Date
9-25-2017
Project
Energize New Mexico
Component
Geothermal
Sponsor
National Science Foundation
Award Number
IIA-1301346
Document Type
Dataset
Abstract
The Sulphur Creek watershed, located on the western border of the Valles Caldera National Preserve (VCNP), New Mexico, is an example of a system with geothermally influenced surface waters that may impair confluent waters. The relationship among low pH, naturally occurring high concentrations of metals, and intermittent flow in Alamo Canyon (AC) and the Sulphur Creek watershed in the VCNP may be a contributing factor to the low diversity of algal assemblages in waters in AC that are fed by geothermal springs compared to algal assemblages located in downstream reaches of the Sulphur Creek watershed. This hydrologic connection is likely to influence the chemistry of downstream waters and the composition of algal communities.
Recommended Citation
Bixby, Rebecca. "Sulphur Creek Watershed Water Chemistry." (2017). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/energizenm/629
