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LAGOS-NE-LOCUS v1.01: A module for LAGOS-NE, a multi-scaled geospatial and temporal database of lake ecological context and water quality for thousands of U.S. Lakes: 1925-2013
This data package, LAGOS-NE-LOCUS v1.01, is 1 of 5 data packages associated with the LAGOS-NE database-- the LAke multi-scaled GeOSpatial and temporal database. Three of the data packages each contain different types of data for 51,101 lakes and reservoirs larger than 4 ha in 17 lake-rich U.S. states to support research on thousands of lakes. These three package are: (1) LAGOS-NE-LOCUS v1.01: lake location and physical characteristics for all lakes. (2) LAGOS-NEGEO v1.05: ecological context (i.e., the land use, geologic, climatic, and hydrologic setting of lakes) for all lakes. These geospatial data were created by processing national-scale and publicly-accessible datasets to quantify numerous metrics at multiple spatial resolutions. And, (3) LAGOS-NE-LIMNO v1.087.1: in-situ measurements of lake water quality from the past three decades for approximately 2,600-12,000 lakes, depending on the variable. This module was created by harmonizing 87 water quality datasets from federal, state, tribal, and non-profit agencies, university researchers, and citizen scientists. The other two data packages contain supporting data for the LAGOS-NE database: (4) LAGOS-NE-GIS v1.0: the GIS data layers for lakes, wetlands, and streams, as well as the spatial resolutions that were used to create the LAGOS-NE-GEO module. (5) LAGOS-NE-RAWDATA: the original 87 datasets of lake water quality prior to processing, the R code that converts the original data formats into LAGOS-NE data format, and the log file from this procedure to create LAGOS-NE. This latter data package supports the reproducibility of LAGOS-NE-LIMNO. The LAGOS-NE-LOCUS v1.01 module includes information on the physical location and features of all lakes > 4 ha. The information provided for this population of lakes includes: lake unique identifiers, lake area, perimeter, latitude and longitude, and the zone IDs that the lake is located within (e.g., state, county, the hydrologic unit at each level (4, 8, and 12). Citation for
LAGOS-US LANDSAT: Data module of remotely-sensed water quality estimates for U.S. lakes over 4 ha from 1984 to 2020
This data package, LAGOS-US LANDSAT, is one of the extension data modules of the LAGOS-US platform that provides six water quality estimates (chlorophyll, Secchi depth, dissolved organic carbon, total suspended solids, turbidity, and true water color) from remote sensing for lakes ≥ 4 ha in the conterminous U.S. (48 states plus the District of Columbia) for the years 1984-2020. These estimates are generated through machine learning models on in-lake water quality matchups from LAGOS-US LIMNO with Landsat 5, 7, and 8 whole lake median reflectance values and pixel-wise band ratios that are subsequently used to make predictions across the U.S. The LANDSAT module contains remotely sensed reflectance values for 136,977 of the 137,465 lakes ≥ 4 ha from the LAGOS-US research platform. Within the module are a total of 45,867,023 sets of reflectance values, a matchup dataset with a window of up to 7 calendar days with in situ data, and associated water quality parameter predictions for each reflectance set. Additional quality control flags are provided for predictions indicating whether reflectance extractions included negative values, the percent of the maximum pixels ever retrieved for that lake that the predictions are based on, and whether there are shared calendar day predictions due to scene overlap.
The Jefferson Project 2021 water quality data from three vertical profiler stations in Lake George, NY, USA.
The Jefferson Project at Lake George -- a partnership between Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, IBM Research, and Lake George Association -- combines Internet of Things technology and powerful analytics with science to create a new model for environmental monitoring and prediction. The project is building a computing platform that captures and analyzes data from a network of sensors tracking water quality and movement. These sensor data are combined with other monitoring and experimental data to create a thorough understanding of the factors that drive the lake's food web, hydrology, and water quality. More information about The Jefferson Project is available at https://jeffersonproject.rpi.edu/ In 2021, The Jefferson Project deployed three vertical profiler stations on the lake, collecting data on water quality and weather. Meteorological data have been included with the Jefferson Project Weather Station dataset for 2021. These vertical profiler stations are named VP_AnthonysNose, VP_HarrisBay, and VP_TeaIsland. The water quality data are collected by a YSI EXO2 Multi-parameter sonde sensors. The sensors collect data at 1 meter or less depth increments, starting at 1 meter and proceeding to 2 meters off bottom. The data are transferred in near real-time to an off-site database for monitoring and review. The data provided here have undergone data correction by Jefferson Project researchers.
The Jefferson Project 2021 hydrologic, water quality, and soil quality data from 12 Tributary Stations within the Lake George basin, NY, USA.
The Jefferson Project at Lake George -- a partnership between Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, IBM Research, and Lake George Association -- combines Internet of Things technology and powerful analytics with science to create a new model for environmental monitoring and prediction. The project is building a computing platform that captures and analyzes data from a network of sensors tracking water quality and movement. These sensor data are combined with other monitoring and experimental data to create a thorough understanding of the factors that drive the lake's food web, hydrology, and water quality. More information about The Jefferson Project is available at https://jeffersonproject.rpi.edu/ In 2021, The Jefferson Project had twelve tributary monitoring stations around the lake collecting data on water quality, soil quality, and hydrology. These stations are TS_Finkle, TS_Hague, TS_Indian, TS_NorthwestBay, TS_Outlet, TS_PoleHill, TS_English, TS_Sunset, TS_Sucker, TS_ShelvingRock, TS_East, and TS_West. The stations have a sensor payload that may include some or all of the following sensors: YSI EXO2 Multi-parameter sonde, Campbell Scientific CS451 pressure transducer, SonTek-IQ+ multi-beam acoustic flow meter, Sontek-SL Doppler current meter, YSI WaterLOG® H-3123 submersible pressure transducer, and Stevens HydraProbe soil moisture sensor. The sensors collect data at high-frequency (~1 sample per minute) and the data are transferred in near real-time to off-site databases for monitoring and review by Jefferson Project researchers. The data provided here are level 4 data which underwent data correction and downsampling to an hourly frequency.
Missouri reservoir water quality data from the Statewide Lake Assessment Program (SLAP), the Lakes of Missouri Volunteer Program (LMVP), and the Reservoir Observer Student Scientists (ROSS) program
This dataset of limnological water quality data continues from Jones et al., 2024, starting in 2017 until 2021. It is from 195 reservoirs, the majority of which are in the state of Missouri (MO) in the USA collected by the University of Missouri Limnology Lab. Water quality parameters analyzed in the MU Limnology Lab during this time frame include: areal pigment absorption coefficient, alkalinity, alpha (light utilization efficiency P-E parameter), ammonium (NH4), ammonium-debt, anatoxin, chlorophyll a (corrected and uncorrected for pheophytins), chloride, cylindrospermopsin, seston d13C, seston d15N, dissolved turbidity, dissolved organic carbon, Ek (light saturation P-E parameter), FVFM (maximum quantum yield of PSII for photochemistry), gross primary production, microcystin, nitrate & nitrite (NO3), nitrate-debt, particulate nitrogen, particulate phosphorus, phosphorus-debt, pheophytin, particulate carbon, particulate inorganic matter, particulate organic matter, phycocyanin (PHYCO), saxitoxin, Secchi disk depth, silica, soluble reactive phosphorus, total dissolved nitrogen (TDN), total dissolved phosphorus (TDP), total nitrogen (TN), total phosphorus (TP), total suspended solids (TSS), and urea. Most of the samples were collected during the summer months (May-September) when the reservoirs were thermally stratified, but a few were taken during the rest of the year (October-April). The majority of samples were taken at the deepest point in the reservoir directly up-reservoir of the dam. Sampling was conducted from a boat most of the time, but a few samples were taken from shorelines and drinking water treatment intake pipes. Most of the data come from the Statewide Lake Assessment Project (SLAP) and the Lakes of Missouri Volunteer Program (LMVP) funded by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. This data represents duplicate or triplicate water samples collected from either the water surface, integrated over the depth of the epilimnion, or from discrete dep
Missouri reservoir water quality data (2022 - current) from the Statewide Lake Assessment Program (SLAP)
This dataset of limnological water quality data continues from North et al., 2025, starting in 2022 until present. The data is from reservoirs, primarily within the state of Missouri (MO) in the USA collected by the University of Missouri Limnology Lab. Water quality parameters analyzed in the MU Limnology Lab during this time frame include: ammonium (NH4), anatoxin, chlorophyll a (corrected and uncorrected for pheophytins), chloride, cylindrospermopsin, dissolved organic carbon, microcystin, nitrate & nitrite (NO3), pheophytin, particulate inorganic matter, particulate organic matter, phycocyanin, saxitoxin, Secchi disk depth, total dissolved nitrogen (TDN), total dissolved phosphorus (TDP), total nitrogen (TN), total phosphorus (TP), total suspended solids, and urea. Most of the samples were collected during the summer months (May-September) when the reservoirs were thermally stratified, but a few were taken during the rest of the year (October-April). The majority of samples were taken at the deepest point in the reservoir directly up-reservoir of the dam. Sampling was conducted from a boat most of the time, but a few samples were taken from shorelines and drinking water treatment intake pipes. The bulk of the data come from the Statewide Lake Assessment Project (SLAP), funded by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. This data represents duplicate or triplicate water samples collected from either the water surface, integrated over the depth of the epilimnion, or from discrete depths in the hypolimnion.
Continuous water quality measurements at Lindenwood Lake, Highlands Biological Station, Highlands, North Carolina, USA, 2022-2025
Measurements of turbidity, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, and water temperature were collected via an YSI EXO3 sonde in a 1.1 ha lake on the campus of Highlands Biological Station, Macon County, North Carolina. The sonde collects measurements every 15 minutes at a depth of ~0.5 m.
Daily Summary of Continuous water quality measurements at Lindenwood Lake, Highlands Biological Station, Highlands, North Carolina, USA, 2022-2025
Measurements of turbidity, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, and water temperature were collected via an YSI EXO3 sonde in a 1.1 ha lake on the campus of Highlands Biological Station, Macon County, North Carolina. The sonde collects measurements every 15 minutes at a depth of ~0.5 m.
The Jefferson Project 2022 hydrologic, water quality, and soil quality data from 11 Tributary Stations within the Lake George basin, NY, USA.
The Jefferson Project at Lake George -- a partnership between Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, IBM Research, and Lake George Association -- combines Internet of Things technology and powerful analytics with science to create a new model for environmental monitoring and prediction. The project is building a computing platform that captures and analyzes data from a network of sensors tracking water quality and movement. These sensor data are combined with other monitoring and experimental data to create a thorough understanding of the factors that drive the lake's food web, hydrology, and water quality. More information about The Jefferson Project is available at https://jeffersonproject.rpi.edu/ In 2022, The Jefferson Project had eleven tributary monitoring stations around the lake collecting data on water quality, soil quality, and hydrology. These stations are TS_Finkle, TS_Hague, TS_Indian, TS_NorthwestBay, TS_Outlet, TS_PoleHill, TS_English, TS_Sunset, TS_ShelvingRock, TS_East, and TS_West. The stations have a sensor payload that may include some or all of the following sensors: YSI EXO2 Multi-parameter sonde, Campbell Scientific CS451 pressure transducer, SonTek-IQ+ multi-beam acoustic flow meter, Sontek-SL Doppler current meter, YSI WaterLOG® H-3123 submersible pressure transducer, and Stevens HydraProbe soil moisture sensor. The sensors collect data at high-frequency (~1 sample per minute) and the data are transferred in near real-time to off-site databases for monitoring and review by Jefferson Project researchers. The data provided here are level 4 data which underwent data correction and downsampling to an hourly frequency.
The Jefferson Project 2022 water quality data from two vertical profiler stations in Lake George, NY, USA.
The Jefferson Project at Lake George -- a partnership between Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, IBM Research, and Lake George Association -- combines Internet of Things technology and powerful analytics with science to create a new model for environmental monitoring and prediction. The project is building a computing platform that captures and analyzes data from a network of sensors tracking water quality and movement. These sensor data are combined with other monitoring and experimental data to create a thorough understanding of the factors that drive the lake's food web, hydrology, and water quality. More information about The Jefferson Project is available at https://jeffersonproject.rpi.edu/ In 2022, The Jefferson Project deployed two vertical profiler stations on the lake, collecting data on water quality and weather. Meteorological data have been included with the Jefferson Project Weather Station dataset for 2022. These vertical profiler stations are named VP_HarrisBay and VP_TeaIsland. The water quality data are collected by a YSI EXO2 Multi-parameter sonde sensors. The sensors collect data at 1 meter or less depth increments, starting at 1 meter and proceeding to 2 meters off bottom. The data are transferred in near real-time to an off-site database for monitoring and review. The data provided here have undergone data correction by Jefferson Project researchers.
LAGOS-NE-GEO v1.05: A module for LAGOS-NE, a multi-scaled geospatial and temporal database of lake ecological context and water quality for thousands of U.S. Lakes: 1925-2013
This data package, LAGOS-NE-GEO v1.05, is 1 of 5 data packages associated with the LAGOS-NE database-- the LAke multi-scaled GeOSpatial and temporal database. Three of the data packages each contain different types of data for 51,101 lakes and reservoirs larger than 4 ha in 17 lake-rich U.S. states to support research on thousands of lakes. These three package are: (1) LAGOS-NE-LOCUS: lake location and physical characteristics for all lakes. (2) LAGOS-NE-GEO: ecological context (i.e., the land use, geologic, climatic, and hydrologic setting of lakes) for all lakes. These geospatial data were created by processing national-scale and publicly-accessible datasets to quantify numerous metrics at multiple spatial resolutions. And, (3) LAGOS-NE-LIMNO: in-situ measurements of lake water quality from the past three decades for approximately 2,600-12,000 lakes, depending on the variable. This module was created by harmonizing 87 water quality datasets from federal, state, tribal, and non-profit agencies, university researchers, and citizen scientists. The other two data packages contain supporting data for the LAGOS-NE database: (4) LAGOS-NE-GIS v1.0: the GIS data layers for lakes, wetlands, and streams, as well as the spatial resolutions that were used to create the LAGOS-NEGEO module. (5) LAGOS-NE-RAWDATA: the original 87 datasets of lake water quality prior to processing, the R code that converts the original data formats into LAGOS-NE data format, and the log file from this procedure to create LAGOS-NE. This latter data package supports the reproducibility of LAGOS-NE-LIMNO. The LAGOS-NE-GEO v1.05 module includes information on the ecological context of the census lakes, all lakes > 4 ha in the study extent, their watersheds, and their regions. The information provided in the data tables for this module is organized into three main themes: CHAG - climate, hydrology, atmospheric deposition of nitrogen and sulfur, and surficial geology; LULC - land use/cover, impervious co
Water-quality monitoring in Tempe Town Lake, Tempe, Arizona, USA (2005-2021)
Constructed in 1997, the Tempe Town Lake is a small man-made reservoir that transforms a section of the typically-dry Salt River bed into a 224-acre lake in the heart of Tempe, Arizona. To accommodate the river when it flows, the lake features hydraulically-operated steel gates that allow water to pass through the system unimpeded. The lake has been a remarkable success as a community amenity and as a driver of economic growth in the area around the lake. The lake provides an ideal model system for the many artificial lakes constructed in arid-land cities owing to management decisions, such as draining, that affect their operation and ecology. At the same time, dramatic shifts in hydrology and chemistry when the lake is transformed to a flowing river and back into a lake during and after floods, provide opportunities to study the system's dynamic evolution to new limnological steady states. The CAP LTER has been measuring water quality, including temperature, pH, conductivity, and dissolved oxygen, dissolved organic carbon (DOC), and total dissolved nitrogen (TDN), in the lake since 2005.
Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Area Lakes Surface Water Quality Characteristics
Urban lakes are heavily impacted by human activities and climate variability, and they provide many ecosystem services to residents. The MSP LTER program is studying long term changes in urban lake water quality, ecology and management as part of our long term studies of urban environments. The goal of this dataset is to understand how land-use change, management, and climate have impacted urban lake biogeochemistry over time. This dataset includes parameters characterizing the long term (> 5 years) surface water quality and chemistry of 294 lakes and ponds in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul Seven County Metropolitan Area, Minnesota, USA. The dataset draws from data publicly available through the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and data provided by individual agencies, park districts and cities. The dataset is distinct from other lake datasets because it is curated to only report a single value per lake x date x parameter, minimizing the amount of data manipulation needed before use in statistical analyses. All data come from the top two meters of the water column. In the case of multiple spatial measurements on a single lake or multiple agencies sampling the same lake on the same day, chemistry data were averaged to generate a single value. For Secchi data, the deepest reported observation on a given lake x date was used. Parameters: total phosphorus, total nitrogen, total Kjeldahl nitrogen, nitrate, nitrite, nitrate + nitrite (NOx), ammonium, chlorophyll a (corrected and not corrected for pheophytin), specific conductivity, chloride, and Secchi depth. These waterbodies are identified by their DNR Division of Water (DOW) number with minor alterations for subbasin identification. This dataset does not comprehensively represent all lentic waterbodies that have substantial water quality data in the metro area, and some included waterbodies may be considered wetlands according to state classifications. The data brought together in this database has undergone QAQC by the
Lake Mendota long term water quality model
The data are associated with the following manuscript: Hanson, P. C., Ladwig, R., Buelo, C., Albright, E. A., Delany, A. D., & Carey, C. (2023). Legacy phosphorus and ecosystem memory control future water quality in a eutrophic lake. Lake water and ice observational data and lake bathymetry are from the North Temperate Lakes Long Term Ecological Research program. Brief abstract of the work: To investigate how water quality in Lake Mendota might respond to nutrient pollution reduction, we used computer models to simulate the elimination of phosphorus inputs from the catchment and track water quality change. The data herein are used to drive and calibrate the model. In addition, model code and simulation output are included as "other entities."
LakeBeD-US: Ecology Edition - a benchmark dataset of lake water quality time series and vertical profiles
LakeBeD-US: Ecology Edition is a harmonized lake water quality dataset containing time series and vertical profiles of 21 lakes in the United States monitored by long-term monitoring institutions. These institutions include the North Temperate Lakes Long-Term Ecological Research program (NTL-LTER), Niwot Ridge Long-Term Ecological Research program (NWT-LTER), National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON), and the Carey Lab at Virginia Tech as part of the Virginia Reservoirs Long-Term Research in Environmental Biology (LTREB) site in collaboration with the Western Virginia Water Authority. The data include depth-discrete observations of 17 water quality variables including temperature, dissolved oxygen, chemical properties, Secchi depth, and more. Observations are divided into data collected by automated sensors at a relatively high temporal frequency and manually sampled data at a relatively low temporal frequency. All data were collected in situ. The data are available as Apache Parquet files, and the included R scripts give guidance on how to utilize and query the dataset in R. LakeBeD-US: Ecology Edition is an ecological science-oriented companion to LakeBeD-US: Computer Science Edition. The Computer Science Edition is available on the Hugging Face Hub.
North Temperate Lakes LTER: Multiparameter Water Quality Data -- CFL Pier, Lake Mendota.
This is data from a SUNA V2 nitrate sensor and a YSI EXO 2 sonde instrumented with water temperature, dissolved oxygen, pH, chlorophyll, phycocyanin, conductivity, turbidity, and fDOM sensors. The sensors are located at the lake end of the pier serving the Center for Limnology on the UW-Madison campus. The YSI sonde is fixed on the pier with sensors nominally at 0.5 meters depth, while the SUNA is suspended below the pier at one meter depth in the open water season. In the winter season, the SUNA is placed in a cage on the lake bottom close to shore with the sensor 18cm off the bottom. The depth of the sensors will vary with lake level over the season. The water depth at the lake end of the pier is normally about 3 meters. YSI sonde data are sampled once per minute. Hourly and daily averages are provided as separate CSV files. The SUNA sample rate varies. In the winter (under the ice) it relies on single battery charge, so the wiper is deactivated and the sensor samples every 1-2 hours. Daily averages of SUNA are also provided as a separate CSV. The YSI sonde is deployed only during the ice-free season coinciding with the placement of the pier. Sensors are cleaned and maintained roughly every two weeks. Number of sites: 1. Location lat/long: 43.07758, -89.40297
PRISMA-derived water quality parameters for Lake Hume (Australia) (2020/04/22)
<p>This dataset contains PRISMA-derived water quality (WQ) products of Lake Hume (Australia) for the 22 April 2020. Available parameters are: True-color image (RGB), Colored Dissolved Organic Matter (CDOM), Chlorophyll-a (CHL), and Suspended Particulate Matter (SPM). WQ parameters have been calculated using CNR’s bio-optical model BOMBER parameterized with the inherent optical properties specific of the case study. The data are available as GeoTiff files in WGS 84 / UTM zone 32N (EPSG: 32632). PRISMA data courtesy of the Italian Space Agency (ASI, 2020).</p>
DESIS-derived water quality parameters for Lake Hume (Australia) (2020/02/26)
<p>This dataset contains DESIS-derived water quality (WQ) products of Lake Hume (Australia) for the 26 February 2020. Available parameters are: True-color image (RGB), Colored Dissolved Organic Matter (CDOM), Chlorophyll-a (CHL), and Suspended Particulate Matter (SPM). WQ parameters have been calculated using CNR’s bio-optical model BOMBER parameterized with the inherent optical properties specific of the case study. The data are available as GeoTiff files in WGS 84 / UTM zone 32N (EPSG: 32632). DESIS data courtesy of the German Aerospace Center (DLR, 2020).</p>
DESIS-derived water quality parameters for Lake Mulargia (Sardinia, Italy) (2020/08/17)
<p>This dataset contains DESIS-derived water quality (WQ) products of Lake Mulargia (Sardinia, Italy) for the 17 August 2020. Available parameters are: True-color image (RGB), Colored Dissolved Organic Matter (CDOM), Chlorophyll-a (CHL), and Suspended Particulate Matter (SPM). WQ parameters have been calculated using CNR’s bio-optical model BOMBER parameterized with the inherent optical properties specific of the case study. The data are available as GeoTiff files in WGS 84 / UTM zone 32N (EPSG: 32632). DESIS data courtesy of the German Aerospace Center (DLR, 2020).</p>
PRISMA-derived water quality parameters for Lake Mulargia (Sardinia, Italy) (2020/07/08)
<p>This dataset contains PRISMA-derived water quality (WQ) products of Lake Mulargia (Sardinia, Italy) for the 8 July 2020. Available parameters are: True-color image (RGB), Colored Dissolved Organic Matter (CDOM), Chlorophyll-a (CHL), and Suspended Particulate Matter (SPM). WQ parameters have been calculated using CNR’s bio-optical model BOMBER parameterized with the inherent optical properties specific of the case study. The data are available as GeoTiff files in WGS 84 / UTM zone 32N (EPSG: 32632). PRISMA data courtesy of the Italian Space Agency (ASI, 2020).</p>
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