This dataset includes benthic algae community composition data in the Colorado River near Cameo, Colorado, from 2022-23. Benthic algae were identified as genus or species, and biomass and biovolume were provided for taxa. Data collection was funded by the U.S. Geological Survey Water Mission Area as part of the Next Generation Water Observing System Upper Colorado River project.

This dataset includes benthic algae community composition data in the Colorado River near Cameo, Colorado, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) site number 09095500, from 2022 to 2023, and from three sites in the upper White River Basin, Colorado, in 2022. Taxonomic classification of algae species is not known well in theses rivers, and this study was conducted to record different algae species present in each river system. Benthic algae were typically identified as genus or species, and biomass and biovolume were provided for taxa. The U.S. Geological Survey completed data collection in upper White River Basin in cooperation with the White River Conservation District, and the Colorado River data collection was funded by the U.S. Geological Survey Water Mission Area as part of the Next Generation Water Observing System Upper Colorado River project.

This dataset includes benthic algae community composition data in the Colorado River near Cameo, Colorado, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) site number 09095500, from 2022 to 2023, and from three sites in the upper White River Basin, Colorado, in 2022. Taxonomic classification of algae species is not known well in theses rivers, and this study was conducted to record different algae species present in each river system. Benthic algae were typically identified as genus or species, and biomass and biovolume were provided for taxa. The U.S. Geological Survey completed data collection in upper White River Basin in cooperation with the White River Conservation District, and the Colorado River data collection was funded by the U.S. Geological Survey Water Mission Area as part of the Next Generation Water Observing System Upper Colorado River project.

This dataset includes benthic algae community composition data from three sites in the upper White River Basin, Colorado, in 2022. Benthic algae were identified as genus or species, and biomass and biovolume were provided for taxa.U.S. Geological Survey completed data collection in upper White River Basin in cooperation with the White River Conservation District. Data collection was funded by the U.S. Geological Survey Water Mission Area as part of the Next Generation Water Observing System Upper Colorado River project.

This dataset includes benthic algae community composition data from three sites in the upper White River Basin, Colorado, in 2022. Benthic algae were identified as genus or species, and biomass and biovolume were provided for taxa.U.S. Geological Survey completed data collection in upper White River Basin in cooperation with the White River Conservation District. Data collection was funded by the U.S. Geological Survey Water Mission Area as part of the Next Generation Water Observing System Upper Colorado River project.

This U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) data release provides benthic algae data collected from the upper White River Basin, Colorado, during August 2020 and July 2021. All data are reported as raw calculated values and are not rounded to USGS significant figures. The dataset includes samples collected at 20 USGS water-quality sites. Benthic algae were identified to the lowest possible taxonomic level, and abundance (density) and biovolume are reported.

This U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) data release provides benthic algae data collected from the upper White River Basin, Colorado, during August 2020 and July 2021. All data are reported as raw calculated values and are not rounded to USGS significant figures. The dataset includes samples collected at 20 USGS water-quality sites. Benthic algae were identified to the lowest possible taxonomic level, and abundance (density) and biovolume are reported.

This data set includes information on benthic algae community composition collected during the growing seasons of 2018-2023 at stations located along the U.S. shoreline of Lakes Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario. Benthic algal community observations were taken by scuba divers in the field and by personnel in the lab during sample processing with the goal to determine primary and secondary dominance of five major algae groups: Cladophora spp., Chara spp., diatoms, non-branching filamentous green algae, and other algae. While in early years of the project (2018-2020) the dominance was qualitatively assessed based on field and lab observations. From 2021 to 2023, a progressively more detailed microscopic examination was added for quantitative assessments of relative percent cover of algal groups. This dataset is part of a larger data set that includes algal and dreissenid mussel biomass; water quality assessments; and diver observations of dreissenid mussels, round gobies, benthic substrate, and benthic algal cover. We refer to the benthic algal community also as the Cladophora community and submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) in other published project data, which were collected starting in 2018 (Great Lakes Science Center, 2018).

This data set includes information on benthic algae community composition collected during the growing seasons of 2018-2023 at stations located along the U.S. shoreline of Lakes Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario. Benthic algal community observations were taken by scuba divers in the field and by personnel in the lab during sample processing with the goal to determine primary and secondary dominance of five major algae groups: Cladophora spp., Chara spp., diatoms, non-branching filamentous green algae, and other algae. While in early years of the project (2018-2020) the dominance was qualitatively assessed based on field and lab observations. From 2021 to 2023, a progressively more detailed microscopic examination was added for quantitative assessments of relative percent cover of algal groups. This dataset is part of a larger data set that includes algal and dreissenid mussel biomass; water quality assessments; and diver observations of dreissenid mussels, round gobies, benthic substrate, and benthic algal cover. We refer to the benthic algal community also as the Cladophora community and submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) in other published project data, which were collected starting in 2018 (Great Lakes Science Center, 2018).

This data set includes information on benthic algae community composition collected during the growing season of 2024 at stations located along the U.S. shoreline of Lakes Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario. Benthic algal community observations were taken by scuba divers in the field and by personnel in the lab during sample processing, including detailed microscopic examination of selected samples, with the goal to determine primary and secondary dominance of five major algae categories: Cladophora, Chara, Diatoms, Non-branching Filamentous Green Algae (NBFGA), and Other. Similar Benthic Algal Community data for 2018-2023 have been published (https://doi.org/10.5066/P14BWEKZ). This dataset is part of a larger data set that includes algal and dreissenid mussel biomass; water quality assessments; and diver observations of dreissenid mussels, round gobies, benthic substrate, and benthic algal cover. We refer to the benthic algal community also as the Cladophora community and submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) in other published project data, which were collected starting in 2018 as part of the Sentinel site project (Great Lakes Science Center, 2018) and expanded to fish spawning reefs in 2024 as part of the Great Lakes Spawning Whitefish and Invasive Mussels (SWIM) project (SWIM, www.glc.org/work/swim)