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High Frequency Turbidity, Suspended Sediment Concentration (SSC), Water Level and Discharge data from Potash Brook an Urban Watershed in South Burlington, Vermont (June 2024 - July 2025)


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Created: Nov 03, 2025 at 7:40 p.m. (UTC)
Last updated: May 22, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. (UTC) (Metadata update)
Published date: May 22, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. (UTC)
DOI: 10.4211/hs.ba823defc5dc4b24b35e68ebd29c2102
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Abstract

The dataset contains timeseries of turbidity, suspended sediment concentration, water level and discharge data collected from Potash Brook (16.4 Km²), an urban watershed in South Burlington, Vermont to investigate the influence of urbanization on suspended sediment transport dynamics. Turbidity data were collected from June 2024 to July 2025 at a frequency of 10 minutes using in-situ Cyclops-7 turbidimeter designed by Turner Designs and integrated with a Cyclops-7 logger by Precision Measurement Engineering, Inc. Turbidity was then related to suspended sediment concentration (SSC) through a power regression built using 158 discrete samples. SSC was determined using a modified US EPA method 160.2, from 200 mL storm events samples collected with an automatic ISCO 6712C compact sampler. Water level data were collected using MX2001-S pressure transducer (Onset, HOBO). A stage-discharge rating curve was developed using six discharge measurements obtained with a FlowTracker2 handheld acoustic Doppler velocimeter (SonTek) and Marsh-McBirney flow meter. The data were collected at Station 6, the most downstream site on Potash Brook (44°26'47.9"N 73°12'13.3"W), and is part of a distributed sensor network.

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Coverage

Spatial

Coordinate System/Geographic Projection:
WGS 84 EPSG:4326
Coordinate Units:
Decimal degrees
Place/Area Name:
South Burlington
Longitude
-73.2037°
Latitude
44.4466°

Temporal

Start Date:
End Date:

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Watershed Information

  • Name: Potash Brook
  • City, State: South Burlington, Vermont
  • Drainage Area: 16.4 km²
  • Latitude & Longitude: 44°26'47.9"N, 73°12'13.3"W

Time Series Data

Column Name Description
UTC_Date_Time Date and time in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)
Water_level_m Water level (meters)
Turbidity_NTU Turbidity (NTU)
Discharge_m3_s Discharge (m³/s)
SSC_g_l Suspended Sediment Concentration (g/L)
Q_Code Discharge quality code
SSC_Code Suspended sediment concentration quality code

Quality Codes

Code Description
r QC has been performed and raw data appears to be correct
c Value has been modified or corrected as a result of QC
m Value is missing
d QC has been performed and raw data appears to be doubtful

Credits

Funding Agencies

This resource was created using funding from the following sources:
Agency Name Award Title Award Number
United States Geological Survey Designing Climate-Resilient Stormwater Management in Northeastern US Cities to Support Stream Ecosystems G25AC00107-01

How to Cite

Safdar, S., A. J. Jefferson, K. L. Underwood (2026). High Frequency Turbidity, Suspended Sediment Concentration (SSC), Water Level and Discharge data from Potash Brook an Urban Watershed in South Burlington, Vermont (June 2024 - July 2025), HydroShare, https://doi.org/10.4211/hs.ba823defc5dc4b24b35e68ebd29c2102

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