Water-Quality Study of Tulpehocken Creek, Berks County, Pennsylvania, Prior to Impoundment of Blue Marsh Lake.

Abstract

Blue Marsh Lake is planned as a multipurpose impoundment to be constructed on Tulpehocken Creek near Bernville, Berks County, Pennsylvania. Prior to construction, samples of water, bed material, and soil were collected through-out the impoundment site to determine concentrations of nutrients, insecticides, trace metals, suspended sediment and bacteria.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA045865

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  • James L. Barker

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  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • Birds
  • Drainage Basins
  • Environment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Geography
  • Geological Surveys
  • Health Services
  • Sedimentation
  • Suspended Sediments
  • United States
  • Waste Products
  • Waste Water
  • Water Pollution
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  • Wildlife

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  • Agricultural and Food sciences

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  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
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  • Environmental Engineering.