Sediment Sample Data for Identifying and Monitoring Source Sediment Fingerprints within Esopus Creek Watershed, Catskills, NY

This data release includes five comma delimited tables that support sediment fingerprinting efforts within the Esopus Creek watershed. "Catskills_source_sample_data.csv" and "Catskills_target_sample_data.csv" contain elemental, stable isotope, and particle size analysis results to be used for sediment fingerprinting analysis. "Catskills_source_sample_info.csv" and "Catskills_target_sample_info.csv" contain additional sample information such as collection date and time, location, percent fine sediment, and sample comments. "Reporting_limits.csv" contains the elemental analysis reporting limits provided by the Minerals Analytical Chemistry Laboratory at the Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center in Lakewood, Colorado. Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.