USGS Nontidal Monitoring Network Loads and Trends Story Map

<p><b>Open the Data Resource:</b> <a href='https://va.water.usgs.gov/geonarratives/ntn/' rel='nofollow ugc'>https://va.water.usgs.gov/geonarratives/ntn/</a></p> <p>The Chesapeake Bay Nontidal Monitoring Network Loads and Trends Story Map shares short-term water year nutrient and suspended-sediment load and trend results and background information for the Chesapeake Bay Program's Nontidal Network (NTN). It provides primary findings for nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment trends and examines results for river basins and individual sites.</p> <p>Data collected from NTN stations are analyzed by the U.S. Geological Survey every two years and are used to quantify changes in nutrient (primarily nitrogen and phosphorus) and suspended-sediment loads. The results are used by the Chesapeake Bay Program to help assess response to nutrient and sediment reduction efforts in nontidal rivers and streams of the Chesapeake Bay watershed.</p>