Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

Long-term Water Quality and Biological Monitoring Project for Lake Champlain: Long-term Water Quality and Biological Monitoring Project for Lake Champlain

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Metadata Provider

  • 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

    The present long-term monitoring project continued sampling a subset of the lake and tributary station network established in 1992 and extended the program to include a broader range of chemical and biological measurements. The primary purpose of the project was redefined in 1995 to be the detection of long-term environmental change in the lake, and the sampling program focused on those analyses determined to be the most meaningful for assessing the long-term effects of management actions and other changes in the environment.

People

  • Eric Smeltzer: Principal Investigator

  • Fred Dunlap: Content Provider

  • Cathi Eliopoulos: Content Provider

  • Peter Stangel: Content Provider

  • Robert Bonham: Content Provider

  • Angela Shambaugh: Content Provider

Keywords

  • ph, phosphorus, water chemistry, water column, water quality,

Geographic Coverage

  • Coordinates
    • -73.299853, 44.474246
    • -73.231667, 44.474246
    • -73.231667, 44.474833
    • -73.299853, 44.474833
    • -73.299853, 44.474246

Data Table

  • Title: Long-term Water Quality and Biological Monitoring Project for Lake Champlain
  • Start Date: 1992-05-07
  • End Date: 2000-10-13
  • Description: Measurements of water quality indicators including alkalinity, conductivity, pH, solids and selected elements such as phosphorus, iron and potassium.

  • Purpose: The detection of long-term environmental change in Lake Champlain

  • Condensed Title: Z0135_LCdataforVMC

  • Object Name: VMC.135.251

  • Data Type: mySQL
  • Citation: Eric Smeltzer. 2000. Long-term Water Quality and Biological Monitoring Project for Lake Champlain. VT Department of Environmental Conservation. FEMC. Can be found at: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/long-term-water-quality-biological-monitoring/dataset/long-term-water-quality-biological-monitoring

  • Online Distribution: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/long-term-water-quality-biological-monitoring/dataset/long-term-water-quality-biological-monitoring

Attribute List

    Attribute Name: Alk
    • Label: Alk
    • Description: Alk
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: Alk<>
    • Label: Alk<>
    • Description: Alk<>
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: Ca
    • Label: Ca
    • Description: Ca
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: Ca<>
    • Label: Ca<>
    • Description: Ca<>
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: Chl-a
    • Label: Chl-a
    • Description: Chl-a
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: Chl-a<>
    • Label: Chl-a<>
    • Description: Chl-a<>
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: Cl
    • Label: Cl
    • Description: Cl
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: Cl<>
    • Label: Cl<>
    • Description: Cl<>
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: Cond
    • Label: Cond
    • Description: Cond
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: Date
    • Label: Date
    • Description: Date
    • Storage Type: datetime
    • Measurment Type: datetime
    • String Format: DD/MM/YYYY
    Attribute Name: Depth
    • Label: Depth
    • Description: Depth
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: interval
    Attribute Name: DP
    • Label: DP
    • Description: DP
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: DP<>
    • Label: DP<>
    • Description: DP<>
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: DSi
    • Label: DSi
    • Description: DSi
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: DSi<>
    • Label: DSi<>
    • Description: DSi<>
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: Fe
    • Label: Fe
    • Description: Fe
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: Fe<>
    • Label: Fe<>
    • Description: Fe<>
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: K
    • Label: K
    • Description: K
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: K<>
    • Label: K<>
    • Description: K<>
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: Mg
    • Label: Mg
    • Description: Mg
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: Mg<>
    • Label: Mg<>
    • Description: Mg<>
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: Na
    • Label: Na
    • Description: Na
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: Na<>
    • Label: Na<>
    • Description: Na<>
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: pH
    • Label: pH
    • Description: pH
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: interval
    Attribute Name: Secchi
    • Label: Secchi
    • Description: Secchi
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: Station
    • Label: Station
    • Description: Station
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: Stratum
    • Label: Stratum
    • Description: Stratum
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: Temp
    • Label: Temp
    • Description: Temp
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: interval
    Attribute Name: Time
    • Label: Time
    • Description: Time
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: datetime
    • String Format: other
    Attribute Name: TN
    • Label: TN
    • Description: TN
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: TN<>
    • Label: TN<>
    • Description: TN<>
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: TP
    • Label: TP
    • Description: TP
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: TP<>
    • Label: TP<>
    • Description: TP<>
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: TSS
    • Label: TSS
    • Description: TSS
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: TSS<>
    • Label: TSS<>
    • Description: TSS<>
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: Year
    • Label: Year
    • Description: Year
    • Storage Type: datetime
    • Measurment Type: datetime
    • String Format: YYYY

Methods

  • Current Methods
    • Unnamed Method
      • Started: 1992-05-07
      • Method Description: Refer to Long-term Water Quality and Biological Monitoring Project for Lake Champlain work/QAPP 1992-2001

    • Unnamed Method
      • Started: 1992-05-07
      • Method Description: Yearly workplan reflects methodology used for sample collection for that year.

    • Lake sample collection
      • Method Description: Lake stations are visited regularly from late April through October each year. Samples are generally collected using Kemmerer or Van Dorn water bottle devices to form a vertical water column. Temperature, oxygen, conductivity, and pH are measured in vertical profiles using multi-probe sonde technology. Chlorophyll and phytoplankton are integrated composite samples taken from the upper layer of water that receives enough light for photosynthesis (photic zone).

    • Tributary sample collection
      • Method Description: Twelve or more tributary samples are obtained for most parameters, with additional collections made solely for phosphorus.


Sampling Equipment

  • Current Equipment
    • Coolers
      • Started: 1992-05-07
      • Sampling Description: (3) 60-quart coolers

    • Deionized water
      • Started: 1992-05-07
      • Sampling Description: Deionized water for rinsing

    • Deionized water
      • Started: 1992-05-07
      • Sampling Description: Deionized water for blanks (where applicable)

    • Frozen ice packs
      • Started: 1992-05-07
      • Sampling Description: Frozen ice packs

    • Hose
      • Started: 1992-05-07
      • Sampling Description: Hose for integrated sampling of chlorophyll-A

    • Kemmerrer bottle with messenger
      • Started: 1992-05-07
      • Sampling Description: Kemmerrer bottle with messenger

    • Lake data forms
      • Started: 1992-05-07
      • Sampling Description: Lake data forms

    • Millipore filters
      • Started: 1992-05-07
      • Sampling Description: Millipore filters (0.45 micrometers)

    • Sample compositing container
      • Started: 1992-05-07
      • Sampling Description: Sample compositing container

    • Sample filtration apparatus
      • Started: 1992-05-07
      • Sampling Description: Sample filtration apparatus

    • Sample kits
      • Started: 1992-05-07
      • Sampling Description: Sample kits (sample containers, labels)

    • Secchi disk
      • Started: 1992-05-07
      • Sampling Description: Secchi disk with sounding line weight

    • Van Dorn sampler with messenger
      • Started: 1992-05-07
      • Sampling Description: Van Dorn sampler with messenger

Site Characteristics

  • Site Description: STA 19 Main Lake, near Burlington, VT (N 44 degrees 28.26' W 73degrees 17.95')



  • Site Description: STA 21 Burlington Harbor, VT (N 44 degrees 28.49' W 73 degrees 13.90')