Continuous turbidity monitoring in the Indian Creek Watershed, Tazewell County, Virginia, 2006-08 / by Douglas L. Moyer and Kenneth E. Hyer.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Moyer, Douglas L.

Contributor:

Hyer, Kenneth E. (Kenneth Edward)

East Tennessee Natural Gas (Firm)

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Geological Survey (U.S.)

Series:

Scientific investigations report ; 2009-5085.

Scientific investigations report ; 2009-5085

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Turbidity--Virginia--Tazewell County.

Turbidity.

Indian Creek Watershed (Chesapeake, Va.).

Virginia--Chesapeake--Indian Creek Watershed.

Virginia--Tazewell County.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vi, 42 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color).

Place of Publication:

Reston, Va. : U.S. Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, 2009.

Summary:

"Thousands of miles of natural gas pipelines are installed annually in the United States. These pipelines commonly cross streams, rivers, and other water bodies during pipeline construction. A major concern associated with pipelines crossing water bodies is increased sediment loading and the subsequent impact to the ecology of the aquatic system ... In 2006, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with East Tennessee Natural Gas and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, began a study to monitor the effects of construction of the Jewell Ridge Lateral natural gas pipeline on turbidity conditions below pipeline crossings of Indian Creek and an unnamed tributary to Indian Creek, in Tazewell County, Virginia. The potential for increased sediment loading to Indian Creek is of major concern for watershed managers because Indian Creek is listed as one of Virginia's Threatened and Endangered Species Waters and contains critical habitat for two freshwater mussel species, purple bean (Villosa perpurpurea) and rough rabbitsfoot (Quadrula cylindrical strigillata). Additionally, Indian Creek contains the last known reproducing population of the tan riffleshell (Epioblasma florentina walkeri). Therefore, the objectives of the U.S. Geological Survey monitoring effort were to (1) develop a continuous turbidity monitoring network that attempted to measure real-time changes in suspended sediment (using turbidity as a surrogate) downstream from the pipeline crossings, and (2) provide continuous turbidity data that enable the development of a real-time turbidity-input warning system and assessment of long-term changes in turbidity conditions."--Abstract.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed Nov. 23, 2009).

"Prepared in cooperation with East Tennessee Natural Gas and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 32-33).

Other Format:

Print version: Moyer, Douglas L. Continuous turbidity monitoring in the Indian Creek Watershed, Tazewell County, Virginia, 2006-08

OCLC:

468825766