Fernow Experimental Forest stream chemistry

This data publication contains weekly or biweekly stream water chemistry from nine gauged watersheds on the Fernow Experimental Forest from 1983 to 2019. The Fernow Experimental Forest is located on the Monongahela National Forest in Tucker County, West Virginia. Data include conductivity, alkalinity, acid neutralizing capacity, calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium, chloride, nitrate, and sulfate.This data publication is used by USDA Forest Service scientists, staff and cooperators in support of research in hydrology, watershed management, silviculture, forest ecology, and wildlife ecology in the central Appalachian region and inter-regional comparisons.* This metadata applies to the raw data available through the full data publication download. Summary data available through the online query are calculated based on user selections and should be carefully interpreted. For more details on the Fernow Experimental Forest see the vast list of publications available: https://www.nrs.fs.fed.us/ef/locations/wv/fernow/. Original metadata created on 10/24/2011. Minor metadata updates on 11/26/2014. On 11/23/2015 four additional years of data were added (2010-2013), data for two additional watersheds were added (1987-2013), the watershed map was updated, and minor updates were made to the metadata. Minor metadata updates on 12/07/2016. On 8/17/2017 two additional years of data were added (2014-2015), and minor updates were made to the metadata. On 01/09/2020 two additional years of data were added (2016-2017), and minor updates were made to the metadata. On 08/27/2021 two additional years of data were added (2018-2019), and minor updates were made to the metadata.