Skip to main content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Selected Physical, Chemical, and Biological Data Used to Study Urbanizing Streams in Nine Metropolitan Areas of the United States, 1999-2004

May 9, 2009

This report documents and summarizes physical, chemical, and biological data collected during 1999-2004 in a study titled Effects of Urbanization on Stream Ecosystems, undertaken as part of the U.S. Geological Survey's National Water-Quality Assessment Program. Data-collection methods and data processing are described in this report for streamflow; stream temperature; instream chemistry; instream aquatic habitat; and algal, macroinvertebrate, and fish communities. Data summaries prepared for analytical use are presented in downloadable data tables.

Publication Year 2009
Title Selected Physical, Chemical, and Biological Data Used to Study Urbanizing Streams in Nine Metropolitan Areas of the United States, 1999-2004
DOI 10.3133/ds423
Authors Elise M. P. Giddings, Amanda H. Bell, Karen M. Beaulieu, Thomas F. Cuffney, James F. Coles, Larry R. Brown, Faith A. Fitzpatrick, James A. Falcone, Lori A. Sprague, Wade L. Bryant, Marie C. Peppler, Cory Stephens, Gerard McMahon
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Series Title Data Series
Series Number 423
Index ID ds423
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization U.S. Geological Survey