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2004 Research
2003 Research
2002 Pilot Project
2004 Research Programs

Water Quality and Nutrient Cycling in Indianapolis' Drinking Water Reservoirs and Their Watersheds

  • Mass Balance Study of Eagle Creek Reservoir
    • Watershed Nutrient Loading
    • Reservoir Nutrient Dynamics
  • Effects of Watershed  Residential Development on Stream Loading and Water Quality
  • Watershed Input Tracking of Allochthonous Organic Matter and Nutrients to Eagle Creek Reservoir
  • Reservoir Bottom Sediment: Metal Loading Monitoring

2003 Research Programs

Water Quality and Nutrient Cycling in Three Central Indiana Watersheds and Their Reservoirs: Eagle Creek/Eagle Creek Reservoir, Fall Creek/Geist Reservoir, and Cicero Creek/Morse Reservoir

  • Surficial Sediment Characterization
  • Watershed Sediment Contribution/Suspended Sediment Characterization
  • Reservoir Water Chemistry and Water Quality Characterization
  • Secure Data Repository and Database System
  • GIS Coverages and Spatial Analysis

Environmental Monitoring Buoy

Ongoing Monitoring of Eagle Creek Reservoir

  • Buoy measures chemical, physical, and biological parameters:
  • Three depths at a specific location in the reservoir
  • Measurements are taken every 15 minutes
  • Provides Real-Time Data

2002 Pilot Program

Sedimentologic and Biogeochemical Characterization of the Eagle Creek Watershed: Implications for Nutrient Cycling and Water Quality

  • Establish a database and data distribution site for program information and historical and background data
  • Initiate creation of a GIS system for reporting and presentation purposes
  • Reservoir Sediment Characterization
  • Reservoir Water Chemistry

 

 

Center for Earth and Environmental Science
 School of Science
 Indiana University~Purdue University, Indianapolis
 723 West Michigan Street, SL118
 Indianapolis, IN 46202
 www.cees.iupui.edu
 cees@iupui.edu