Phosphorus in Streams of the Upper Tennessee River Basin, 1970-93

Abstract

In 1994, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) began an investigation to assess the water-quality conditions in the upper Tennessee River Basin. The investigation was implemented as part of the National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program, which is designed to describe in a nationally consistent manner the status of and trends in the quality of a large representative part of the Nations's surface-and ground-water resources and to relate assessment of status and trends to the natural and human factors that affect the quality of water. When the NAWQA Program is fully implemented, water-assessment investigations will be ongoing in 60 study units across the Nation (Leahy and others, 1990). The general concepts of the NAWQA program are outlined in a report by Hirsch and others (1988).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA443728

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  • Gregory C. Johnson
  • M. W. Treece Jr.

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  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agriculture
  • Chemistry
  • Data Analysis
  • Drainage Basins
  • Ecology
  • Geological Surveys
  • Groundwater
  • North Carolina
  • Phosphorus
  • Rivers
  • Surface Waters
  • Tennessee
  • Tennessee River
  • United States
  • Water Quality
  • Water Resources
  • Water Supplies

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  • Environmental Engineering
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  • Riverine Ecology