scholarly journals Water-Quality Characteristics of Cottonwood Creek, Taggart Creek, Lake Creek, and Granite Creek, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, 2006

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melanie L. Clark ◽  
Jerrod D. Wheeler ◽  
Susan E. O'Ney
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
National Park ◽  
Quality Characteristics ◽  
Grand Teton National Park

scholarly journals Trophic State Evaluation of Jackson Lake in Grand Teton National Park

1997 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
pp. 39-41
Author(s):  
Woodruff Miller
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Chlorophyll A ◽  
National Park ◽  
Trophic State ◽  
Health Department ◽  
Nutrient Concentrations ◽  
Grand Teton National Park ◽  
State Evaluation ◽  
June July

This study is the continuation of an evaluation of the trophic state of lakes located in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. The original 1995 study was motivated by concern that the water quality of the lakes within the Park may be declining due to increased human usage over the past several years. A trophic state evaluation, featuring nutrient and chlorophyll-a analyses, was chosen because it is believed to be a sound indicator of the lakes' overall water quality. In this 1996 study, a thorough evaluation was made of Jackson Lake. This summary is taken from the complete 100 page report which is available from Woodruff Miller at Brigham Young University or Hank Harlow at the University of Wyoming. In most cases water samples were taken four times during the summer of 1996, in June, July, August, and October. Jackson Lake was sampled at eight different locations on thesurface and at depths near the bottom. The lake inlet and outlet were also sampled four times. Jackson Lake was sampled from a motor boat which also provided a means to measure the lake transparency and depth. The chlorophyll-a and nutrient concentrations were analyzed by the Utah State Health Department, Division of Laboratory Services. Jackson Lake was evaluated using the models of Carlson, Vollenweider, and Larsen­Mercier. The nature of the Larsen-Mercier and Vollenweider models, based on system inflow and outflow data, is such that they yield one trophic state assessment of the lake per inflow and outflow sample set. The Carlson Trophic State Indices (TSI), on the other hand, are based on in situ properties of the water at any point in the lake. Consequently, while there are four Vollenweider and four Larsen-Mercier evaluations for Jackson Lake, individual Carlson evaluations were made for the eight sample sites around the lake at the surface and at depth, and an evaluation for the lake as a whole was constructed using averages taken from the site evaluations. This allowed us to examine the relative water quality of different portions of the lake at different time periods.

scholarly journals Water Quality in Three Creeks in the Backcountry of Grand Teton National Park, USA

2001 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 135-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aïda M. Farag ◽  
Jack N. Goldstein ◽  
Daniel F. Woodward ◽  
Mansour Samadpour
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
National Park ◽  
Grand Teton National Park

scholarly journals Trophic State Evaluation of Selected Lakes in Grand Teton National Park

1995 ◽  
Vol 19 ◽  
pp. 39-44
Author(s):  
Woodruff Miller
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
National Park ◽  
Trophic Status ◽  
Short Report ◽  
Grand Teton National Park ◽  
The Past ◽  
State Evaluation ◽  
Complete Report ◽  
Human Usage

This short report is the summary of the 120 page complete report describing the trophic status evaluation of seventeen lakes located in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, The study was motivated by concern that the water quality of the lakes within the park may be declining due to increased human usage over the past several years. The trophic status evaluation, featuring nutrient and chorophyll-a analyses, was chosen becuase it is believed to be a sound indicator of the lakes' overall water quality. The literature review proved unsuccessful in finding any trophic status studies which had been previously conducted on the Teton lakes. As a result, it was not possible to identify any changes in water quality over time. Therefore, this report may serve as a guideline with which future studies may be compared. The seventeen lakes selected for the study were grouped according to their elevation and location within the Park. The groups and their respective lakes are as follows: Mountain Lakes; Amphitheater, Lake of the Crags, Delta, Holly, Solitude, and Surprise, Moraine Lakes; Bradley, Jenny, Leigh, Phelps, String, and Taggart, Valley Lakes; Christian Pond, Emma Matilda, and Two Ocean, and Colter Bay Lakes; Cygnet Pond and Swan Lake .

scholarly journals Factors influencing amphibian distributions in Grand Teton National Park and western Wyoming

2018 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
pp. 105-117
Author(s):  
Zach Wallace ◽  
Lusha M. Tronstad
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Water Chemistry ◽  
National Park ◽  
Environmental Dna ◽  
Visual Observation ◽  
Anthropogenic Factors ◽  
Detection Rates ◽  
Grand Teton National Park ◽  
Ion Concentrations ◽  
Occupancy Rates

Predicting the distribution of amphibians can be difficult because habitat suitability may depend on a variety of environmental and anthropogenic factors, including water quality of wetlands, geology of watersheds, and presence of invasive pathogens. Previous studies hypothesized that water chemistry may influence the rate of chytrid infection in amphibians where higher conductivity sites may have less infection. We sampled two watersheds in Grand Teton National Park and 3 watersheds adjacent to the park, and measured amphibian presence, chytrid infection, basic water quality, major ion concentrations and geology of the wetland. This is part of a larger project where we are comparing amphibian presence and infection rate among wetlands in the Gros Ventre, Wind River, and Teton Ranges. We sampled watersheds that were predominately limestone, granite or a mixture. Water quality varied among sites with higher conductivity and ion concentrations for limestone watersheds compared to granite watersheds. This report includes preliminary results of amphibian surveys and water quality analyses. Future analyses will relate occupancy rates of amphibians to environmental factors, including water chemistry, geology, and presence of chytrid fungus, as well as comparing detection rates of amphibians with environmental DNA (eDNA) and visual observation surveys.    Featured photo by Neal Herbert on Flickr. https://flic.kr/p/2gv9PJA

scholarly journals Trophic State Evaluation of Jackson Lake in Grand Teton National Park

1996 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. 63-67
Author(s):  
Woodruff Miller
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Chlorophyll A ◽  
National Park ◽  
Trophic State ◽  
Health Department ◽  
Nutrient Concentrations ◽  
Grand Teton National Park ◽  
State Evaluation ◽  
June July

This study is the continuation of an evaluation of the trophic state of lakes located in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. The original 1995 study was motivated by concern that the water quality of the lakes within the Park may be declining due to increased human usage over the past several years. A trophic state evaluation, featuring nutrient and chlorophyll-a analyses, was chosen because it is believed to be a sound indicator of the lakes' overall water quality. In this 1996 study, a thorough evaluation was made of Jackson Lake. This summary is taken from the complete 100 page report which is available from Woodruff Miller at Brigham Young University or Hank Harlow at the University of Wyoming. In most cases water samples were taken four times during the summer of 1996, in June, July, August, and October. Jackson Lake was sampled at eight different locations on the surface and at depths near the bottom. The lake inlet and outlet were also sampled four times. Jackson Lake was sampled from a motor boat which also provided a means to measure the lake transparency and depth. The chlorophyll-a and nutrient concentrations were analyzed by the Utah State Health Department, Division of Laboratory Services. Jackson Lake was evaluated using the models of Carlson, Vollenweider, and Larsen-Mercier. The nature of the Larsen-Mercier and Vollenweider models, based on system inflow and outflow data, is such that they yield one trophic state assessment of the lake per inflow and outflow sample set. The Carlson Trophic State Indices (TSI), on the other hand, are based on in situ properties of the water at any point in the lake. Consequently, while there are four Vollenweider and four Larsen-Mercier evaluations for Jackson Lake, individual Carlson evaluations were made for the eight sample sites around the lake at the surface and at depth, and an evaluation for the lake as a whole was constructed using averages taken from the site evaluations. This allowed us to examine the relative water quality of different portions of the lake at different time periods.

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