Status and trends in stream temperature across the Chesapeake Bay watershed
The ecological implications of rising stream temperatures are a concern to resource managers throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed. This dataset provides analysis results for the recent status and trends of water temperature for select streams within the Chesapeake Bay watershed. An existing data compilation effort (https://doi.org/10.5066/P92SHG66) was used to gather continuous and discrete temperature data for the status and trend analysis. The status of stream temperature was computed as the change in 2022 in degree Celsius above or below the mean temperature for the reference period (trend interval). Site level trends were developed using generalized additive modeling (GAMs) in the R package “mgcv” for 31 sites with an average of 346 daily value stream temperature measurements per site collected from contemporary periods (2013-2022, 2014-2022, 2013-2021, 2013-2020). Discrete data were evaluated with linear mixed-models (LMMs) to produce a population-level trend for stream temperature. Detailed data preparation information, analytical methods and results are presented and discussed in the associated Scientific Investigative Report (https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20255072).
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| description | The ecological implications of rising stream temperatures are a concern to resource managers throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed. This dataset provides analysis results for the recent status and trends of water temperature for select streams within the Chesapeake Bay watershed. An existing data compilation effort (https://doi.org/10.5066/P92SHG66) was used to gather continuous and discrete temperature data for the status and trend analysis. The status of stream temperature was computed as the change in 2022 in degree Celsius above or below the mean temperature for the reference period (trend interval). Site level trends were developed using generalized additive modeling (GAMs) in the R package “mgcv” for 31 sites with an average of 346 daily value stream temperature measurements per site collected from contemporary periods (2013-2022, 2014-2022, 2013-2021, 2013-2020). Discrete data were evaluated with linear mixed-models (LMMs) to produce a population-level trend for stream temperature. Detailed data preparation information, analytical methods and results are presented and discussed in the associated Scientific Investigative Report (https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20255072). |
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| identifier | http://datainventory.doi.gov/id/dataset/USGS_661fea27d34e7eb9eb7ed056 |
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[ "Chesapeake Bay Watershed", "Delaware", "District of Columbia", "Hydrology", "Maryland", "New York", "Pennsylvania", "USGS:661fea27d34e7eb9eb7ed056", "Virginia", "Water resources", "Water temperature", "West Virginia", "environment", "health", "inlandWaters" ] |
| modified | 2025-08-15T00:00:00Z |
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| title | Status and trends in stream temperature across the Chesapeake Bay watershed |
