Use of Stream Chemistry for Monitoring Acidic Deposition Effects in the Adirondack Region of New York
Gregory B. Lawrence*,a,
Bahram Momenb and
Karen M. Royc
a U.S. Geological Survey, 425 Jordan Road, Troy, NY 12180
b 1103 H.J. Patterson Hall, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742
c New York State Adirondack Lakes Survey Corporation, Route 86, Box 296, Ray Brook, NY 12977

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Fig. 1. Locations of study watersheds, stream gaging, and deposition monitoring stations used in this analysis.
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Fig. 2. Stream flow at Independence River as a function of stream flow at Buck Creek, November 1988 to May 1990.
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Fig. 3. Trends in (a) atmospheric wet deposition of SO24 and (b) pH from 1991 to 2000 at three sites located in Fig. 1.
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Fig. 4. (a) Mean daily stream flow at the Donnattsburg gage on the Independence River, on days when stream samples were collected for chemical analysis. (b) Flow record in (a) for values less than 5 m s1. (c) Mean daily flow at the Donnattsburg gage averaged by month for the entire study period and for 1995.
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Fig. 5. Acid-neutralizing capacity (ANC) as a function of mean daily flow at (a) Buck Creek (transformed to flow1), (b) Bald Mountain Brook (transformed to log10 flow), and (c) Fly Pond outlet (transformed to flow1).
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Fig. 6. Trends in (a) acid-neutralizing capacity (ANC) and (b) residuals of the ANCflow relation for the study period at Buck Creek.
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Fig. 7. Trends in (a) acid-neutralizing capacity (ANC) and (b) residuals of the ANCflow relation for the study period at Bald Mountain Brook.
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Fig. 8. Trends in (a) acid-neutralizing capacity (ANC) and (b) residuals of the ANCflow relation for the study period at Fly Pond outlet.
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