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USGS Thesaurus Keywords

turbidity, water temperature, algal blooms, phytoplankton, freshwater (surface), limnology, surface water quality, water pH, hazards, lake ecosystems, oxygen content (water), algae, dissolved oxygen, phycology, nutrient content (water)

Other Subject Keywords

nitrate, cyanobacteria, taxa, family, continuously-measured, spatial, species, taxonomy, class, chlorophyll, division, fluorescent dissolved organic matter (fDOM), phycocyanin, synoptic, genus, United States, specific conductance, order, New York

Place Keywords

Skaneateles Lake, Finger Lakes, Owasco Lake, Seneca Lake

High-resolution spatial water-quality and discrete phytoplankton data, Owasco Lake, Seneca Lake, and Skaneateles Lake, Finger Lakes Region, New York, 2018-2019

From August 2018 to October 2019, the U.S. Geological Survey collected high-resolution spatial water quality from a total of five shoreline synoptic surveys conducted around the perimeters of Owasco Lake, Seneca Lake, and Skaneateles Lake within the Finger Lakes Region. Water-quality data were collected just below water surface utilizing YSI EXO2 multiparameter sondes and portable nitrate sensors paired with real-time GPS data collection as part of an Advanced HABs Monitoring Program in the Finger Lakes Region. In October 2019, water-quality data collection was paired with discrete phytoplankton grab samples on Owasco Lake and Seneca Lake. Phytoplankton grab samples were collected just below water surface with a peristaltic pump at twelve unique locations on each of the two lakes.

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Author(s) Michael D Stouder orcid, Kaitlyn M Finkelstein orcid, Joshua J Rosen, Karen M Beaulieu orcid
Publication Date 2023-08-09
Beginning Date of Data 2018-08-23
Ending Date of Data 2019-10-10
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DOI https://doi.org/10.5066/P98P1VV6
Citation Stouder, M.D., Finkelstein, K.M., Rosen, J.J., and Beaulieu, K.M., 2023, High-resolution spatial water-quality and discrete phytoplankton data, Owasco Lake, Seneca Lake, and Skaneateles Lake, Finger Lakes Region, New York, 2018-2019: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P98P1VV6.
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Metadata Date 2025-09-10
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