Storm and Base Flow Water Quality for Bear, Calf, and Tomahawk Creeks

Authors

Kenneth F. Steele, University of Arkansas, FayettevilleFollow
David N. Mott, University of Arkansas, FayettevilleFollow

Document Type

Technical Report

Publication Date

10-1998

Keywords

Natural resource, Arkansas, Buffalo river, watershed, water quality

Abstract

Because of the conversion of 92,780 acres of forest to pasture land in the Buffalo River watershed over a 27 year period, there is concern about the affect of agricultural activities on the water quality of the river. Three tributaries (Bear, Calf and Tomahawk creeks) located about mid-length of the Buffalo River were chosen to investigate the affect of agricultural activity on water quality because these streams provide the greatest amounts of fecal bacteria, nitrate+nitrite and phosphorus to the river, despite comprising only 13% of the watershed.

Comments

The Appendix is MSC255A.

Citation

Steele, Kenneth F. and Mott, David N.. 1998. Storm and Base Flow Water Quality for Bear, Calf, and Tomahawk Creeks. Arkansas Water Resource Center, Fayetteville, AR. MSC255. 161
https://scholarworks.uark.edu/awrctr/333

Report Number

MSC255

Page

161