Patrik M Perner Victoria G Christensen Tanja N. Williamson 20230223 tabular digital data https://doi.org/10.5066/P91EYC5M This data release includes physical and chemical data for samples from suspended and bottom sediments of streams in Minnesota. Data were collected in September 2011 and April 2012. These data include total nitrogen and carbon, organic carbon, concentrations for 39 metals, and particle-size analysis. Source samples were grouped into one of three land-use categories: channel (Mid-bank,Low-bank), cropland (corn, sugar beets, soybeans, bare field), or road. These data were used for source attribution in order to quantify the proportional contribution of individual sources to suspend sediment in the basin. The sediment-fingerprinting study was designed to identify the proportional contribution of different land-use types to suspended sediment and soft, streambed sediment and to characterize how sediment source of suspended sediment varied among sampling locations. This information will enable resource managers to improve how different land uses are managed in order to decrease delivery of sediment and the nutrients that travel with this sediment to streams. 201109 201204 ground condition Complete None planned -95.1894 -95.0342 44.8768 44.6903 ISO 19115 Topic Category environment inlandWaters USGS Thesaurus sediment transport land use and land cover surface water quality suspended material field monitoring stations agriculture USGS Metadata Identifier USGS:5f5f833582ce3550e3bff193 Common geographic areas Minnesota Renville None. Please see 'Distribution Info' for details. None. Users are advised to read the data set's metadata thoroughly to understand appropriate use and data limitations. Tanja N. Williamson MIDCONTINENT REGION: OHIO-KENTUCKY-INDIANA WSC Research Hydrologist Mailing and Physical

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Louisville KY 40299-1906 United States 5024931934 tnwillia@usgs.gov Tanja N Williamson Victoria G Christensen William B Richardson Jeffrey W Frey Allen C. Gellis Kristin A Kieta Faith A Fitzpatrick 2014 publication https://doi.org/10.2134/jeq2013.12.0521 A known sample was run with each batch at USGS Central Region Minerals Analytical Chemistry contract laboratory and the Reston Stable Isotope Laboratory. Total carbon results from the isotope analysis provide additional evaluation of total carbon from the analytical chemistry lab. Replicates were run in the Kentucky Sediment Laboratory. One replicate was sent for the entire sequence of analyses. Samples were attributed using a statistical source attribution and accuracy was confirmed by verifying the attribution of the original source samples. Further information on field, laboratory, and analysis methods are summarized by Gellis and others, 2016. Gellis, A.C., Fitzpatrick, F.A., and Schubauer-Berigan, J., 2016, A manual to identify sources of fluvial sediment: USEPA Office of Research and Development, Washington, DC, EPA/600/R-16/210, 106 p., https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPDF.cgi/P100QVM1.PDF?Dockey=P100QVM1.PDF. Data are considered complete for the information presented, as described in the abstract. Users are advised to read the rest of the metadata record carefully for additional details. No formal positional accuracy tests were conducted No formal positional accuracy tests were conducted Upland source areas were identified by randomized points on four general land-use categories, as identified in the field; when possible, multiple land-use types were sampled in the same general location in order to limit the influence of localized soil characteristics and geologic parent material. Soil samples from upland areas were collected from the top 1-2 centimeters (cm) of the soil surface with a clean plastic trowel. Five equally spaced, 50-meter (m) transects, with samples collected every 10 m, were utilized to account for site variability. Each subsample was composited into a plastic bag. Large organic matter or loose debris within the sample was removed in the field. The total mass of each sample was between 50 to 100 grams (g). Streambank samples from open channels were collected at three different positions (lower to mid-bank) from both sides of eroding banks with a clean, plastic trowel. This process was repeated every 10 m for a 100-m length and each subsample was composited in a plastic bag, attaining a total mass between 50 to 100 g. Individual upland-source samples were mixed within each bag and refrigerated while awaiting lab analyses. All materials used for sample collection were plastic and materials were washed in phosphate-free soap between sites. Representative source samples were pre-processed at the USGS Kentucky Water Science Center Sediment Laboratory in Louisville, Kentucky prior to shipment for analyses at two other laboratories. The fine-grained fraction (less than or equal to 63-micrometer [µm; 0.063 millimeter]) was wet sieved from bulk samples. Freeze-dried, fine-grained sediment (1 g or more) was shipped to the USGS Reston Stable Isotope Laboratory in Reston, Virginia (schedule 1832) and the USGS Central Region Minerals Analytical Chemistry contract laboratory (laboratory schedules 3a, 3b, and 17) for stable-isotope and trace-metal analyses, respectively. Whole-samples for particle-size analysis by pipette analysis were analyzed in the USGS Kentucky Water Science Center Sediment Laboratory. Soil samples were mixed thoroughly in the original plastic containers prior to splitting out, using a plastic spoon, for subsamples to be sieved. Subsamples for stable-isotope and trace-metal analyses were sieved by wetting with deionized water and pouring through a 3-inch (76 millimeter [mm]) diameter non-metallic test sieve made of woven polyester cloth with No. 230 (63 µm) opening size and polycarbonate frame. A vibrating, hand-held electric massager was used to assist in moving the material through the sieve. After the sieved fraction fully settled from the sediment-water mixture over a period of several days to weeks, the supernatant was decanted using a non-metal decanting wand and the remaining slurry was poured into 150 milliliter (mL) glass freeze-drying beakers and frozen. A bench-top freeze drier (LABCONCO) was used for drying the frozen water-sediment sample mixture by removal of water directly from solid phase to gas phase (sublimation), followed by removal of the water vapor on a condenser, ideally 15-20 degrees Celsius (°C) colder than the freezing point of the sample (lyophilization process). A rotary-vane vacuum pump (LABCONCO Model 117) was used to lower the pressure and evacuate the sublimated water vapor from the frozen-sample glass containers to the cylindrical stainless-steel condensation chamber surrounding an alcohol and dry-ice bath, generally at temperatures of -20 to -25 °C. The freeze-drying processing period lasted from 8-12 hours per sample. Freeze-dried samples were placed in 20-mL plastic scintillation vials for shipment to the other labs for analysis. 2012 Beaver Creek (GNIS ID: 639822) Point WestForkBeaverCreek_2011.csv Comma Separated Values Producer defined Kentucky.Sediment.Lab.Sample.ID Primary identification used in analysis. Producer defined An alphanumeric description of state, year of analysis, and sample number. Location.Description Description of location where source sample was collected Producer defined Bare field sample collected from soil surface of a bare agricultural field Producer defined Bare wheat field sample collected from soil surface of a bare wheat field Producer defined Corn sample collected from soil surface of a corn field Producer defined Corn Food Plot sample collected from soil surface of a corn food plot Producer defined Field corn sample collected from soil surface of an agricultural field of field corn Producer defined Low Bank sample collected from low eroding streambank Producer defined Mid Bank sample collected from middle eroding streambank Producer defined Road sample collected from road dust Producer defined Soybeans sample collected from soil surface of a soybean field Producer defined Sugar Beets sample collected from soil surface of a sugar beet field Producer defined Winter wheat sample collected from soil surface of a winter wheat field Producer defined Sub-Basin Sub-basin in which sample was collected Producer defined NW Northwest sub-basin Producer defined WFB West Fork Beaver Creek mainstem Producer defined SE Southeast sub-basin Producer defined Sample.Type Type of source sample collected Producer defined Crop sample collected from soil surface of active cropland Producer defined Streambank sample collected from low and middle eroding streambank Producer defined Road sample collected from road dust Producer defined Sample.Date Date of sample collection Producer defined September 2011 April 2012 d50 Median grain diameter of sample derived from particle-size analysis by Cascades Volcano Observatory Sediment Laboratory 0.001 0.018 millimeter ....0.063.mm Percentage of sample (by mass) that was finer than 63 mm in diameter. USGS Kentucky Sediment Laboratory n/a not applicable Producer defined 6.2 89.0 percentage finer by mass scale.63 Percentage of sample (by mass) that was finer than 63 micrometers in diameter. Calculated as (% < 0.063 mm) / (% < 0.063 mm) 100 100 percentage finer by mass scale.31 Percentage of sample (by mass) that was finer than 31 micrometers in diameter. Calculated as (% < 0.031 mm) / (% < 0.063 mm) 64.52 95.71 percentage finer by mass scale.16 Percentage of sample (by mass) that was finer than 16 micrometers in diameter. Calculated as (% < 0.016 mm) / (% < 0.063 mm) 45.43 82.15 percentage finer by mass scale.8 Percentage of sample (by mass) that was finer than 8 micrometers in diameter. Calculated as (% < 0.008 mm) / (% < 0.063 mm) 28.19 74.41 percentage finer by mass scale.4 Percentage of sample (by mass) that was finer than 4 micrometers in diameter. Calculated as (% < 0.004 mm) / (% < 0.063 mm) 23.94 68.77 percentage finer by mass scale.2 Percentage of sample (by mass) that was finer than 2 micrometers in diameter. Calculated as (% < 0.002 mm) / (% < 0.063 mm) 15.83 61.55 percentage finer by mass ....0.002.mm Percentage of sample (by mass) that was finer than 0.002 mm in diameter. USGS Kentucky Sediment Laboratory n/a not applicable Producer defined 1.9 48.8 percentage finer by mass C(%) Total quantity of carbon in sample USGS Minerals Analytical Chemistry contract laboratory 1.498 10.472 percent (%) by mass N(%) Total quantity of nitrogen in sample Reston Stable Isotope Laboratory 0.095 0.755 percent (%) by mass C.N Ratio of total carbon to total nitrogen in sample Producer defined 8.90 53.72 CO2(%) Total quantity of carbon dioxide in sample USGS Minerals Analytical Chemistry contract laboratory 0.03 15.77 percent (%) by mass CRBNT.C(%) Total quantity of carbonate carbon in sample USGS Minerals Analytical Chemistry contract laboratory 0.01 4.31 percent (%) by mass Al(%) Total quantity of aluminum in sample USGS Minerals Analytical Chemistry contract laboratory 3.47 5.65 percent (%) by mass Ca(%) Total quantity of calcium in sample USGS Minerals Analytical Chemistry contract laboratory 0.79 9.87 percent (%) by mass Fe(%) Total quantity of iron in sample USGS Minerals Analytical Chemistry contract laboratory 1.52 3.35 percent (%) by mass K(%) Total quantity of potassium in sample USGS Minerals Analytical Chemistry contract laboratory 1.04 1.86 percent (%) by mass Mg(%) Total quantity of magnesium in sample USGS Minerals Analytical Chemistry contract laboratory 0.44 3.71 percent (%) by mass Na(%) Total quantity of sodium in sample USGS Minerals Analytical Chemistry contract laboratory 0.35 1.16 percent (%) by mass S(%) Total quantity of sulfur in sample USGS Minerals Analytical Chemistry contract laboratory 0.02 0.35 percent (%) by mass Ti(%) Total quantity of titanium in sample USGS Minerals Analytical Chemistry contract laboratory 0.16 0.28 percent (%) by mass As.ppm Total quantity of arsenic in sample USGS Minerals Analytical Chemistry contract laboratory 4 15 parts per million (ppm) by mass Ba.ppm Total quantity of barium in sample USGS Minerals Analytical Chemistry contract laboratory 412 747 parts per million (ppm) by mass Be.ppm Total quantity of beryllium in sample USGS Minerals Analytical Chemistry contract laboratory 0.9 1.8 parts per million (ppm) by mass Bi.ppm Total quantity of bismuth in sample USGS Minerals Analytical Chemistry contract laboratory 0.09 0.38 parts per million (ppm) by mass Cd.ppm Total quantity of cadmium in sample USGS Minerals Analytical Chemistry contract laboratory 0.2 1.0 parts per million (ppm) by mass Ce.ppm Total quantity of cerium in sample USGS Minerals Analytical Chemistry contract laboratory 33.6 95.0 parts per million (ppm) by mass Co.ppm Total quantity of cobalt in sample USGS Minerals Analytical Chemistry contract laboratory 4.8 13.6 parts per million (ppm) by mass Cr.ppm Total quantity of cesium in sample USGS Minerals Analytical Chemistry contract laboratory 28 67 parts per million (ppm) by mass Cu.ppm Total quantity of copper in sample USGS Minerals Analytical Chemistry contract laboratory 14.0 39.6 parts per million (ppm) by mass Ga.ppm Total quantity of gallium in sample USGS Minerals Analytical Chemistry contract laboratory 8.24 14.4 parts per million (ppm) by mass In.ppm Total quantity of indium in sample USGS Minerals Analytical Chemistry contract laboratory 0.02 0.05 parts per million (ppm) by mass La.ppm Total quantity of lanthanum in sample USGS Minerals Analytical Chemistry contract laboratory 17.0 48.5 parts per million (ppm) by mass Li.ppm Total quantity of lithium in sample USGS Minerals Analytical Chemistry contract laboratory 19 35 parts per million (ppm) by mass Mn.ppm Total quantity of manganese in sample USGS Minerals Analytical Chemistry contract laboratory 0.44 1440.0 parts per million (ppm) by mass Mo.ppm Total quantity of molybdenum in sample USGS Minerals Analytical Chemistry contract laboratory 0.38 2.25 parts per million (ppm) by mass Nb.ppm Total quantity of niobium in sample USGS Minerals Analytical Chemistry contract laboratory 6.6 12.3 parts per million (ppm) by mass Ni.ppm Total quantity of nickel in sample USGS Minerals Analytical Chemistry contract laboratory 14.7 31.5 parts per million (ppm) by mass P.ppm Total quantity of phosphorus in sample USGS Minerals Analytical Chemistry contract laboratory 490 3090 parts per million (ppm) by mass Pb.ppm Total quantity of lead in sample USGS Minerals Analytical Chemistry contract laboratory 12 22.4 parts per million (ppm) by mass Rb.ppm Total quantity of rubidium in sample USGS Minerals Analytical Chemistry contract laboratory 49.5 85.3 parts per million (ppm) by mass Sb.ppm Total quantity of antimony in sample USGS Minerals Analytical Chemistry contract laboratory 0.38 2.95 parts per million (ppm) by mass Sc.ppm Total quantity of scandium in sample USGS Minerals Analytical Chemistry contract laboratory 5.6 9.7 parts per million (ppm) by mass Sn.ppm Total quantity of tin in sample USGS Minerals Analytical Chemistry contract laboratory 0.9 2.2 parts per million (ppm) by mass Sr.ppm Total quantity of strontium in sample USGS Minerals Analytical Chemistry contract laboratory 114 236 parts per million (ppm) by mass Th.ppm Total quantity of thorium in sample USGS Minerals Analytical Chemistry contract laboratory 5.3 10.9 parts per million (ppm) by mass Tl.ppm Total quantity of thallium in sample USGS Minerals Analytical Chemistry contract laboratory 0.4 0.8 parts per million (ppm) by mass U.ppm Total quantity of uranium in sample USGS Minerals Analytical Chemistry contract laboratory 1.8 8.5 parts per million (ppm) by mass V.ppm Total quantity of vanadium in sample USGS Minerals Analytical Chemistry contract laboratory 55 129 parts per million (ppm) by mass W.ppm Total quantity of tungsten in sample USGS Minerals Analytical Chemistry contract laboratory 0.6 2.6 parts per million (ppm) by mass Y.ppm Total quantity of yttrium in sample USGS Minerals Analytical Chemistry contract laboratory 13.5 20.5 parts per million (ppm) by mass Zn.ppm Total quantity of zinc in sample USGS Minerals Analytical Chemistry contract laboratory 56 138 parts per million (ppm) by mass Organic.C. Quantity of organic carbon in sample USGS Minerals Analytical Chemistry contract laboratory 0.79 7.87 percent (%) by mass Tot.C. Total quantity of carbon in sample USGS Minerals Analytical Chemistry contract laboratory 1.54 10.2 percent (%) by mass USGS ScienceBase U.S. Geological Survey mailing address

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