Extended Water Quality Monitoring of the Lincoln Lake Watershed

Authors

Paul F. Vendrell, University of Arkansas, FayettevilleFollow
K. F. Steele, University of Arkansas, FayettevilleFollow
M. A. Nelson, University of Arkansas, FayettevilleFollow
L. W. Cash, University of Arkansas, FayettevilleFollow
R. W. NcNew, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Document Type

Technical Report

Publication Date

12-1-2000

Keywords

Water quality, nitrogen transport

Abstract

For seven years, the Lincoln Lake (Moores Creek and Beatty Branch) watershed was monitored for improvements in water quality resulting from agricultural best management practices (BMP) implemented to reduce nutrient transport. During the first three years of monitoring (1991 to 1994), nitrogen transport declined significantly (Edwards et al., 1994, 1996, and 1997) under both base and storm flow conditions. This decline in nitrogen transport was again observed in the three-year period following 1994 (Vendrell et al. 1998). This monitoring effort has demonstrated that water quality bas improved in the Lincoln Lake watershed. However, since the nitrogen transport continued to decline and there was some indication that phosphorus may begin to decline, monitoring was extended for another year (1998).

Citation

Vendrell, Paul F.; Steele, K. F.; Nelson, M. A.; Cash, L. W.; and NcNew, R. W.. 2000. Extended Water Quality Monitoring of the Lincoln Lake Watershed. Arkansas Water Resources Center, Fayetteville, AR. MSC 296. 93
https://scholarworks.uark.edu/awrctr/223

Report Number

MSC 296

Page

93