The dataset contains Esherichia coli and quantitative polymerase chain reaction data for microbial source tracking markers in the Chattahoochee River and streams within the Chattahoochee River National Recreation area from samples collected in the winter and summer of the federal fiscal years 2016 and 2017. Six water samples were collected from three sites on the Chattahoochee River each season. Eleven stream sites and one additional site on the Chattahoochee River were sampled once each season, with the exception of two sites, which were not sampled in winter FY16. This dataset is not publicly accessible because: Data is the property of USGS. It can be accessed through the following means: Contact Anna McKee, corresponding author, at USGS. Format: The dataset contains Esherichia coli and quantitative polymerase chain reaction data for microbial source tracking markers in the Chattahoochee River and streams within the Chattahoochee River National Recreation area from samples collected in the winter and summer of the federal fiscal years 2016 and 2017. Six water samples were collected from three sites on the Chattahoochee River each season. Eleven stream sites and one additional site on the Chattahoochee River were sampled once each season, with the exception of two sites, which were not sampled in winter FY16. This dataset is associated with the following publication: McKee, A., M. Molina, M. Cyterski, and A. Couch. Microbial source tracking (MST) in Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area: Seasonal and precipitation trends in MST marker concentrations, and associations with E. coli levels, pathogenic marker presence, and land use. WATER RESEARCH. Elsevier Science Ltd, New York, NY, USA, 171: 115435, (2020).

The dataset contains Esherichia coli and quantitative polymerase chain reaction data for microbial source tracking markers in the Chattahoochee River and streams within the Chattahoochee River National Recreation area from samples collected in the winter and summer of the federal fiscal years 2016 and 2017. Six water samples were collected from three sites on the Chattahoochee River each season. Eleven stream sites and one additional site on the Chattahoochee River were sampled once each season, with the exception of two sites, which were not sampled in winter FY16.

The dataset contains Esherichia coli and quantitative polymerase chain reaction data for microbial source tracking markers in the Chattahoochee River and streams within the Chattahoochee River National Recreation area from samples collected in the winter and summer of the federal fiscal years 2016 and 2017. Six water samples were collected from three sites on the Chattahoochee River each season. Eleven stream sites and one additional site on the Chattahoochee River were sampled once each season, with the exception of two sites, which were not sampled in winter FY16.

The dataset contains Esherichia coli and quantitative polymerase chain reaction data for microbial source tracking markers in the Chattahoochee River and streams within the Chattahoochee River National Recreation area from samples collected in the winter and summer of the federal fiscal years 2016 and 2017. Six water samples were collected from three sites on the Chattahoochee River each season. Eleven stream sites and one additional site on the Chattahoochee River were sampled once each season, with the exception of two sites, which were not sampled in winter FY16.

The dataset contains quantitative polymerase chain reaction data for microbial source tracking markers screened on water samples collected from streams and rivers within and bounding Congaree National Park from samples collected throughout the year from December 2017 through June 2019. The number of samples collected per event ranged from 4-16 over the span of 11 sample events.

The dataset includes Escherichia coli concentrations collected by Isleta Pueblo in the Middle Rio Grande in Albuquerque, NM, from 2017 to 2020. These data were pulled from National Water Quality Monitoring Council, 2021, Water Quality Portal, accessed December 5, 2021, at https://www.waterqualitydata.us.

Surface water samples (n = 33) were collected in fall of 2023 at stream sites in Scott County Iowa, USA and were analyzed for microbial source tracking markers by quantitative polymerase chain reaction at the Laboratory for Infectious Disease and the Environment (LIDE). Microbial source tracking markers identify fecal sources of contamination by detecting microbes that are specific to certain animals. Cooperators include Partners of Scott County Watersheds, Prairie Rivers of Iowa, and U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service.

The dataset includes Escherichia coli concentrations in water and sediment collected by James Fluke in the Middle Rio Grande in Albuquerque, NM, from 2017 to 2018. These data are a subset from the study found at https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/ce_etds/209.

The dataset includes Escherichia coli concentrations in water and sediment collected by James Fluke in the Middle Rio Grande in Albuquerque, NM, from 2017 to 2018. These data are a subset from the study found at https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/ce_etds/209.

The dataset includes a subset of Escherichia coli concentrations collected by the Bosque Ecosystem Monitoring Program in the Middle Rio Grande in Albuquerque, NM, from 2017 to 2020. The original data are available at https://github.com/BEMPscience/bemp_data and https://github.com/BEMPscience/bemp_data.