the USGS National Water Quality Assessment (NAWQA) program described below. The ACF River basin drains about 19,800 square miles in western Georgia, eastern Alabama, and the Florida panhandle into the Apalachicola Bay, which discharges into the Gulf of Mexico. Data collected as part of this study focused on five major land uses: poultry production in the headwaters of the Chattahoochee River, urban and suburban areas of Metropolitan Atlanta and Columbus, silviculture in the piedmont and fall line hills, and row crop agriculture in the upper coastal plain (clastic hydrogeologic setting) and the lower coastal plain (karst hydrogeologic setting). This description is for the streamflow data. Continuous daily streamflow data is available for the nine surface-water sites, where the most water-quality data collection was performed. These sites are gaged as continuous streamflow sites and include three mainstem integrator sites and six landuse indicator sites for the water years 1992-1995. Streamflow data can be viewed on the screen or downloaded as an RDB file. The user first selects streamflow from the main options menu. The user is asked to complete a form that provides site selection and year of interest. The user then chooses to view or download the table. These data and associated locator maps are accessible on the World Wide Web at the ACF NAWQA home page. Data are presented in manageable tables that are grouped based on land use, site type, and project component. The user can view maps and data tables on the computer screen, or downloaded data tables as tab delimited (RDB) files. Data collected as part of the ACF River basin study are presented by project component: surface-water, ground-water, special studies, streamflow, ancillary, and quality assurance data. The water-quality data are presented by major headings, including water-column, bed-sediment and tissue, and biological. The data are further subdivided into data sets consisting of related constituents. Data tables can be viewed on the users computer screen or retrieved to a users computer as a tab delimited Relational Data Base (RDB) file. To reduce the size of the pesticide, volatile organic compound, bed sediment and tissue, and trace element tables, only those compounds found equal to, or above the minimum reporting limit (MRL) for one or more sites within a group, are shown. The remaining compounds were not detected. A complete list of constituent names and MRL's are available. The National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is designed to describe the status and trends in the quality of the Nation's ground- and surface-water resources and to provide a sound understanding of the natural and human factors that affect the quality of these resources (Leahy and others, 1990). Because much of the public concern over water quality stems from a desire to protect both human health and aquatic life, the NAWQA Program will, in addition to measuring physical and chemical indicators of water-quality, assess the status of aquatic life through surveys of fish, invertebrates, and benthic algae, and habitat conditions (National Research Council, 1990). As an integrated assessment of water quality incorporating physical, chemical, and biological components, the NAWQA Program is ecological in approach. |
| N: 35.0 | S: 30.0 | E: -81.0 | W: -86.0 |
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Data Set Citation
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Dataset Originator/Creator:
J.W. Garrett, H.A. Perlman, and J.D. Scholz
Dataset Title: Apalachicola-Chatahoochee-Flint River Basin Streamflow Data Dataset Release Date: 1995 Dataset Release Place: Georgia Dataset Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Online Resource: http://ga.water.usgs.gov/nawqa/data.stream.html |
Temporal Coverage
| Start Date: 1992-08-01 |
| Stop Date: 1995-09-01 |
Location Keywords
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CONTINENT
> NORTH AMERICA
> UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
> FLORIDA
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > GEORGIA |
Science Keywords
| TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE >SURFACE WATER >DISCHARGE/FLOW [Definition] |
| TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE >SURFACE WATER >RIVERS/STREAMS >WATER QUALITY [Definition] |
ISO Topic Category
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GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION
INLAND WATERS |
Project
| NAWQA >National Water Quality Assessment Program [Information] |
Access Constraints
| None |
Use Constraints
| None |
Keywords
| NBII |
| STREAMFLOW |
| WATER QUALITY |
Data Set Progress
| COMPLETE |
Data Center
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Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint, National Water Quality Assessment Program, Water Resources Discipline, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior
[Information]
Data Center URL: http://ga.water.usgs.gov/nawqa/main.description.html
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Personnel
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GARY
BUELL Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT Phone: 770-903-9160 Email: grbuell at usgs.gov Contact Address: U.S. Geological Survey National Water Quality Assessment Program 3039 Amwiler Road Peachtree business Center, Suite 130 City: Peachtree Province or State: ATLANTA Postal Code: 30360-2824 Country: GEORGIA |
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ELIZABETH
A.
FRICK Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT Phone: 770-903-9158 Email: eafrick at usgs.gov Contact Address: U.S. Geological Survey National Water Quality Assessment Program Peachtree Business Center, Suite 130 3039 Amwiler Road City: Atlanta Province or State: Georgia Postal Code: 30360-2824 Country: USA |
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TYLER
B.
STEVENS Role: DIF AUTHOR Phone: (301) 614-6898 Fax: 301-614-5268 Email: Tyler.B.Stevens at nasa.gov Contact Address: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Global Change Master Directory City: Greenbelt Province or State: MD Postal Code: 20771 Country: USA |
Publications/References
J.W. Garrett, H.A. Perlman, and J.D. Scholz. Water-Quality Assessment
of the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River basin, Georgia, Florida,
and Alabama: Physical, Chemical, and Biological Data, 1992-1995.
U.S. Geological Survey.
of the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River basin, Georgia, Florida,
and Alabama: Physical, Chemical, and Biological Data, 1992-1995.
U.S. Geological Survey.
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date:
2000-05-25
Last DIF Revision Date:
2000-09-08
Future DIF Review Date:
2001-05-25
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