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Water quality of potential reference lakes in the Arkansas Valley and Ouachita Mountain ecoregions, Arkansas

This report describes a study to identify reference lakes in two lake classifications common to parts of two level III ecoregions in western Arkansas—the Arkansas Valley and Ouachita Mountains. Fifty-two lakes were considered. A screening process that relied on land-use data was followed by reconnaissance water-quality sampling, and two lakes from each ecoregion were selected for intensive water-q
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Water Resources, Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center

Effects of land use, stream habitat, and water quality on biological communities of wadeable streams in the Illinois River Basin of Arkansas, 2011 and 2012

The Illinois River Basin includes an area of diverse land use in northwestern Arkansas. Land-use data collected in 2006 indicate that most of the land in the basin is agricultural. The agricultural land is used primarily for production of poultry and cattle. Eighteen sites were selected from the list of candidate sites based on drainage area, land use, presence or absence of an upstream wastewate
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Water Resources, Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center

A comparison of algal, macroinvertebrate, and fish assemblage indices for assessing low-level nutrient enrichment in wadeable Ozark streams

Biotic indices for algae, macroinvertebrates, and fish assemblages can be effective for monitoring stream enrichment, but little is known regarding the value of the three assemblages for detecting perturbance as a consequence of low-level nutrient enrichment. In the summer of 2006, we collected nutrient and biotic samples from 30 wadeable Ozark streams that spanned a nutrient-concentration gradien
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Water Resources, Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center

Water quality of least-impaired lakes in eastern and southern Arkansas

A three-phased study identified one least-impaired (reference) lake for each of four Arkansas lake classifications: three classifications in the Mississippi Alluvial Plain (MAP) ecoregion and a fourth classification in the South Central Plains (SCP) ecoregion. Water quality at three of the least-impaired lakes generally was comparable and also was comparable to water quality from Kansas and Missou

Methods for Monitoring Fish Communities of Buffalo National River and Ozark National Scenic Riverways in the Ozark Plateaus of Arkansas and Missouri: Version 1.0

Buffalo National River located in north-central Arkansas, and Ozark National Scenic Riverways, located in southeastern Missouri, are the two largest units of the National Park Service in the Ozark Plateaus physiographic province. The purpose of this report is to provide a protocol that will be used by the National Park Service to sample fish communities and collect related water-quality, habitat,
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Water Resources, Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center

Water quality of eleven lakes in eastern and southern Arkansas from August 2004 - July 2005

The fishes of Pea Ridge National Military Park, Arkansas, 2003

A fish inventory was conducted at Pea Ridge National Military Park, Arkansas, during base-flow conditions in September 2003. Six sites including four streams and two ponds were sampled using conventional electrofishing equipment (a seine also was used at one site). There were 653 individuals collected comprising 18 species (plus 1 hybrid) and 15 genera. The number of species collected at the four

Water Quality, Fish Tissue, and Bed Sediment Monitoring in Waterbodies of Fort Chaffee Maneuver Training Center, Arkansas, 2002-2004

The Fort Chaffee Maneuver Training Center is a facility used to train as many as 50,000 Arkansas National Guardsmen each year. Due to the nature of ongoing training and also to a poor understanding of environmental procedures that were practiced in the World War II era, areas within Fort Chaffee have the potential to be sources of a large number of contaminants. Because some streams flow on to For

The fishes of George Washington Carver National Monument, Missouri, 2003

Fish were collected at six sites at George Washington Carver National Monument by seining and electrofishing during a base-flow period on July 17-18, 2003. Approximately 700 fish were collected and identified at the six sampling sites. Those individuals represented 17 species (and 1 hybrid) and 13 genera. The number of species collected at the five stream sites ranged from 9 to 12; a hybrid sunfis

The fishes of Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas, 2003

Fish communities were sampled from eight sites within Hot Springs National Park. Fish were collected by seining and electrofishing during base-flow periods in July and October 2003. All individuals were identified to species. More than 1,020 individuals were collected, representing 24 species. The number of species collected at the sites ranged from 5 to 19. Central stoneroller, orangebelly darter

The fishes of Buffalo National River, Arkansas, 2001-2003

During June through September 2001 and 2002, extensive fish community sampling was conducted at 29 sites within the boundaries of Buffalo National River. Samples were collected using backpack, tote barge, and boat electrofishing equipment. Kick seining also was used at all sites. To supplement these results, samples were collected in 2003 from less typical habitats and during other seasons of the

Water-quality, phytoplankton, and trophic-status characteristics of Big Base and Little Base lakes, Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, 2003-2004

Little Rock Air Force Base is the largest C-130 base in the Air Force and is the only C-130 training base in the Department of Defense. Little Rock Air Force Base is located in central Arkansas near the eastern edge of the Ouachita Mountains, near the Mississippi Alluvial Plain, and within the Arkansas Valley Ecoregion. Habitats include upland pine forests, upland deciduous forest, broad-leaved de

Non-USGS Publications**

B.G Justus, 1994, Observations on electrofishing techniques for three catfish species in Mississippi, Proc. Annu. Conf. Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
B.G. Justus and Harp, G.L., 1992, Boat Clarifier Effectiveness, Water Environment and Technology
B.G. Justus, Trauth, S.E., and Harp, G.L., 1990, Mesostigmal complex of six Argia species using scanning electron microscopy. Odonatologica

**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.

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Figure 1. The Buffalo National River in Arkansas

Detecting Differences in Bacterial Metabolism in the Buffalo National River

Each year, the Buffalo National River (BUFF) attracts 1.6 million visitors, many of whom enjoy recreational water activities. Since 2013, a confined animal feeding operation (CAFO) for swine has been operating on Big Creek, a BUFF tributary.
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Contaminant Biology, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
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Detecting Differences in Bacterial Metabolism in the Buffalo National River

Each year, the Buffalo National River (BUFF) attracts 1.6 million visitors, many of whom enjoy recreational water activities. Since 2013, a confined animal feeding operation (CAFO) for swine has been operating on Big Creek, a BUFF tributary.
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Ozark Plateaus National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program Map

Ozark Plateaus National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program

Short Title: Ozark Plateaus NAWQAProject Chief: Billy JustusCooperator: U.S. Geological Survey National Water-Quality Assessment ProgramProject Time Frame: 1991 - presentThe Ozark Plateaus study unit is one of more than 50 study units that are part of the U.S. Geological Survey's National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program. The long-term goals of this program are to describe the status and...
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Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center
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Ozark Plateaus National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program

Short Title: Ozark Plateaus NAWQAProject Chief: Billy JustusCooperator: U.S. Geological Survey National Water-Quality Assessment ProgramProject Time Frame: 1991 - presentThe Ozark Plateaus study unit is one of more than 50 study units that are part of the U.S. Geological Survey's National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program. The long-term goals of this program are to describe the status and...
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Map showing monitoring sites of biota and DO in southwestern Louisiana

Characterization of Macroinvertebrate and Fish Assemblages at 35 Streams in Southwestern Louisiana and an Assessment of Their Relations to Water-Quality and Physical Habitat

Short Title: Biological Characterization of Louisiana StreamsProject Chief: Billy JustusCooperator: U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyProject Time Frame: 2007 - 2009Information is needed to support water-resources management and decision-making processes for the West Gulf Coastal Plain (WGCP) ecoregion of southwestern Louisiana.
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Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center
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Characterization of Macroinvertebrate and Fish Assemblages at 35 Streams in Southwestern Louisiana and an Assessment of Their Relations to Water-Quality and Physical Habitat

Short Title: Biological Characterization of Louisiana StreamsProject Chief: Billy JustusCooperator: U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyProject Time Frame: 2007 - 2009Information is needed to support water-resources management and decision-making processes for the West Gulf Coastal Plain (WGCP) ecoregion of southwestern Louisiana.
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Lower Mississippi Rivers and Streams Assessment Map

Lower Mississippi River National Rivers and Streams Assessment

Short Title: Mississippi River NRSAProject Chief: Billy JustusCooperator: U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyProject Time Frame: 2008 - 2009The USGS Arkansas and Missouri Water Science Centers (WSC) are conducting a study for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) for an ecological assessment of the Lower Mississippi River for USEPA Office of Water's National Rivers and Streams...
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Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center
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Lower Mississippi River National Rivers and Streams Assessment

Short Title: Mississippi River NRSAProject Chief: Billy JustusCooperator: U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyProject Time Frame: 2008 - 2009The USGS Arkansas and Missouri Water Science Centers (WSC) are conducting a study for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) for an ecological assessment of the Lower Mississippi River for USEPA Office of Water's National Rivers and Streams...
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Map of reference lake sampling sites - Arkansas

Water Quality of Potential Reference Lakes in Two Level-Three Ecoregions of Arkansas

Short Title: Reference LakesProject Chief: Billy JustusCooperators: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and U. S. Environmental Protection AgencyProject Time Frame: 2007 - 2008The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality has classified all lakes within Arkansas into five classifications called lake "Types" (A-E); however, reference water quality characteristics of these lake types has...
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Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center
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Water Quality of Potential Reference Lakes in Two Level-Three Ecoregions of Arkansas

Short Title: Reference LakesProject Chief: Billy JustusCooperators: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and U. S. Environmental Protection AgencyProject Time Frame: 2007 - 2008The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality has classified all lakes within Arkansas into five classifications called lake "Types" (A-E); however, reference water quality characteristics of these lake types has...
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    Filter Total Items: 20

    Water quality of potential reference lakes in the Arkansas Valley and Ouachita Mountain ecoregions, Arkansas

    This report describes a study to identify reference lakes in two lake classifications common to parts of two level III ecoregions in western Arkansas—the Arkansas Valley and Ouachita Mountains. Fifty-two lakes were considered. A screening process that relied on land-use data was followed by reconnaissance water-quality sampling, and two lakes from each ecoregion were selected for intensive water-q
    By
    Water Resources, Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center

    Effects of land use, stream habitat, and water quality on biological communities of wadeable streams in the Illinois River Basin of Arkansas, 2011 and 2012

    The Illinois River Basin includes an area of diverse land use in northwestern Arkansas. Land-use data collected in 2006 indicate that most of the land in the basin is agricultural. The agricultural land is used primarily for production of poultry and cattle. Eighteen sites were selected from the list of candidate sites based on drainage area, land use, presence or absence of an upstream wastewate
    By
    Water Resources, Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center

    A comparison of algal, macroinvertebrate, and fish assemblage indices for assessing low-level nutrient enrichment in wadeable Ozark streams

    Biotic indices for algae, macroinvertebrates, and fish assemblages can be effective for monitoring stream enrichment, but little is known regarding the value of the three assemblages for detecting perturbance as a consequence of low-level nutrient enrichment. In the summer of 2006, we collected nutrient and biotic samples from 30 wadeable Ozark streams that spanned a nutrient-concentration gradien
    By
    Water Resources, Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center

    Water quality of least-impaired lakes in eastern and southern Arkansas

    A three-phased study identified one least-impaired (reference) lake for each of four Arkansas lake classifications: three classifications in the Mississippi Alluvial Plain (MAP) ecoregion and a fourth classification in the South Central Plains (SCP) ecoregion. Water quality at three of the least-impaired lakes generally was comparable and also was comparable to water quality from Kansas and Missou

    Methods for Monitoring Fish Communities of Buffalo National River and Ozark National Scenic Riverways in the Ozark Plateaus of Arkansas and Missouri: Version 1.0

    Buffalo National River located in north-central Arkansas, and Ozark National Scenic Riverways, located in southeastern Missouri, are the two largest units of the National Park Service in the Ozark Plateaus physiographic province. The purpose of this report is to provide a protocol that will be used by the National Park Service to sample fish communities and collect related water-quality, habitat,
    By
    Water Resources, Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center

    Water quality of eleven lakes in eastern and southern Arkansas from August 2004 - July 2005

    The fishes of Pea Ridge National Military Park, Arkansas, 2003

    A fish inventory was conducted at Pea Ridge National Military Park, Arkansas, during base-flow conditions in September 2003. Six sites including four streams and two ponds were sampled using conventional electrofishing equipment (a seine also was used at one site). There were 653 individuals collected comprising 18 species (plus 1 hybrid) and 15 genera. The number of species collected at the four

    Water Quality, Fish Tissue, and Bed Sediment Monitoring in Waterbodies of Fort Chaffee Maneuver Training Center, Arkansas, 2002-2004

    The Fort Chaffee Maneuver Training Center is a facility used to train as many as 50,000 Arkansas National Guardsmen each year. Due to the nature of ongoing training and also to a poor understanding of environmental procedures that were practiced in the World War II era, areas within Fort Chaffee have the potential to be sources of a large number of contaminants. Because some streams flow on to For

    The fishes of George Washington Carver National Monument, Missouri, 2003

    Fish were collected at six sites at George Washington Carver National Monument by seining and electrofishing during a base-flow period on July 17-18, 2003. Approximately 700 fish were collected and identified at the six sampling sites. Those individuals represented 17 species (and 1 hybrid) and 13 genera. The number of species collected at the five stream sites ranged from 9 to 12; a hybrid sunfis

    The fishes of Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas, 2003

    Fish communities were sampled from eight sites within Hot Springs National Park. Fish were collected by seining and electrofishing during base-flow periods in July and October 2003. All individuals were identified to species. More than 1,020 individuals were collected, representing 24 species. The number of species collected at the sites ranged from 5 to 19. Central stoneroller, orangebelly darter

    The fishes of Buffalo National River, Arkansas, 2001-2003

    During June through September 2001 and 2002, extensive fish community sampling was conducted at 29 sites within the boundaries of Buffalo National River. Samples were collected using backpack, tote barge, and boat electrofishing equipment. Kick seining also was used at all sites. To supplement these results, samples were collected in 2003 from less typical habitats and during other seasons of the

    Water-quality, phytoplankton, and trophic-status characteristics of Big Base and Little Base lakes, Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, 2003-2004

    Little Rock Air Force Base is the largest C-130 base in the Air Force and is the only C-130 training base in the Department of Defense. Little Rock Air Force Base is located in central Arkansas near the eastern edge of the Ouachita Mountains, near the Mississippi Alluvial Plain, and within the Arkansas Valley Ecoregion. Habitats include upland pine forests, upland deciduous forest, broad-leaved de

    Non-USGS Publications**

    B.G Justus, 1994, Observations on electrofishing techniques for three catfish species in Mississippi, Proc. Annu. Conf. Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
    B.G. Justus and Harp, G.L., 1992, Boat Clarifier Effectiveness, Water Environment and Technology
    B.G. Justus, Trauth, S.E., and Harp, G.L., 1990, Mesostigmal complex of six Argia species using scanning electron microscopy. Odonatologica

    **Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.

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    Figure 1. The Buffalo National River in Arkansas

    Detecting Differences in Bacterial Metabolism in the Buffalo National River

    Each year, the Buffalo National River (BUFF) attracts 1.6 million visitors, many of whom enjoy recreational water activities. Since 2013, a confined animal feeding operation (CAFO) for swine has been operating on Big Creek, a BUFF tributary.
    By
    Contaminant Biology, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
    link

    Detecting Differences in Bacterial Metabolism in the Buffalo National River

    Each year, the Buffalo National River (BUFF) attracts 1.6 million visitors, many of whom enjoy recreational water activities. Since 2013, a confined animal feeding operation (CAFO) for swine has been operating on Big Creek, a BUFF tributary.
    Learn More
    link
    Ozark Plateaus National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program Map

    Ozark Plateaus National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program

    Short Title: Ozark Plateaus NAWQAProject Chief: Billy JustusCooperator: U.S. Geological Survey National Water-Quality Assessment ProgramProject Time Frame: 1991 - presentThe Ozark Plateaus study unit is one of more than 50 study units that are part of the U.S. Geological Survey's National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program. The long-term goals of this program are to describe the status and...
    By
    Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center
    link

    Ozark Plateaus National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program

    Short Title: Ozark Plateaus NAWQAProject Chief: Billy JustusCooperator: U.S. Geological Survey National Water-Quality Assessment ProgramProject Time Frame: 1991 - presentThe Ozark Plateaus study unit is one of more than 50 study units that are part of the U.S. Geological Survey's National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program. The long-term goals of this program are to describe the status and...
    Learn More
    link
    Map showing monitoring sites of biota and DO in southwestern Louisiana

    Characterization of Macroinvertebrate and Fish Assemblages at 35 Streams in Southwestern Louisiana and an Assessment of Their Relations to Water-Quality and Physical Habitat

    Short Title: Biological Characterization of Louisiana StreamsProject Chief: Billy JustusCooperator: U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyProject Time Frame: 2007 - 2009Information is needed to support water-resources management and decision-making processes for the West Gulf Coastal Plain (WGCP) ecoregion of southwestern Louisiana.
    By
    Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center
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    Characterization of Macroinvertebrate and Fish Assemblages at 35 Streams in Southwestern Louisiana and an Assessment of Their Relations to Water-Quality and Physical Habitat

    Short Title: Biological Characterization of Louisiana StreamsProject Chief: Billy JustusCooperator: U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyProject Time Frame: 2007 - 2009Information is needed to support water-resources management and decision-making processes for the West Gulf Coastal Plain (WGCP) ecoregion of southwestern Louisiana.
    Learn More
    link
    Lower Mississippi Rivers and Streams Assessment Map

    Lower Mississippi River National Rivers and Streams Assessment

    Short Title: Mississippi River NRSAProject Chief: Billy JustusCooperator: U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyProject Time Frame: 2008 - 2009The USGS Arkansas and Missouri Water Science Centers (WSC) are conducting a study for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) for an ecological assessment of the Lower Mississippi River for USEPA Office of Water's National Rivers and Streams...
    By
    Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center
    link

    Lower Mississippi River National Rivers and Streams Assessment

    Short Title: Mississippi River NRSAProject Chief: Billy JustusCooperator: U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyProject Time Frame: 2008 - 2009The USGS Arkansas and Missouri Water Science Centers (WSC) are conducting a study for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) for an ecological assessment of the Lower Mississippi River for USEPA Office of Water's National Rivers and Streams...
    Learn More
    link
    Map of reference lake sampling sites - Arkansas

    Water Quality of Potential Reference Lakes in Two Level-Three Ecoregions of Arkansas

    Short Title: Reference LakesProject Chief: Billy JustusCooperators: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and U. S. Environmental Protection AgencyProject Time Frame: 2007 - 2008The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality has classified all lakes within Arkansas into five classifications called lake "Types" (A-E); however, reference water quality characteristics of these lake types has...
    By
    Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center
    link

    Water Quality of Potential Reference Lakes in Two Level-Three Ecoregions of Arkansas

    Short Title: Reference LakesProject Chief: Billy JustusCooperators: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and U. S. Environmental Protection AgencyProject Time Frame: 2007 - 2008The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality has classified all lakes within Arkansas into five classifications called lake "Types" (A-E); however, reference water quality characteristics of these lake types has...
    Learn More