USGS: Science Topics: surface water quality

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Surface water quality

Chemical, physical, and biological characteristics of water in lakes, rivers, or streams related to its fitness for use.

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Wildfire effects on source-water quality--Lessons from Fourmile Canyon fire, Colorado, and implications for drinking-water treatment [More info]: Stream discharge and nitrate concentration increased downstream of the burned area during snowmelt, but these were probably within the treatment capacity of most drinking-water plants, and limited changes were observed in downstream ecosystems.

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