Luis A Garcia
Luis Garcia is a Physical Scientist with the USGS, Central Midwest Water Science Center, located in Urbana, Illinois.
Professional Experience
2021-Present, Physical Scientist, Central Midwest Water Science Center, Urbana, Illinois
2019-2021, Hydrologic Technician, Central Midwest Water Science Center, Urbana, Illinois
2016-2019, Hydrologic Technician, Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana Water Science Center, Murray, Kentucky
Education and Certifications
M.S., Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 2014
B.S., Biology, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, Illinois, 2007
Science and Products
Fiber-optic distributed temperature sensing, seepage meter, vertical temperature profiler, water level, water quality, and streambed thermal property data collected to better understand groundwater and surface water connectivity at two sites in the Illino
As part of the US Geological Survey's Next Generation Water Observing Systems Program (NGWOS) Research and Development efforts in the Illinois River Basin, two intensive technology 'testbed' locations were established for the purpose of conducting a detailed groundwater and surface water interaction study regarding the fate and transport of excess nutrients. Specifically, nitrate is commonly appli
Modeled Nutrient and Sediment Concentrations from Major Rivers in Illinois Based on Continuous Monitoring from October 1, 2015, through September 30, 2022
During water years 2016–2022 (a water year begins on October 1 and ends on September 30), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA), operated continuous monitoring stations on eight of the major rivers in Illinois to better quantify nutrient and sediment loadings from the State of Illinois to the Mississippi River. This data
Illinois River at Marseilles, IL - 2022/06/07 Field Measurements of Flow Velocity
Field measurements of flow velocity were acquired from a reach of the Illinois River at Marseilles, IL, on June 7, 2022, to support research on estimating surface flow velocities from remotely sensed data via particle image velocimetry (PIV). The velocity measurements included in this data release were obtained using a TRDI RiverPro acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP) deployed from a boat wit
Nutrient and Sediment Concentrations, Loads, and Yields in the Upper Macoupin Creek Watershed, Water Years 2018–2021
This data release includes estimates of annual and daily concentrations and fluxes for nitrate plus nitrite, total phosphorus, and suspended sediment for two sites in the Upper Macoupin Creek Basin watershed (UMCB) produced using the Weighted Regressions on Time, Discharge, and Season -- Kalman Filter (WRTDS-K; Zhang and Hirsch, 2019) model in the Exploration of and Graphics for RivEr Trends (EGRE
Nutrient and suspended-sediment concentrations, flux, and yields in the Galena River, Illinois, 2019–21
Two stations on the Galena River in Illinois were monitored for nitrogen, phosphorus, and suspended sediment from 2019 to 2021 to determine physiochemical properties and constituent concentrations, flux, and yields. This information could aide in the management and understanding of the Galena River and the contributions from the intervening 58-square-mile study area watershed. Constituent concentr
Authors
Paul J. Terrio, Luis A. Garcia
Nutrient and suspended-sediment concentrations, loads, and yields in upper Macoupin Creek, Illinois, 2017–21
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Macoupin County Soil and Water Conservation District and the American Farmland Trust, undertook a monitoring effort from 2017 to 2021 in the upper Macoupin Creek watershed. The monitoring effort was to determine and characterize nitrogen, phosphorus, and suspended-sediment concentrations, loads, and yields for a 566.7 square kilometer area of the
Authors
Luis A. Garcia, Paul J. Terrio, Adam E. Manaster
Science and Products
Fiber-optic distributed temperature sensing, seepage meter, vertical temperature profiler, water level, water quality, and streambed thermal property data collected to better understand groundwater and surface water connectivity at two sites in the Illino
As part of the US Geological Survey's Next Generation Water Observing Systems Program (NGWOS) Research and Development efforts in the Illinois River Basin, two intensive technology 'testbed' locations were established for the purpose of conducting a detailed groundwater and surface water interaction study regarding the fate and transport of excess nutrients. Specifically, nitrate is commonly appli
Modeled Nutrient and Sediment Concentrations from Major Rivers in Illinois Based on Continuous Monitoring from October 1, 2015, through September 30, 2022
During water years 2016–2022 (a water year begins on October 1 and ends on September 30), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA), operated continuous monitoring stations on eight of the major rivers in Illinois to better quantify nutrient and sediment loadings from the State of Illinois to the Mississippi River. This data
Illinois River at Marseilles, IL - 2022/06/07 Field Measurements of Flow Velocity
Field measurements of flow velocity were acquired from a reach of the Illinois River at Marseilles, IL, on June 7, 2022, to support research on estimating surface flow velocities from remotely sensed data via particle image velocimetry (PIV). The velocity measurements included in this data release were obtained using a TRDI RiverPro acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP) deployed from a boat wit
Nutrient and Sediment Concentrations, Loads, and Yields in the Upper Macoupin Creek Watershed, Water Years 2018–2021
This data release includes estimates of annual and daily concentrations and fluxes for nitrate plus nitrite, total phosphorus, and suspended sediment for two sites in the Upper Macoupin Creek Basin watershed (UMCB) produced using the Weighted Regressions on Time, Discharge, and Season -- Kalman Filter (WRTDS-K; Zhang and Hirsch, 2019) model in the Exploration of and Graphics for RivEr Trends (EGRE
Nutrient and suspended-sediment concentrations, flux, and yields in the Galena River, Illinois, 2019–21
Two stations on the Galena River in Illinois were monitored for nitrogen, phosphorus, and suspended sediment from 2019 to 2021 to determine physiochemical properties and constituent concentrations, flux, and yields. This information could aide in the management and understanding of the Galena River and the contributions from the intervening 58-square-mile study area watershed. Constituent concentr
Authors
Paul J. Terrio, Luis A. Garcia
Nutrient and suspended-sediment concentrations, loads, and yields in upper Macoupin Creek, Illinois, 2017–21
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Macoupin County Soil and Water Conservation District and the American Farmland Trust, undertook a monitoring effort from 2017 to 2021 in the upper Macoupin Creek watershed. The monitoring effort was to determine and characterize nitrogen, phosphorus, and suspended-sediment concentrations, loads, and yields for a 566.7 square kilometer area of the
Authors
Luis A. Garcia, Paul J. Terrio, Adam E. Manaster