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Agricultural Chemicals in Leary Weber Ditch Basin, Hancock County, Indiana, 2003-04

November 16, 2006

Leary Weber Ditch Basin, Hancock County, Indiana, is part of an Agricultural Chemicals: Source, Transport, and Fate study conducted by the National Water-Quality Assessment Program of the U.S. Geological Survey. Water-quality samples were collected in Leary Weber Ditch and in the major hydrologic compartments of the Leary Weber Ditch Basin during 2003 and 2004. Hydrologic compartments that contribute water and agricultural chemicals to Leary Weber Ditch are rain water, overland-flow water, soil water, tile-drain water, and ground water. Samples were analyzed for selected pesticides, nutrients, and major ions.

Publication Year 2006
Title Agricultural Chemicals in Leary Weber Ditch Basin, Hancock County, Indiana, 2003-04
DOI 10.3133/ds214
Authors Nancy T. Baker, Timothy R. Lathrop
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Series Title Data Series
Series Number 214
Index ID ds214
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Indiana Water Science Center; National Water Quality Assessment Program