Biological impairment in Kansas reservoirs and lotic ecosystems due to erosion and sediment
Summary
In 2010 CPCB sampled Banner Creek, Centralia, and Atchison Lakes to quantify biological impairments and assess losses related to erosion and sedimentation. This is part of the Sediment Baseline work group effort that is coordinated by the Kansas Water Office. Banner Creek Lake has a lower sedimentation rate than the other two lakes and thus serves as a reference waterbody. At a limited number of sites in all three impoundments and the primary tributaries draining to each, we collected biological and physiochemical data including macroinvertebrates, velocity, in situ chemistry, TSS, VSS, TN, TP, and chlorophyll a. We will also evaluate habitat using the Habitat Development Index (HDI) and the Ohio EPA's Qualitative Habitat Evaluation Index (click and scroll to QHEI section).
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Methods
Draft Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP)
Table 1. Locations of stream sites. Click the USGS gaging station to see real-time water data.
| Lake | Site | Code | Location | Latitude | Longitude | Transect | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banner | Banner Creek | B1 | upper | 39.44754 | -95.81076 | 1 | Downstream from USGS 392652095484100 (BA1). Follow foot path east side of road M. |
| Banner | Banner Creek | B2 | middle | 39.44747 | -95.81005 | 1 | same |
| Banner | Banner Creek | B3 | lower | 39.44709 | -95.80898,/td> | 1 | same |
| Centralia | Black Vermillion | C1 | upper | 39.69001 | -96.12675 | 6 | Downstream of USGS 394126096073500 (CE1). |
| Centralia | Black Vermillion | C2 | middle | 39.69060 | -96.12693 | 1 | same |
| Atchison | Clear Creek | A1 | only | 39.63734 | -95.43303 | 5 | Upstream of USGS 393817095260100 (CL1), between 326th and Decatur Rds. |
Table 2. Number of samples in the lakes and their tributaries. One-liter water samples will be returned to the CPCB lab for processing of TSS, VSS, TN, TP, and chlorophyll a. Subsamples (surface, 15 cm, 30 cm and 1 m, if possible) of the lake core samples will be analyzed for particle size, bulk density and TP and TN.
| Lake | in situ lake chemistry | Secchi depth | 1-l lake surface | 1-l lake bottom if stratified | Zooplankton tow in lake | Phytoplankton (1-liter) in lake | Sediment lake cores | Stream samples (1-liter) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banner | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Centralia | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Atchison | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
V* methods - spreadsheets available at Pacific Southwest Research Station
Analysis, Results, or Reports
For further information, please contact Debbie Baker.
Sedimentation in Our Reservoirs: Causes and Solutions (3.7MB, Kansas Water Resources Institute): See Effects of Sedimentation on Biological Resources, Donald G. Huggins, Robert C. Everhart, Andrew Dzialowski, James Kriz, Debra S. Baker.
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