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Monthly point-source nutrient loads within the watersheds draining to Puget Sound and the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Washington, 2005 – 2020

October 7, 2024

This data release contains estimated monthly point-source nutrient loads for 97 municipal wastewater treatment plants, 20 industrial facilities, and 46 fish hatcheries and other aquaculture facilities that discharge within the watersheds draining to Puget Sound and the Strait of Juan de Fuca in Washington, or discharge directly to those water bodies. The data, which cover the years 2005 through 2020, were used as input to a set of seasonal SPARROW total nitrogen and total phosphorus SPARROW models that were used to assess nutrient loadings to Puget Sound.

Publication Year 2024
Title Monthly point-source nutrient loads within the watersheds draining to Puget Sound and the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Washington, 2005 – 2020
DOI 10.5066/P9U49AWR
Authors Jamie K Wasielewski, Daniel Wise, Anise Ahmed
Product Type Data Release
Record Source USGS Asset Identifier Service (AIS)
USGS Organization Oregon Water Science Center
Rights This work is marked with CC0 1.0 Universal
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