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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

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
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Central Midwest Water Science Center

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
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Central Midwest Water Science Center

Science and Products