Start Date: 2001
End Date: 2005
Full Citation:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 319 funds through Leavenworth County Kansas. 2001-2005. Ecological assessment of Stranger and Wolf Creeks in Leavenworth Co., Kansas. PI: P. Liechti.
Category:
- Aquatic
Associated with the KU Field Station: No
Research Summary:
The purpose of these studies was to provide a general assessment of the physical, chemical, and biological conditions of Stranger Creek and Wolf Creek, Leavenworth Co., Kansas. There are growing concerns that these watersheds were being negatively affected by increases in population growth, development, and agriculture. Three sites along Stranger Creek were sampled in 2001, and three sites along Wolf Creek were sampled spring, summer, and fall of 2003. The data was then compared to similar data collected from streams located within three reference watersheds that were previously determined to have high habitat, water quality, and biological conditions. This comparison was used to determine if the creeks deviated from reference conditions. The data provided in this assessment was used to help establish a framework for future watershed management plans in Leavenworth County.
Final reports:
Liechti, P. and A. Dzialowski. 2002. Final Assessment of the Ecological Integrity of Stranger Creek (Leavenworth County, Kansas). Kansas Biological Survey Report 208. 49pp.
Liechti, P. and A. Dzialowski. 2003. Final Assessment of the Ecological Integrity of Wolf Creek (Leavenworth County, Kansas). Kansas Biological Survey Report 118. 58pp.
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