Stream chemistry and quality control data for watersheds 2 and 7 (starting 1972) at Coweeta Hydrologic Lab, North Carolina

These data include weekly stream chemistry with quality control data and monthly ion export for two watersheds at Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory in Macon County, North Carolina, USA. The station is operated by the Southern Research Station, USDA Forest Service. Data include chemistry and ion export for the following stream gages and years: WS02 (1972-2017) and WS07 (1972-2017).
The Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory was established in 1934 and is world-renowned for its research in forest hydrology. Coweeta was established to determine the fundamental effects of forest management on soil and water resources and to serve as a testing ground for theories in forest hydrology. To facilitate this, a network of high- and low- elevation experimental watersheds were established across the site. Streamflow from watersheds is gaged with 90-degree or 120-degree V-notch weirs every five minutes. Approximately half of the watersheds serve as “references” with no purposeful disturbance, while the other watersheds serve as “experimental” and have undergone land management treatments.