Cowpens National Battlefield, Water Quality Monitoring, Fiscal Year 2025
Meiman J. 2026. Cowpens National Battlefield, Water Quality Monitoring, Fiscal Year 2025. National Park Service
The Cumberland Piedmont Inventory and Monitoring Network began long-term monitoring water quality of Cowpens National Battlefield in fiscal year 2003. Sampling occurs quarterly in alternating years. Water quality is measured at four sites: Suck Creeks 2 and 3, Little Buck Creek, and Long Branch of Island Creek. Based upon program requirements and specific park concerns, parameters were chosen for long-term monitoring including of water temperature, specific conductance, pH, and dissolved oxygen. Samples undergo laboratory analysis for Escherichia coli. This brief summarizes data collected from October 2002 through August 2025, highlighting November 6, 2024, through August 6, 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
- COWP , CUPN
- Keywords
- COWP, CUPN, Water Quality, Water Quality Monitoring Resource Briefs
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Water | Water Quality | Water Chemistry