Nutrients and Suspended Solid Losses from Oneida Lake Tributaries, 2002-2003: Butternut, Big Bay, Chittenango, Canaseraga, Cowaselon, Fish, Limestone, Oneida, Scriba and Wood Creeks
Keyword
Oneida Lake WatershedNutrients
Kjeldahl Nitrogen
Soil Loss
Butternut Creek
Big Bay Creek
Chittenango Creek
Canaseraga Creek
Cowaselon Creek
Fish CreekLimestone CreekOneida CreekScriba CreekWood Creeks
Date Published
2003-06-01Metadata
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In summary, the goal of this report is to provide: ? An interpretive summary of chemistry trends for each subwatershed sampled in the Oneida Lake watershed; ? A prioritization of the tributaries, based on nutrient and soil loss; and ? A comparison between nutrient and soil loss from Oneida Lake subwatersheds to other central New York watersheds with different land use practices.Description
Prepared for the Central New York Regional Planning and Development Board Syracuse, NYCollections
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