The effect of a wildfire on stream water quality and catchment water yield in a tropical savanna excluded from fire for 10 years (Kakadu National Park, North Australia)

2004 ◽  
Vol 38 (13) ◽  
pp. 3051-3058 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon A Townsend ◽  
Michael M Douglas
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
National Park ◽  
Stream Water ◽  
Water Yield ◽  
Tropical Savanna ◽  
Stream Water Quality

Effects of a Windstorm and Forest Fire on Chemical Losses from Forested Watersheds and on the Quality of Receiving Streams

1980 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 328-334 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. W. Schindler ◽  
R. W. Newbury ◽  
K. G. Beaty ◽  
J. Prokopowich ◽  
T. Ruszczynski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Forest Fire ◽  
Stream Water ◽  
Water Yield ◽  
Chemical Parameters ◽  
Stream Water Quality ◽  
Forested Watersheds ◽  
Phosphorus And Potassium ◽  
Nitrogen Phosphorus

A severe natural windstorm followed by a high intensity forest fire caused significant increases in runoff and in losses of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from two small Precambrian watersheds. Both the windstorm and the fire had significant effects on water and chemical yields. Water yields in the two basins were 1.6 and 1.8 times the pre-impact means, respectively, in the year after the burn. Maximum chemical losses were observed for nitrate, with values of 3.4 and 9 times the pre-impact means for the two basins in the year after the burn. Increases in annual yields of most chemical parameters were 1.1 to 2.9 times the background. Both increased concentrations and increased flow volumes appear to be responsible for the increased nutrient losses.Key words: forest fire, windstorm, stream water quality, phosphorus, nitrogen, potassium losses, water yield

Impact of Tunnel Reconstruction on Stream Water Quality in Great Smoky Mountains National Park

2006 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 570-577
Author(s):  
Kevin P. Hedrick ◽  
R. Bruce Robinson ◽  
Bruce Tschantz ◽  
Stephen E. Moore
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
National Park ◽  
Stream Water ◽  
Stream Water Quality ◽  
Great Smoky Mountains ◽  
Smoky Mountains

Data from selected U.S. Geological Survey National Stream Water-Quality Networks (WQN)

Data Series ◽  
10.3133/ds37 ◽  
1996 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard B. Alexander ◽  
J.R. Slack ◽  
A.S. Ludtke ◽  
K.K. Fitzgerald ◽  
T.L. Schertz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Stream Water ◽  
Geological Survey ◽  
Stream Water Quality
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