Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

Stream Chemistry of Ranch Brook and West Branch: Ranch Brook Stream Chemistry

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  • Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

    • Address:
      705 Spear Street
      South Burlington, Vermont 05403
      United States of America

      Phone: (802) 391-4135
      Email: femc@uvm.edu
      Website: www.uvm.edu/femc

Abstract

    These data are stream solute samples collected as part of the Mt. Mansfield paired-watershed study, cooperatively supported by the U.S. Geological Survey and the Vermont Monitoring Cooperative. Additional details on the watershed study are available in Wemple, B. C., J. Shanley, J. Denner, D. Ross, and K. Mills. 2007. "Hydrology and water quality in two mountain basins of the northeastern US: assessing baseline conditions and effects of ski area development." Hydrological Processes, DOI: 10.1002/hyp.6700.

People

  • Jon Denner: Content Provider

  • Jamie Shanley: Content Provider

  • Donald Ross: Content Provider

  • Beverley Wemple: Principal Investigator

Keywords

  • human disturbance, water chemistry, water quality, watersheds,

Geographic Coverage

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    Data Table

    • Title: Ranch Brook Stream Chemistry
    • Start Date: 2001-03-29
    • End Date: 2003-08-10
    • Description: Measurements of calcium, magnesium, potassium, sodium, iron, manganese, and aluminum concentrations in Ranch Brook and West Branch streams

    • Purpose: To monitor the health of Ranch Brook and West Branch streams in relation to recreational use of Mt. Mansfield

    • Condensed Title: Z0165_RanchbrookStreamChem

    • Object Name: VMC.165.178

    • Data Type: mySQL
    • Citation: Beverley Wemple. 2003. Ranch Brook Stream Chemistry. University of Vermont. FEMC. Can be found at: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/stream-chemistry-ranch-brook-west-branch/dataset/ranch-brook-stream-chemistry

    • Online Distribution: https://vmc.w3.uvm.edu/vmcdevel/data/archive/project/stream-chemistry-ranch-brook-west-branch/dataset/ranch-brook-stream-chemistry

    Attribute List

      Attribute Name: date/time
      • Label: Date and Time
      • Description: Date and time
      • Storage Type: datetime
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      • String Format: YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss
      Attribute Name: WS
      • Label: Watershed at which Sample Collected
      • Description: Watershed at which sample collected
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: ordinal
      • Custom List: Watershed Code
        • Code: RB
          • Definition: Ranch Brook
        • Code: WB
          • Definition: West Branch
      Attribute Name: Sample_ID
      • Label: Sample ID
      • Description: Unique survey ID
      • Storage Type: int
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: Na
      • Label: Na
      • Description: Sodium concentration
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      • Standard Unit: milligramsPerLiter
      • Precision: 0.001
      • Unit: milligramsPerLiter
      • Number Type: real
      Attribute Name: Al
      • Label: Al
      • Description: Aluminum concentration
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      • Standard Unit: milligramsPerLiter
      • Precision: 0.001
      • Unit: milligramsPerLiter
      • Number Type: real
      Attribute Name: Ca
      • Label: Ca
      • Description: Calcium concentration
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      • Standard Unit: milligramsPerLiter
      • Precision: 0.01
      • Unit: milligramsPerLiter
      • Number Type: real
      Attribute Name: Cu
      • Label: Cu
      • Description: Copper concentration
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      • Standard Unit: milligramsPerLiter
      • Precision: 0.001
      • Unit: milligramsPerLiter
      • Number Type: real
      Attribute Name: Fe
      • Label: Fe
      • Description: Iron concentration
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      • Standard Unit: milligramsPerLiter
      • Precision: 0.001
      • Unit: milligramsPerLiter
      • Number Type: real
      Attribute Name: K
      • Label: K
      • Description: Potassium concentration
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      • Standard Unit: milligramsPerLiter
      • Precision: 0.001
      • Unit: milligramsPerLiter
      • Number Type: real
      Attribute Name: Mg
      • Label: Mg
      • Description: Magnesium concentration
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      • Standard Unit: milligramsPerLiter
      • Precision: 0.001
      • Unit: milligramsPerLiter
      • Number Type: real
      Attribute Name: Mn
      • Label: Mn
      • Description: Manganese concentration
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      • Standard Unit: milligramsPerLiter
      • Precision: 0.001
      • Unit: milligramsPerLiter
      • Number Type: real
      Attribute Name: P
      • Label: P
      • Description: Phosphorous concentration
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      • Standard Unit: milligramsPerLiter
      • Precision: 0.001
      • Unit: milligramsPerLiter
      • Number Type: real
      Attribute Name: Si
      • Label: Si
      • Description: Silicon concentration
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      • Standard Unit: milligramsPerLiter
      • Precision: 0.001
      • Unit: milligramsPerLiter
      • Number Type: real
      Attribute Name: Zn
      • Label: Zn
      • Description: Zinc concentration
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      • Standard Unit: milligramsPerLiter
      • Precision: 0.001
      • Unit: milligramsPerLiter
      • Number Type: real
      Attribute Name: Chloride
      • Label: Chloride
      • Description: Chloride concentration
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      • Standard Unit: milligramsPerLiter
      • Precision: 0.1
      • Unit: milligramsPerLiter
      • Number Type: real
      Attribute Name: Nitrate
      • Label: Nitrate
      • Description: Nitrate concentration
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      • Standard Unit: milligramsPerLiter
      • Precision: 0.1
      • Unit: milligramsPerLiter
      • Number Type: real
      Attribute Name: Sulfate
      • Label: Sulfate
      • Description: Sulfate concentration
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      • Standard Unit: milligramsPerLiter
      • Precision: 0.1
      • Unit: milligramsPerLiter
      • Number Type: real

    Methods

    • Current Methods
      • Unnamed Method
        • Method Description: Water quality analyses were conducted using standard methods in laboratories at the University of Vermont. Major anion concentrations were measured on a Dionex 600DX model ion chromatograph (Dionex Corp., Sunnyvale, CA) with an AS14A anion column. Major cation and silicon concentrations were measured on a Perkin-Elmer Optima 3000DV Inductively-Coupled Plasma Optical Emissions Spectrometer (Perkin-Elmer, Norwalk, CT).


    Sampling Equipment

    • Current Equipment
      • Flow-activated water sampling
        • Sampling Description: Flow-activated water sampling using Teledyne ISCO automated samplers began in March 2001 at the gauging stations the Ranch Brook and West Branch watersheds, tributaries of the Little River in Stowe, Vermont. The intake nozzle is a standard ISCO strainer, approximately 20 cm long with multiple holes. It is elevated approximately 0.3 m above the stream bed and approximately 1 m from a vertical retaining wall, oriented downstream, and located in a riffle where suspended sediment is generally though

    Site Characteristics

    • Site Description: The study area includes the West Branch (11.7 km2) and Ranch Brook (9.6 km2) watersheds on the eastern slope of Mt Mansfield, in Stowe, Vermont. The basins are adjacent and similar in size, shape, aspect and drainage patterns. Elevation ranges from 415 to 1340 min the West Branch basin and from 335 to 1173 m in the Ranch Brook basin. Additional details on the paired-watershed study design are provided in Wemple et al. 2007.

    • Minimum Altitude: 740 meter

    • Maximum Altitude: 810 meter