How is the Water Quality Affected by Droughts?

by Tiao J. Chang, Ohio Univ, Athens, United States,
Rabah Y. Odeh, Ohio Univ, Athens, United States,



Document Type: Proceeding Paper

Part of: Management of Irrigation and Drainage Systems: Integrated Perspectives

Abstract:

The moving average method was applied to daily time series of water quality and flow data obtained from a stream gaging station affected by the 1988 drought in the midwest of the United States. Based on results of moving average plots, it shows that water quality variables, including maximum and minimum pH, maximum specific conductance, minimum dissolved oxygen, and maximum water temperature, were strongly affected by low flows during periods of the 1988 drought.

Subject Headings: Water quality | Water shortage | Dissolved oxygen | Droughts | Water temperature | pH | Temperature effects | United States

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