Stream Quality Assessment on Military Training Grounds Near Waverly, Tennessee
Abstract
Rapid bioassessment protocols were used during February 2005 to characterize stream quality in a reach of Trace Creek located within the Tennessee Army National Guard Volunteer Training Site--Gorman Quarry near Waverly, Tennessee. The purpose of the study was to characterize stream quality and provide background information for a more comprehensive biological inventory of the training site. Field, laboratory, and analytical methods closely followed those developed for stream assessments by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation. Data describing physical habitat conditions, water quality parameters, and benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages were collected from among 9 sites along Trace Creek. Trace Creek data were compared with similar data from other streams in the Highland Rim Bioregion of the state. These comparisons indicated that Trace Creek contained high quality habitat and an abundance of environmentally "sensitive" benthic macroinvertebrate taxa. Data analyses indicated that Trace Creek would be classified as "non-impaired and fully supporting of designated water usages" according to the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation guidelines.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 2009
- Accession Number
- ADA520985
Entities
People
- Laura P. Lecher
- Mark D. Antwine
- Mark D. Farr
Organizations
- United States Army Corps of Engineers