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Bacteriological water quality of Tulpehocken Creek basin, Berks and Lebanon Counties, Pennsylvania

January 1, 1978

A four month intensive study of the bacteriological quality of water in the Tulpehocken Creek basin indicates that (1) the streams locally contain high densities of bacteria indicative of fecal contamination, (2) nonpoint waste sources, particularly livestock, are the dominant influence in the excessive bacteriological-indicator counts observed, and (3) retention time of water in the proposed Blue Marsh Lake is believed sufficient to reduce bacteria densities to acceptable levels except following intense rainfall and runoff events during normally low flow periods.

Publication Year 1978
Title Bacteriological water quality of Tulpehocken Creek basin, Berks and Lebanon Counties, Pennsylvania
DOI 10.3133/wri7853
Authors James L. Barker
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Series Title Water-Resources Investigations Report
Series Number 78-53
Index ID wri7853
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Pennsylvania Water Science Center