North Cascades Water Chemistry

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Gary L. Larson and William J. Liss

Publication_Date: Unpublished Material

Title: North Cascades Water Chemistry

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: spreadsheet

Description:

Abstract:

Data set contains information on several aspects of chemical and physical properties of water collected from lakes in the North Cascades National Park Service Complex, Washington, USA

Purpose:

Data was collected as part of a mountain lake study to evaluate impacts of stocked trout on native biota

Supplemental_Information: Science Information System Project # 70-52 Accession # 5001354

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 1990

Ending_Date: 1999

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent:

North Cascades National Park Service Complex (N. Cascades National Park, Lake Chelan National Recreation Area, Ross Lake National Recreation Area), Washington, USA

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -121.7

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -120.5

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 49

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 48.25

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Theme_Keyword: mountain lakes

Theme_Keyword: water chemistry

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Place_Keyword: North Cascades National Park

Place_Keyword: Lake Chelan National Recreation Area

Place_Keyword: Ross Lake National Recreation Area

Place_Keyword: Washington

Place_Keyword: USA

Place_Keyword: Pacific Northwest

Access_Constraints:

Data are available after final research results have been published

Use_Constraints: None

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Gary L. Larson

Contact_Organization:

U.S. Geological Survey Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center (FRESC)

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 3200 SW Jefferson Way

City: Corvallis

State_or_Province: OR

Postal_Code: 97331

Country: U.S.A

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (541) 750-7396

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gary_l._larson@usgs.gov

Data_Set_Credit:

Funding and assistance for this project was provided by the National Park Service; personnel of the North Cascades National Park; personnel of the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife at Oregon State University; personnel of the Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center, U.S. Department of Interior, United States Geology Service, Biological Resources Division.

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Gary L. Larson and William J. Liss

Publication_Date: Unpublished Material

Title: North Cascades Water Temperature

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: spreadsheet

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

Liss, W.J. G.L. Larson, E. Deimling, L. Ganio, R. Hoffman, M. Kiss, G. Lomnicky, C.D. McIntire, R. Truitt, and T. Tyler

Publication_Date: 1995

Title:

Ecological effects of stocked trout in naturally fishless high mountain lakes, North Cascades National Park Service Complex, WA, USA

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: technical report

Series_Information:

Series_Name: NPSD/PNROSU/NRTR

Issue_Identification: 95-03

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Seattle, Washington

Publisher: National Park Service

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

Liss, W.J., G.L. Larson, T.J. Tyler, L. Ganio, R. Hoffman, E. Deimling, G. Lomnicky, C.D. McIntire, and R. Truitt

Publication_Date: 1999

Title:

Ecological effects of stocked trout in naturally fishless high-elevation lakes, North Cascades National Park Service Complex, WA, USA: Phase II

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: technical report

Series_Information:

Series_Name: NPS/CCSOOSU/NRTR

Issue_Identification: 98/01

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Seattle, WA

Publisher: National Park Service

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

Larson, G.L., G. Lomnicky, R. Hoffman, W.J. Liss, and E. Deimling

Publication_Date: 1999

Title:

Integrating physical and chemical characteristics of lakes in the glacially influenced landscape of the northern Cascade mountains, Washington state, USA

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Journal article

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Environmental Management

Issue_Identification: 24:219-228

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Gary L. Larson and William J. Liss

Publication_Date: Unpublished Material

Title: North Cascades Fish Population Estimates

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: spreadsheet

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Gary L. Larson and William J. Liss

Publication_Date: Unpublished Material

Title: North Cascades Lake Physical Characteristics

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: spreadsheet

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Gary L. Larson and William J. Liss

Publication_Date: Unpublished Material

Title: North Cascades Salamander Density

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: spreadsheet

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Gary L. Larson and William J. Liss

Publication_Date: Unpublished Material

Title: North Cascades Macroinvertebrate Community

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: spreadsheet

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Gary L.Larson and William J. Liss

Publication_Date: Unpublished Material

Title: North Cascades Phytoplankton Community

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: spreadsheet

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Gary L.Larson and William J. Liss

Publication_Date: Unpublished Material

Title: North Cascades Zooplankton Community

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: spreadsheet

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

Water chemistry analyses conducted at Cooperative Chemical Analytical Laboratory (CCAL), Corvallis, Oregon, per standard CCAL procedures.

Logical_Consistency_Report: No tests for logical consistency were conducted

Completeness_Report: Refer to methods section

Lineage:

Methodology:

Methodology_Type: Field

Methodology_Description:

Water samples were collected from 1 m below the lake surface over each lake’s deepest point using a 1.5 L VanDorn-type water sampler. One L of collected water was filtered in the field using a Whatman GF/C mesh glass fiber filter. One L of filtered and 250 ml of unfiltered lake water were frozen upon return from the field to facilitate transport. Frozen filtered and unfiltered water samples were transported to the Cooperative Chemical Analytical Laboratory at Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, for analyses of total phosphorus, total Kjeldahl-N, ammonium-N, and nitrate-/nitrite-N concentrations, and for alkalinity, pH, and conductivity.

Process_Step:

Process_Description: original data collection, no processing

Process_Date: Unknown

Cloud_Cover: 0

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Indirect_Spatial_Reference:

North Cascades National Park Service Complex (N. Cascades National Park, Lake Chelan National Recreation Area, Ross Lake National Recreation Area), Washington, USA

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: ncascadeswaterchemistry.xls

Entity_Type_Definition:

Microsoft Excel spreadsheet detailing results of chemical analysis of lake water samples

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Alkalintiy-HCO3-C

Attribute_Definition: Alkalinity

Attribute_Definition_Source: CCAL

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 (-9.900 represents null value)

Range_Domain_Maximum: 21

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: mg/liter

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Conductivity

Attribute_Definition: Conductivity

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1 (-9.900 represents null value)

Range_Domain_Maximum: 200

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: us/centimeter

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Lake name

Attribute_Definition: Lake identifier

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique code value represented sample lake

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Month

Attribute_Definition: Month of sample

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 5

Range_Domain_Maximum: 9

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: NH3

Attribute_Definition: Ammonium

Attribute_Definition_Source: CCAL

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 (-9.900 represents null value)

Range_Domain_Maximum: 0.05

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: mg/liter

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: NO3

Attribute_Definition: Nitrate and Nitrite Nitrogen

Attribute_Definition_Source: CCAL

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 (-9.900 represents null value)

Range_Domain_Maximum: 0.06

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: mg/liter

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: OP

Attribute_Definition: Orthophosphate

Attribute_Definition_Source: CCAL

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 (-9.900 represents null value)

Range_Domain_Maximum: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: pH

Attribute_Definition: pH (Acidity)

Attribute_Definition_Source: CCAL

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 5.5 (-9.900 represents null value)

Range_Domain_Maximum: 10

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TKN

Attribute_Definition: Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen

Attribute_Definition_Source: CCAL

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 (-9.900 represents null value)

Range_Domain_Maximum: 0.5

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: mg/liter

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TP

Attribute_Definition: Total Phosphorus

Attribute_Definition_Source: CCAL

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 (-9.900 represents null value)

Range_Domain_Maximum: 0.03

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: mg/liter

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Year

Attribute_Definition: Year of sample

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 89 (1989)

Range_Domain_Maximum: 99 (1999)

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20001101

Metadata_Review_Date:

Metadata_Future_Review_Date:

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Metadata Coordinator

Contact_Organization:

U.S. Geological Survey Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 3200 SW Jefferson Way

City: Corvallis

State_or_Province: OR

Postal_Code: 97331

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 541-750-7343

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 541-758-7761

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: george_lienkaemper@usgs.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name:

FGDC Biological Data Profile of the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time