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Pesticides in Streams of the United States--Initial Results from the National Water-Quality Assessment Program

By Steven J. Larson, Robert J. Gilliom, and Paul D. Capel

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Water-Resources Investigations Report 98-4222
Sacramento, California, 1999


Table 1. Characteristics of sampling sites

[Sites are grouped by site type. Agricultural indicator sites are arranged by crop group classification. Urban indicator sites and integrator sites are approximately in east to west order. Crop group classifications are derived from the classification system developed by Gilliom and Thelin (1997). km2, square kilometer; XX, no crop group assigned because of small amount of cropland in basin; –, crop group classification not assigned to urban basins. >, actual value is greater than value shown]

Site name

Number of samples

Site code

USGS Station ID

Latitude

Longitude

Basin area (km2)

Popultion density (persons/ km2)

Crop group classification

AGRICULTURAL INDICATOR SITES

Mill Creek near Lyndon, PA

43

lsus-mill

01576540

400036

761639

141

165

Corn > 50

Prairie Creek near Ovina, NE

17

cnbr-prairie

06773050

405903

982459

364

4

Corn > 50

Duck Creek near Oneida, WI

44

wmic-duck

04072050

442757

881308

247

29

Corn > 50

Canajoharie Creek near Canajoharie, NY

21

hdsn-canaj

01349150

425234

743612

155

18

Corn and alfalfa > 20

Muddy Creek at Mount Clinton, VA

36

poto-muddy

01621050

382911

785740

37

27

Corn and alfalfa > 20

North Branch Milwaukee River near Random Lake, WI

37

wmic-nbmilw

040863075

433325

880310

133

22

Corn and alfalfa > 20; vegetables > 10

Maple Creek near Nickerson, NE

64

cnbr-maple

06800000

413339

963227

955

4

Corn and soybeans > 20

Shell Creek near Columbus, NE

16

cnbr-shell

06795500

413133

971655

762

5

Corn and soybeans > 20

Kessinger Ditch near Monroe City, IN

47

whit-kess

03360895

383414

871637

146

14

Corn and soybeans > 20

Sugar Creek at New Palestine, IN

74

whit-sugar

394340085524601

394340

855246

246

34

Corn and soybeans > 20

Pete Mitchell Swamp near Penny Hill, NC

35

albe-pete

02083833

354600

772926

44

14

Corn and soybeans > 20; cotton > 10

Albemarle Canal near Swindell, NC

34

albe-albe

02084558

353818

764319

191

7

Corn, soybeans, wheat and other grains > 20

East Mahantango Creek at Klingerstown, PA

45

lsus-eastm

01555400

403948

764130

116

14

Corn, wheat and other grains > 20

Monocacy River at Bridgeport, MD

36

poto-mono

01639000

394043

771406

457

66

Corn, wheat and other grains > 20

Lonetree Creek near Greeley, CO

36

splt-lone

06753990

402633

1043518

1,473

2

Corn, wheat and other grains > 20

Lime Creek near Cobb, GA

61

acfb-lime

02350080

320206

835933

161

20

Corn, wheat and other grains > 20; peanuts > 10

Chambers Creek near Rice, TX

28

trin-chamb

08064100

321154

963112

2,131

28

Corn, wheat and other grains > 20; sorghum > 10

Crab Creek Lateral near Othello, WA

33

ccpt-crab.rl

12472380

465237

1192051

146

11

Wheat and other grains, alfalfa > 20

Rock Creek at Twin Falls, ID

41

usnk-rock

13092747

423345

1142938

623

13

Wheat and other grains, alfalfa > 20; dried beans and peas > 10

Palouse River at Hooper, WA

43

ccpt-palouse

13351000

464531

1180852

6,380

10

Wheat and other grains > 50; dried beans and peas > 10

Turtle River near Arvilla, ND

30

redn-turtle

05082625

475618

973000

658

3

Wheat and other grains > 50; dried beans and peas > 10

Teton River near St. Anthony, ID

29

usnk-teton

13055000

435538

1113655

2,294

2

Wheat and other grains > 50; potatoes > 10

Tucsawhatchee Creek near Hawkinsville, GA

54

gafl-tucsa

02215100

321422

833006

420

9

Wheat and other grains, soybeans > 20; cotton > 10

Devils Cradle Creek near Alert, NC

28

albe-devils

02082731

361203

781419

35

22

Wheat and other grains, soybeans > 20; tobacco > 10

Crab Creek near Ritzville, WA

21

ccpt-crab.m

12464770

471810

1182205

1,188

4

Wheat and other grains > 50

El 68 Wasteway near Othello, WA

31

ccpt-el68

12473740

464347

1190256

377

17

Wheat and other grains > 50

Snake River above Alvarado, MN

27

redn-snake

05085900

481027

965955

566

4

Wheat and other grains > 50

Wild Rice River at Twin Valley, MN

27

redn-wildr

05062500

471600

961440

2,407

3

Wheat and other grains > 50

Little River near Tifton, GA

39

gafl-little

02317797

312854

833503

335

19

Peanuts > 50

AGRICULTURAL INDICATOR SITES--CONTINUED

Aycocks Creek near Boykin, GA

38

acfb-aycocks

02356980

310511

844412

273

8

Peanuts > 50

Salt Slough near Stevinson, CA

26

sanj-salt

11261100

371452

1205104

1,224

21

Cotton >50; vegetables > 10

Pudding River at Aurora, OR

32

will-pudding

14202000

451400

1224456

1,261

52

Field grass > 50; vegetables > 10

Zollner Creek near Mt. Angel, OR

29

will-zollner

14201300

450602

1224914

39

55

Field grass > 50; vegetables > 10

Merced River near Stevinson, CA

61

sanj-merced

11273500

372215

1205546

3,619

3

Orchardvineyard (almonds > 50; grapes > 10)

Orestimba Creek near Crows Landing, CA

100

sanj-orest

11274538

372449

1210054

27

7

Orchardvineyard (almonds > 50; walnuts > 10)

Dousinbury Creek near Wall Street, MO

22

ozrk-dous

06923150

373540

925800

106

7

XX

Yocum creek near Oak Grove, AR

23

ozrk-yocum

07053250

362714

932123

134

15

XX

URBAN INDICATOR SITES

Norwalk River at Winnipauk, CT

52

conn-norwalk

01209710

410807

732536

85

253

 

Lisha Kill near Niskayuna, NY

22

hdsn-lisha

01356190

424700

735127

40

525

 

Cedar Run at Eberlys Mill, PA

81

lsus-cedar

01571490

401330

765424

33

735

 

Accotink Creek near Annandale, VA

33

poto-acco

01654000

384846

771343

60

1,423

 

Lafayette Creek near Talahassee, FL

54

gafl-lafayette

02326838

302750

841424

25

674

 

Sope creek near Marietta, GA

61

acfb-sope

02335870

335714

842636

80

791

 

Little Buck Creek near Indianapolis, IN

98

whit-little

03353637

394000

861148

45

572

 

Cherry Creek at Denver, CO

39

splt-cherry

06713500

394458

1050008

61

1,830

 

Rush Creek at Arlington, TX

23

trin-rush

08049240

324250

971019

73

829

 

Las Vegas Wash near Las Vegas, NV

67

nvbr-asvegas

094196783

360823

1150249

2,640

179

 

Fanno Creek near Portland, OR

29

will-fanno

14206950

452413

1224513

80

1,200

 

INTEGRATOR SITES

Mohawk River at Cohoes, NY

20

hdsn-moh

01357500

424707

734229

9,113

67

Corn and alfalfa > 20

Shenandoah River at Millville, WV

18

poto-shenan

01636500

391655

774722

7,880

37

Corn and alfalfa > 20

Tar River at Tarboro, NC

20

albe-tar

02083500

355338

773200

5,754

35

Corn and soybeans > 20; cotton > 10

Withlacoochee River near Quitman, GA

38

gafl-withla

02318500

304722

832706

3,864

33

Peanuts > 50

White River at Hazleton, IN

72

whit-white

03374100

382923

873300

29,291

71

Corn and soybeans > 20

Milwaukee River at Milwaukee, WI

34

wmic-milw

04087000

430600

875432

1,804

191

Corn and alfalfa > 20; vegetables > 10

Red River of the North above Fargo, ND

10

redn-rr.fargo

05053800

464814

964747

17,131

6

Corn, soybeans, wheat and other grains > 20

Red River of the North at Emerson, Manitoba, Canada

30

redn-rr.em

05102490

490030

971240

92,086

5

Wheat and other grains > 50

Platte River at Louisville, NE

60

cnbr-platte

06805500

410055

960928

221,496

8

Corn, wheat and other grains > 20

San Joaquin River near Vernalis, CA

90

sanj-sanj

11303500

374034

1211551

19,024

33

Orchardvineyard (almonds > 50: walnuts > 10)



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