Water Quality Data for Restored and Natural Wetlands in the St Lawrence River valley of NY

Wetland sampling for water quality was conducted on 17 natural wetlands and 45 restored wetlands over a four-week period (25-July-2014 to 25-August-2014). Twelve (12) physicochemical and biological state variables were measured: total chlorophyll-a; phytoplankton community (pigment-specific fluorometry); fecal coliform bacteria; dissolved nitrate, sulfate, and chloride; colored dissolved organic matter; turbidity; pH; alkalinity; specific conductivity; and total phosphorus.