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Water Quality as an Approach to Managing Recreational Use and Development on a Mountain Watershed: South Fork of the Ogden River-Ogden Valley Area

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Title Water Quality as an Approach to Managing Recreational Use and Development on a Mountain Watershed: South Fork of the Ogden River-Ogden Valley Area
Creator Johnson, Bruce A. Middlebrooks, E. Joe
Description The South Fork of the Ogden River, one of several heavily used mountain watersheds along Utah's Wasatch Front, was studied between February 1 and November 1, 1974, to determine the effects of recreation on water quality. Although the greatest impacts on water quality occurred during spring runoff, it was found that recreational use had a definite effect on water quality. Bacteriological parameters were found to be the most sensitive indicators of contamination. Differences between heavy...
Date 1975-06-01T07:00:00Z
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Identifier https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/water_rep/672 https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/context/water_rep/article/1671/viewcontent/WaterQualityAsAnApporachToManagingRecreationalUseAndDevelopmentOnAMountainWatershed.pdf
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Subject recreational water quality bacterial quantity recreational vehicle contamination Civil and Environmental Engineering Water Resource Management

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