Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site, Water Quality Monitoring, Fiscal Year 2025
Meiman J. 2026. Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site, Water Quality Monitoring, Fiscal Year 2025. National Park Service
The Cumberland Piedmont Network began long-term monitoring of water quality at Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site in fiscal year 2003. Sampling occurs quarterly in alternating years. Water quality is measured at four sites: Front Lake, Side Lake, Mountain Reservoir and Trout Pond Spring. Based upon program requirements and specific park concerns, a set of parameters was chosen for long-term monitoring, including the field measures of water temperature, specific conductance, pH, and dissolved oxygen. Samples undergo laboratory analysis for Escherichia coli. This brief summarizes data collected from March 2003 through August 2025, highlighting November 5, 2024, through August 5, 2025 (spring sampling event canceled due to travel restrictions).
- Type
- Resource Brief
- Authors
- Meiman, Joe
- Date of Issue
- 2026-10
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- CARL , CUPN
- Keywords
- CARL, CUPN, Water Quality, Water Quality Monitoring Resource Brief
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Water | Water Quality | Water Chemistry