UNM WR 573 Fall 2021 - Rio Grande data
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| Owners: | Wesley NoeKambray TownsendBrennan DavisChristopher TraftLindsey RotcheNatalie GayosoAnnalise PorterBecky BixbyRyan WebbMollie Hanttula |
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| Created: | Nov 16, 2021 at 4:48 a.m. |
| Last updated: | Dec 01, 2021 at 11:02 p.m. (Metadata update) |
| Published date: | Dec 01, 2021 at 11:02 p.m. |
| DOI: | 10.4211/hs.812a28a8a2814eac9760e34737c54fa2 |
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| Sharing Status: | Published |
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Abstract
The hydrology, chemistry, and biology of a stream are strongly interconnected, and must all be considered when assessing the overall state of a water body. In this investigation, we seek to answer the following research question:
What are the differences in water quality and quantity between a rural headwater stream and an urban main-stem river?
For our investigation, we measured, analyzed, and compared water quality and quantity characteristics in a rural headwater stream (Las Huertas Creek, abbreviated as LH) and an urban main-stem river (The Rio Grande, abbreviated as RG) located near and in Albuquerque, New Mexico. At each of our two locations, we measured water quality and quantity at a downstream site (abbreviated as D), a midstream site (abbreviated as M), and an upstream site (abbreviated as U) for a total of six sites in our study. We defined these areas as the location abbreviation followed by the site abbreviation; for example, the Las Huertas Downstream site was defined as LH_D while the Rio Grande Upstream site was defined as RG_U.
To answer our research question, we measured hydrologic, chemical, and biological parameters at each of our six sites. For hydrology, we measured discharge and soil hydraulic conductivity; for chemistry, we measured temperature, specific conductivity, conductivity, total dissolved solids, salinity, dissolved oxygen, pH, turbidity, alkalinity, anions, and cations; for biology, we measured chlorophyll a, benthic macroinvertebrates, organic matter, and riparian vegetation. Below is a description of our study locations and our parameter methods followed by parameter results and a discussion.
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| Start Date: | 10/22/2021 |
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| End Date: | 10/22/2021 |
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| UNM WR 573: Field Methods Fall 2021 | Wesley Noe · Kambray Townsend · Brennan Davis · Annalise Porter · Christopher Traft · Lindsey Rotche · Natalie Gayoso · Mollie Hanttula · Becky Bixby · Ryan Webb | Published | Open Access |
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| Name | Organization | Address | Phone | Author Identifiers |
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| Natalie Gayoso | University of New Mexico | NM, US | ||
| Kambray Townsend | University of New Mexico | New Mexico, US | ||
| Lindsey Rotche | University of New Mexico | NM, US | ||
| Brennan Davis | University of New Mexico | New Mexico (NM), US | ||
| Ryan Webb | University of New Mexico | New Mexico, US | ||
| Annalise Porter | University of New Mexico | New Mexico, US | ||
| Becky Bixby | University of New Mexico | New Mexico, US | ||
| Christopher Traft | University of New Mexico | NM, US | ||
| Mollie Hanttula | UNM | New Mexico, US |
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