These data sets contain raw and processed data used in for analyses, figures, and tables in the Region 8 Memo: Characterization of chloride and conductivity levels in the Bitter Creek Watershed, WY. However, these data may be used for other analyses alone or in combination with other or new data. These data were used to assess whether chloride levels are naturally high in streams in the Bitter Creek, WY watershed and how chloride concentrations expected to protect 95 percent of aquatic genera in these streams compare to Wyoming’s chloride criteria applicable to the Bitter Creek watershed. Owing to the arid conditions, background conductivity and chloride levels were characterized for surface flow and ground water flow conditions. Natural chloride levels were found to be less than current water quality criteria for Wyoming. Although the report was prepared for USEPA Region 8 and OST, Office of Water, the report will be of interest to the WDEQ, Sweetwater County Conservation District, and the regulated community. No formal metadata standard was used. Pedigree.xlsx contains: 1. NOTES: Description of work and other worksheets. 2. Pedigree_Summary: Source files used to create figures and tables.
3. DataFiles: Data files used in the R code for creating the figures and tables 4. R_Script: Summary of the R scripts. 5. DataDictionary: Data file titles in all data files
Folders: _Datasets Data file uploaded to Environmental Dataset Gateway "A list of subfolders: _R: Clean R scripts used to generate document figures and tables _Tables_Figures: Files generated from R script and used in the Region 6 memo R Code and Data: All additional files used for this project, including original files, intermediate files, extra output files, and extra functions the ""_R"" folder stores R scripts for input and output files and an R project file.. Users can open the R project and run R scripts directly from the ""_R"" folder or the XC95 folder by installing R, RStudio, and associated R packages."