FRESHWATER VITAL SIGNS MONITORING
PLAN FOR NORTHEAST TEMPERATE NETWORK:
Phase III Water Quality Monitoring Protocols
in Lakes and Streams

Prepared for the National Park Service
Freshwater Vital-Signs Monitoring Plan for
National Parks in the
Northeast Temperate Network (NETN)

PHASE III: Water-Quality Monitoring Protocols
in Lakes,Ponds and Streams

By Pamela J. Lombard, William G. Gawley,
and James M. Caldwell

2006

Administrative Report

U.S. Department of the Interior
Dick Kempthorne, Secretary
U.S. Geological Survey
P. Patrick Leahy, Acting Director
U.S. Geological Survey
Reston, Virginia

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Abstract

Water-quality-monitoring protocols for lakes, ponds, and streams in parks in the National Park Service Inventory and Monitoring Program’s Northeast Temperate Network (NETN) are presented. Protocols consist of a narrative in part I and Standard Operating
Procedures (SOPs) in part II. The narrative in part I includes monitoring objectives, sampling design, proposed sampling sites for each park in NETN and applicable state water-quality standards. SOPs in part II include step-by-step instructions for field methods and data management, including quality assurance and quality control. Part II is intended for use as a manual and reflects SOPs currently in use by other agencies collecting water-quality data in NETN parks. If SOPs are updated to reflect new methods, all older versions of the protocols must be archived.

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