Watershed Attributes for Chesapeake Stream Team Field Sites
The Chesapeake Stream Team studied 123 streams from 2021 to 2024 to determine whether conservation practices in agricultural and urban settings have improved downstream nontidal stream health. To isolate effects of conservation practices, scientists must account for other attributes in the greater watershed that may affect measured metrics of stream health. This release includes over 450 attributes summarized across the upstream watershed for each Stream Team site. Separate watersheds were delineated for each main measurement reach (MAIN) and additional reach used for secondary fish sampling (FISH). These data include 11 data files and 1 data dictionary:
0_Data_Dictionary
1_General
2_Animal_Counts
3_Geology
4_Land_Use
5_Climate
6_Soils
7_Hydrologic
8_Topographic
9_Water_Quality_General
10_Water_Quality_CAST
11_Water_Treatment
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Title | Watershed Attributes for Chesapeake Stream Team Field Sites |
| DOI | 10.5066/P1ET7CLV |
| Authors | Molly E. Huber, Thomas R Doody, Gregory Noe, Zachary J Clifton, Jason H Chase, Benjamin P Thomas, Tristan G Mohs, Erica M Ham, Leah E Staub |
| Product Type | Data Release |
| Record Source | USGS Asset Identifier Service (AIS) |
| USGS Organization | Florence Bascom Geoscience Center |
| Rights | This work is marked with CC0 1.0 Universal |