Yaak Valley Water Quality Monitoring Program
Administering Entity: Yaak Valley Forest Council
Entity Type(s): NGO, Watershed Groups
Water Resource: Lakes and Reservoirs, Rivers, Streams, Wetlands
Primary Data Type(s): Habitat-Riparian, Water Chemistry
Primary Watershed Monitoring Objective(s): Aquatic Invasive Species, Baseline, Education and Outreach, Long Term Fixed Station, Pollution Source Assessment, Problem identification, Restoration Project Effectiveness, Trends, WQ Standards Attainment
Subbasins: Middle Kootenai, Yaak
Aquatic Invasive Species Type:
Counties: Lincoln
Volunteers: yes
Contact Name: Anthony South
Summary of Monitoring Objectives:
Project Goals and Objectives-
1) Establish a baseline of current water quality in the Yaak River and its main tributaries
2) Analyze variation in water quality between sites based on differences in surrounding land use, road density, and distance to nearest human habitation
3) Combine water quality data with long term thermograph data to build a regional climate relevant database towards future conservation efforts aimed at addressing effects of climate change in the Yaak watershed.
