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Mountain Lake Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Climate Data since 1959 at Castle Lake

General Information

Data Package:

Local Identifier:

edi.985.2

Title:

Mountain Lake Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Climate Data since 1959 at Castle Lake

Alternate Identifier:

DOI PLACE HOLDER

Abstract:

This data set contains long-term limnology data from Castle Lake (located 5440 ft above sea level in Northern California) on primary productivity, zooplankton and phytoplankton measurements, dissolved oxygen, nutrient chemistry, lake morphology, and fish measurements. Short-term research projects on benthic invertebrates composition and a bathymetric map can also be found within the data package. Ecological, watershed and climatological measurements taken characterize the limnology of Castle Lake, a pristine glacial cirque that is the largest (by volume) of the 25 alpine and sub-alpine lake within the larger Upper Sacramento River Watershed. Sampling Frequency: Varies depending on survey conducted. During summer months- multiple times during each month. Less frequent during winter months. This data collection part of an ongoing project funded by the US National Science Foundation, private donors, US AID, and the University of Nevada's Global Water Center.

Publication Date:

2023-04-04

For more information:
Visit:	DOI PLACE HOLDER

Time Period

Begin:

1959

End:

2020

People and Organizations
Contact:	Chandra, Sudeep (University of Nevada, Reno, Professor of Limnology and Conservation Ecology) [ email ]
Creator:	Chandra, Sudeep (University of Nevada, Reno, Professor of Limnology and Conservation Ecology )
Creator:	Suenaga, Erin K (University of Nevada, Reno, Specialist Limnology Researcher)
Creator:	Scordo, Facundo (Unversity of Nevada, Reno, Postdoctoral Reseracher)
Creator:	Daniel, Tyler A (Environmental Data Initiative, Data Fellow & Data Manager)
Associate:	Goldman, Charles R (Univeristy of California, Davis, Professor Emeritus, Initial Director of the Research Station)

Data Entities
Data Table Name:	CAL_AirTemp_1959_2022
Description:	Minimum, maximum, mean monthly air temperatures and precipitation data for the Castle Lake region from the PRISM Climate Group from Oregon State University.
Data Table Name:	CAL_WaterTemp_1959_2022
Description:	Water temperatures at discrete meter increments (0m to ~30m) taken in Castle Lake from 1959-2022.
Data Table Name:	CAL_IceOff_1962_2022
Description:	Castle Lake ice out dates from 1962-2022. The date of ice out is the day when the lake is completely ice-free.
Data Table Name:	CAL_Secchi_1959_2022
Description:	Secchi measurements were determined by averaging the observation of the secchi disk being lowered until no longer visible, and then pulled up until visible through the water column to the nearest tenth of a meter by one or two practiced individuals.
Data Table Name:	CAL_Chlorophyll_1982_2022
Description:	Chlorophyll-a concentrations measured at 10 depths (0, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, and 32m) from the deepest point of Castle Lake. Chlorophyll-a concentrations for the outflow of Castle Lake are included in 2022.
Data Table Name:	CAL_PrimaryProductivity_1961_2022
Description:	The net rate of primary productivity at 13 depths (0, 1, 3, 5, 7.5, 10, 12.5, 15, 17.5, 20, 22.5, 25, 30m) in Castle Lake, measured using the C14 method. Net rates of primary productivity from 2019 to 2022 have been adjusted using a calibration curve to accommodate a change in counting machines.
Data Table Name:	CAL _Daily_Phytoplankton_1967_1984
Description:	Whole water column and mixed layer (0-5m) phytoplankton concentrations for Castle lake between 1967 and 1984.
Data Table Name:	CAL_PMLZooplankton_Concentration_Biomass_1968_2020
Description:	Epilimnetic zooplankton samples were collected midday using a 12L Schindler trap and pooled for depths of 0m, 3m, and 5m. Zooplankton were preserved in Lugol’s solution, enumerated, and identified to the genus level. Concentrations were calculated by dividing the total number of zooplankton counted by the volume of water sampled.
Data Table Name:	CAL_DOC_2012_2022
Description:	Dissolved organic carbon concentrations from 14 discrete depths (0, 1, 3, 5, 7.5, 10, 12.5, 15, 17.5, 20, 22.5, 25, 30, 32m) at Castle Lake.
Data Table Name:	CAL_DIC_2014_2022
Description:	Dissolved inorganic carbon concentrations from 13 discrete depths (0, 1, 3, 5, 7.5, 10, 12.5, 15, 17.5, 20, 22.5, 25, 30m) at Castle Lake.
Data Table Name:	CAL_Nutrients_1968_2020
Description:	Ammonium (NH4+), nitrate (NO3-), soluble reactive phosphorus (SRP), total dissolved phosphorus (TDP), and total phosphorus (TP) concentrations measured at nine depths (0, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 32m) at Castle Lake.
Data Table Name:	CAL_FishCatch_2009_2022
Description:	Measurements and descriptions of fish caught in gill nets at three different locations in Castle Lake between 2009 and 2022.
Data Table Name:	CAL_Fishstocking_1959_2022
Description:	Data for fingerling and catchable (fish that weigh <1oz) fish stocked into Castle Lake from 1959 through 2022. Fish stocking was suspended in 2008.
Data Table Name:	CAL_Bathymetry
Description:	Depth at specified latitudes and longitudes for creating bathymetric maps.

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Data Entities

Data Table


Data:	https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/edi/985/2/c723267be39e382270b2597a960c2320
Name:	CAL_AirTemp_1959_2022
Description:	Minimum, maximum, mean monthly air temperatures and precipitation data for the Castle Lake region from the PRISM Climate Group from Oregon State University.
Number of Records:	768
Number of Columns:	7

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Month

Date

Precipitation

minimum temperature

mean temperature

maximum temperature

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Date

ppt_mm

mintemp_C

meantemp_C

maxtemp_C

Definition:

Year sample collected

Month sample collected

Day sample collected

Average monthly precipitation

Minimum monthly air temperature

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Maximum monthly air temperature

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Data:	https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/edi/985/2/e5e9c44d949046a83ca472c38697b518
Name:	CAL_WaterTemp_1959_2022
Description:	Water temperatures at discrete meter increments (0m to ~30m) taken in Castle Lake from 1959-2022.
Number of Records:	50054
Number of Columns:	5

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Year

Month

Date

Depth

Temp_C

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Month

Date

Depth_m

Temp_C

Definition:

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Month sample collected

Day sample collected

Depth of temperature measurement

Temperature measurement

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Data:	https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/edi/985/2/ab640232fd7a03447dc1d357b304dd3a
Name:	CAL_IceOff_1962_2022
Description:	Castle Lake ice out dates from 1962-2022. The date of ice out is the day when the lake is completely ice-free.
Number of Records:	61
Number of Columns:	4

Table Structure

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Month

Iceout date

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Year

Month

Iceout_date

Julian_Day_Iceout

Definition:

Year of observation

Month sample collected

Day when lake is 100% ice-free

Julian day when lake is 100% ice-free

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Data:	https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/edi/985/2/c9cc877ba804e8267a4954eacc60e7eb
Name:	CAL_Secchi_1959_2022
Description:	Secchi measurements were determined by averaging the observation of the secchi disk being lowered until no longer visible, and then pulled up until visible through the water column to the nearest tenth of a meter by one or two practiced individuals.
Number of Records:	1216
Number of Columns:	4

Table Structure

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Date

Secchi_m

Column Name:

Year

Month

Date

Secchi_m

Definition:

Year measurement was taken

Month of the year

Date measurement was taken

Depth in meters

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Data:	https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/edi/985/2/f78c9d42e868837c5a58f1e8e70f90df
Name:	CAL_Chlorophyll_1982_2022
Description:	Chlorophyll-a concentrations measured at 10 depths (0, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, and 32m) from the deepest point of Castle Lake. Chlorophyll-a concentrations for the outflow of Castle Lake are included in 2022.
Number of Records:	3733
Number of Columns:	5

Table Structure

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concentration of chlorophyll A

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Year

Month

Date

Depth_m

chla_ug L^-1

Definition:

Year of observation

Month sample collected

Date sample collected

Depth of water column sample

Chlorophyll-a concentration

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Data:	https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/edi/985/2/bd2465ce937e1a9814392626eaae5010
Name:	CAL_PrimaryProductivity_1961_2022
Description:	The net rate of primary productivity at 13 depths (0, 1, 3, 5, 7.5, 10, 12.5, 15, 17.5, 20, 22.5, 25, 30m) in Castle Lake, measured using the C14 method. Net rates of primary productivity from 2019 to 2022 have been adjusted using a calibration curve to accommodate a change in counting machines.
Number of Records:	14834
Number of Columns:	5

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Date

Depth in meters

Net primary production

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Year

Month

Date

Depth_m

NetPPr_mg C m^3 h^-1

Definition:

Year of observation

Month sample collected

Date sample collected

Depth of water column sample

Net rate of primary productivity in mg C m^3 h^-1

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Data:	https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/edi/985/2/ee630946c9fc939e4ec54bf5511cf66d
Name:	CAL _Daily_Phytoplankton_1967_1984
Description:	Whole water column and mixed layer (0-5m) phytoplankton concentrations for Castle lake between 1967 and 1984.
Number of Records:	641
Number of Columns:	12

Table Structure

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Date

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Chlorophyceae_mm^3L^-1

Chrysophytceae_mm^3L^-1

Bacilariophyceae_mm^3L^-1

Dinophyceae_mm^3L^-1

Cyanophyceae_mm^3L^-1

Flagellates_mm^3L^-1

Euglenophyceae_mm^3L^-1

Cryptophyceae_mm^3L^-1

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Year

Month

Date

Water_Column_Integrated

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Chrysophytceae_mm^3L^-1

Bacilariophyceae_mm^3L^-1

Dinophyceae_mm^3L^-1

Cyanophyceae_mm^3L^-1

Flagellates_mm^3L^-1

Euglenophyceae_mm^3L^-1

Cryptophyceae_mm^3L^-1

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Year sample collected

Month sample collected

Day sample collected

Sample integrating whole water column or only mixed layer (0-5m)

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Concentration of chrysophytceae

Concentration of bacilariophyceae

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Concentration of cyanophyceae

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Data:	https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/edi/985/2/ffce0fe4638b77d00307e3fa434d1b71
Name:	CAL_PMLZooplankton_Concentration_Biomass_1968_2020
Description:	Epilimnetic zooplankton samples were collected midday using a 12L Schindler trap and pooled for depths of 0m, 3m, and 5m. Zooplankton were preserved in Lugol’s solution, enumerated, and identified to the genus level. Concentrations were calculated by dividing the total number of zooplankton counted by the volume of water sampled.
Number of Records:	784
Number of Columns:	20

Table Structure

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Year

Month

Date

Time

Depth

diaptomus_conc_indv*L^-1

cyclopoid_conc_indv*L^-1

daphnia_conc_indv*L^-1

bosmina_conc_indv*L^-1

holopedium_conc_indv*L^-1

Nauplii_conc_indv*L^-1

Diaphanosoma_conc_indv*L^-1

Polyphemus_conc_indv*L^-1

total_conc

diaptomus_biomass_microg*L^-1

cyclopoid_biomass_microg*L^-1

daphnia_biomass_microg*L^-1

bosmina_biomass_microg*L^-1

holopedium_biomass_microg*L^-1

total_biomass

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Year

Month

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diaptomus_conc_indv*L^-1

cyclopoid_conc_indv*L^-1

daphnia_conc_indv*L^-1

bosmina_conc_indv*L^-1

holopedium_conc_indv*L^-1

Nauplii_conc_indv*L^-1

Diaphanosoma_conc_indv*L^-1

Polyphemus_conc_indv*L^-1

total_conc

diaptomus_biomass_microg*L^-1

cyclopoid_biomass_microg*L^-1

daphnia_biomass_microg*L^-1

bosmina_biomass_microg*L^-1

holopedium_biomass_microg*L^-1

total_biomass

Definition:

Year sample collected

Month sample collected

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The relative time of day the sample was collected

Depth of water column sample in meters

Diaptomus novamexicanus concentration measured in sample

Diacyclops thomasi concentration measured in sample

Daphnia rosea concentration measured in sample

Bosmina longirostris concentration measured in sample

Holopedium gibberum concentration measured in sample

Nauplii instars I - VI concentration measured in sample

Diaphanosoma sp. concentration measured in sample

Polyphemus pediculus concentration measured in sample

Sum of all zooplankton genus concentrations

Diaptomus novamexicanus biomass measured in sample

Diacyclops thomasi biomass measured in sample

Daphnia rosea biomass measured in sample

Bosmina longirostris biomass measured in sample

Holopedium gibberum biomass measured in sample

Sum of all zooplankton genus biomasses

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Code Definition

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Data:	https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/edi/985/2/eddabb3649c33e04c96851908f2a9d85
Name:	CAL_DOC_2012_2022
Description:	Dissolved organic carbon concentrations from 14 discrete depths (0, 1, 3, 5, 7.5, 10, 12.5, 15, 17.5, 20, 22.5, 25, 30, 32m) at Castle Lake.
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Number of Columns:	5

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Data:	https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/edi/985/2/0a19f8502e8304dfaf3d4934afea5c1d
Name:	CAL_DIC_2014_2022
Description:	Dissolved inorganic carbon concentrations from 13 discrete depths (0, 1, 3, 5, 7.5, 10, 12.5, 15, 17.5, 20, 22.5, 25, 30m) at Castle Lake.
Number of Records:	1573
Number of Columns:	5

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Year sample collected

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Data:	https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/edi/985/2/4c009429e5083d80478e537be4203c31
Name:	CAL_Nutrients_1968_2020
Description:	Ammonium (NH4+), nitrate (NO3-), soluble reactive phosphorus (SRP), total dissolved phosphorus (TDP), and total phosphorus (TP) concentrations measured at nine depths (0, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 32m) at Castle Lake.
Number of Records:	6375
Number of Columns:	9

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Year

Month

Date

Depth

NH4-N_ppb

NO3-N_ppb

SRP_ppb

TDP_ppb

TP_ppb

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Year

Month

Date

Depth_m

NH4-N_ppb

NO3-N_ppb

SRP_ppb

TDP_ppb

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Year sample collected

Month sample collected

Date sample collected

Depth of sample collected. Measured in meter

Ammonium concentration

Nitrate concentration

Soluble reactive phosphorus concentration

Total dissolved phosphorus concentration

Total phosphorus concentration

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Data:	https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/edi/985/2/9b5d4d587eb65009098a3e9ee2a22bf8
Name:	CAL_FishCatch_2009_2022
Description:	Measurements and descriptions of fish caught in gill nets at three different locations in Castle Lake between 2009 and 2022.
Number of Records:	2042
Number of Columns:	11

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Year

Month

Date

Location

Depth

Species

Fish Number

Stable Isotope

Total length of fish in centimeters

Weight in grams

Sex

Column Name:

Year

Month

Date

Location

Depth

Species

Fish_No

TL_cm

Weight_g

Sex

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Year sample collected

Month sample collected

Date sample collected

Nets are set at the dock (western shore), spring (south western shore), or cirque face (south shore) of the lake

Nets are set in a shallow location nearer the shore (bottom of the net approximately 3m in depth) or deep (bottom of the net approximately 6m in depth)

The different fish species that are stocked to the lake: Rainbow trout (RT), Brook trout (BT), or Golden shiner (GS)

Each fish sample is assigned a unique number associated with the year it was caught starting at 1. Formatted year_order of capture (ei; 2009_001 = the first fish caught in 2009)

Carbon to nitrogen stable isotope ratio measured from muscle tissue: delta carbon/delta nitrogen

Total length of the fish

Weight of fish

Fish is identified to be male (M) or female (F)

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Code Definition

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Definition	Location near the boat entry of the lake
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Code Definition

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Definition	The boat dock associated with the research site
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Code Definition

Code	Spring
Definition	Location near the eastern edge of the lake
Source

Code Definition

Code	T2 (middle)
Definition	Mid-water location
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Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

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Definition	measurement from 7.0 meters and below
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Code Definition

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Code Definition

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Definition	measurement from 6.9 meters and above
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Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	BT
Definition	brown trout, Salmo trutta
Source

Code Definition

Code	GS
Definition	golden shiner, Notemigonus crysoleucas
Source

Code Definition

Code	RT
Definition	rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss
Source

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Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

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Definition	female
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Code Definition

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Code Definition

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Definition	male
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Data:	https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/edi/985/2/ce8a84572f0cfb0661c5504da7bb9a76
Name:	CAL_Fishstocking_1959_2022
Description:	Data for fingerling and catchable (fish that weigh <1oz) fish stocked into Castle Lake from 1959 through 2022. Fish stocking was suspended in 2008.
Number of Records:	64
Number of Columns:	5

Table Structure

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Number_Fingerling

Number of Catchable Fingerlings/Juveniles

Total Weight of Fingerlings

Total Weight of Catchable Fish

Column Name:

Year

Number_Fingerling

Number_Catchable

TotalWeight_Fingerling

TotalWeight_Catchable

Definition:

Year fish stocked

Number of fingerling fish stocked

Number of catchable fish stocked

Weight of fingerling fish stocked

Weight of catchable fish stocked

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Data:	https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/edi/985/2/7bf9d41990d005dc5509281fdd6f51ff
Name:	CAL_Bathymetry
Description:	Depth at specified latitudes and longitudes for creating bathymetric maps.
Number of Records:	6845
Number of Columns:	3

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Depth

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Latitude

Longitude

Depth_m

Definition:

Latitude

Longitude

Depth of point

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Data Package Usage Rights

This information is released under the Creative Commons license - Attribution - CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). The consumer of these data ("Data User" herein) is required to cite it appropriately in any publication that results from its use. The Data User should realize that these data may be actively used by others for ongoing research and that coordination may be necessary to prevent duplicate publication. The Data User is urged to contact the authors of these data if any questions about methodology or results occur. Where appropriate, the Data User is encouraged to consider collaboration or co-authorship with the authors. The Data User should realize that misinterpretation of data may occur if used out of context of the original study. While substantial efforts are made to ensure the accuracy of data and associated documentation, complete accuracy of data sets cannot be guaranteed. All data are made available "as is." The Data User should be aware, however, that data are updated periodically and it is the responsibility of the Data User to check for new versions of the data. The data authors and the repository where these data were obtained shall not be liable for damages resulting from any use or misinterpretation of the data. Thank you.

Keywords

By Thesaurus:
LTER Controlled Vocabulary	water column, alpine, limnology, aquatic ecosystems, bathymetry, lakes, dissolved nutrients, long term monitoring, temperature, primary production, primary productivity, zooplankton, fishes, fires, phytoplankton
(No thesaurus)	Global Changes, Ice, mountain, water quality

Methods and Protocols

These methods, instrumentation and/or protocols apply to all data in this dataset:

Methods and protocols used in the collection of this data package

Description:

Secchi measurements were determined by averaging the observation of the secchi disk being lowered until no longer visible, and then pulled up until visible through the water column to the nearest tenth of a meter by one or two practiced individuals.

Description:

Minimum, maximum, mean monthly air temperatures and precipitation data were taken from the PRISM Climate Group from Oregon State University. PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University, http://prism.oregonstate.edu, created 15 April 2021.

Description:

Water temperature was measured using a YSI probe starting in 1959, Biospherical Instruments Inc. BIC UV radiometer from 2014-2018, and RBR concerto or maestro high frequency profiler from 2019-2022. Temperatures for each meter increment depth were determined from 2014-2022 by averaging the temperatures measured 0.2m above and below each depth increment (for example, the temperature recorded for 15m is an average of measurements taken between 14.8m and 15.2m).

Description:

Ice out dates for Castle Lake are determined using in person visits to the lake or daily game camera photos of the basin. The lake is considered to be ice-free when 100% of the ice if off of the lake.

Description:

Chlorophyll a measurements: water from depth (0, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, and 32m) was collected into 1L bottles with a Van Dorn and filtered through a 250µm mesh to exclude any zooplankton and larger particles. For each depth sampled, two replicates of 150mL were filtered through Whatman GF/F 1825 47mm glass fiber filters and frozen immediately until processing.

To process, chlorophyll-a filters were placed into dark film cannisters with 20mL of methanol and left in a fridge for 24 hours for extraction (Marker 1972; Arar & Collins 1997). Once extraction time was complete, 6mL of methanol from each sample was pipetted into glass test tubes and chlorophyll-a was measured using a Turner 10-AU fluorometer.

Description:

The rate of primary productivity was determined at 13 discrete depths using the C14 method by incubating one dark and two light bottles for 4 hours during peak daylight hours (Steeman-Nielsen 1951; Goldman 1960). 50mL of water from each bottle was filtered onto 0.45µm Millipore membrane filters, dried, and counted on a Protean Instrument Corporation Model IPC-650. Rates of PPr from 2019-2022 are adjusted using the equation y=0.6056x + 0.0681 that was created to accommodate for a change in counting machines starting in 2019.

Description:

Epilimnetic zooplankton samples were collected midday using a 12L Schindler trap and pooled for depths of 0m, 3m, and 5m. Zooplankton were preserved in Lugol’s solution, enumerated, and identified to the genus level. Concentrations were calculated by dividing the total number of zooplankton counted by the volume of water sampled

Description:

Dissolved organic carbon was analyzed for water from discrete depths filtered through pre-combusted (400C for 4 hours) Whatman 1825-025 GF/F filter and measured on a Shimadzu TOC-V.

Description:

Dissolved inorganic carbon was analyzed for raw water from 13 discrete depths and measured on a Shimadzu TOC-V.

Description:

Ammonium (NH4+, ppb), nitrate (NO3-, ppb), soluble reactive phosphorus (SRP, ppb), total dissolved phosphorus (TDP, ppb), and total phosphorus (TP, ppb) measured at nine depths (with the 10m depth replicated) through the Castle Lake water column. Water was filtered through Whatman GF-C 1822-025 filters (with the exception of TP samples run on raw water), frozen, and concentrations were measured spectrophotometrically. Ammonium concentrations were measured by reacting samples with phenol, sodium hypochlorite, and potassium nitroferrocyanide (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency). Nitrate samples were measured by reducing samples with a hydrazine-copper solution (Lamphake et al. 1967). Soluble Reactive phosphorus concentrations were measured by acidifying samples with ammonium molybdate and reducing with ascorbic acid (Murphy & Riley 1962). Total phosphorus was measured by digesting samples with potassium persulfate and autoclaving for 45 mins.

Description:

Fish were caught using a gill nets (30m long, 2m high, with 6-38mm mesh size) in different locations around Castle Lake (the dock located on the western shore, the spring located on the south western shore, and the cirque face located on the southernmost shore. Three fish species occur in the lake: Rainbow trout (RT), Brook trout (BT), and Golden shiners (GS). Each fish is measure for length, weight, and muscle tissue is taken for stable isotope analysis.

Description:

Data for fingerling and catchable (fish that weigh <1oz) fish stocked into Castle Lake from 1959 through 2019. Fish stocking was suspended in 2008.

Description:

Depth at specified latitudes and longitudes for creating bathymetric maps.

People and Organizations

Publishers:

Organization:

Environmental Data Initiative

Email Address:

info@edirepository.org

Web Address:

https://edirepository.org

Id:

https://ror.org/0330j0z60

Creators:

Individual:

PhD Sudeep Chandra

Organization:

University of Nevada, Reno

Position:

Professor of Limnology and Conservation Ecology

Email Address:

sudeep@unr.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1724-5154

Individual:

Erin K Suenaga

Organization:

University of Nevada, Reno

Position:

Specialist Limnology Researcher

Email Address:

esuenaga@unr.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1020-3755

Individual:

Facundo Scordo

Organization:

Unversity of Nevada, Reno

Position:

Postdoctoral Reseracher

Email Address:

scordo@agro.uba.ar

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6182-7368

Individual:

Tyler A Daniel

Organization:

Environmental Data Initiative

Position:

Data Fellow & Data Manager

Email Address:

tyler.anne.daniel@gmail.com

Contacts:

Individual:

PhD Sudeep Chandra

Organization:

University of Nevada, Reno

Position:

Professor of Limnology and Conservation Ecology

Email Address:

sudeep@unr.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1724-5154

Associated Parties:

Individual:

Charles R Goldman

Organization:

Univeristy of California, Davis

Position:

Professor Emeritus

Phone:

530-400-8105 (voice)

Email Address:

goldmantahoe@yahoo.com

Role:

Initial Director of the Research Station

Temporal, Geographic and Taxonomic Coverage

Temporal, Geographic and/or Taxonomic information that applies to all data in this dataset:

Time Period

Begin:

1959

End:

2020

Geographic Region:

Description:

A glacial cirque, 5440 ft (1658.11 m) above sea level, in a pristine but accessible area of Northern California’s Siskiyou Mountains. One of 25 alpine and sub-alpine lakes within the larger Upper Sacramento River Watershed near Mount Shasta.

Bounding Coordinates:

Northern:	41.64374	Southern:	40.7259965
Western:	-122.974693	Eastern:	-122.002403

Taxonomic Range:

General Coverage:

Phytoplankton identified from water samples to class

Classification:

Rank Name:

Kingdom

Rank Value:

Plantae

Common Name:

plants

Identifer:

https://www.itis.gov
ID: 202422

Classification:

Rank Name:

Subkingdom

Rank Value:

Viridiplantae

Common Name:

green plants

Identifer:

https://www.itis.gov
ID: 954898

Classification:

Rank Name:

Infrakingdom

Rank Value:

Chlorophyta

Common Name:

green algae

Identifer:

https://www.itis.gov
ID: 846493

Classification:

Rank Name:

Division

Rank Value:

Chlorophyta

Common Name:

green algae

Identifer:

https://www.itis.gov
ID: 5414

Classification:

Rank Name:

Subdivision

Rank Value:

Chlorophytina

Identifer:

https://www.itis.gov
ID: 846499

Classification:

Rank Name:	Class
Rank Value:	Chlorophyceae
Identifer:	https://www.itis.gov ID: 5415

Taxonomic Range:

Classification:

Rank Name:

Kingdom

Rank Value:

Chromista

Identifer:

https://www.itis.gov
ID: 630578

Classification:

Rank Name:

Subkingdom

Rank Value:

Chromista

Identifer:

https://www.itis.gov
ID: 590735

Classification:

Rank Name:

Division

Rank Value:

Pyrrophycophyta

Identifer:

https://www.itis.gov
ID: 9873

Classification:

Rank Name:	Class
Rank Value:	Dinophyceae
Identifer:	https://www.itis.gov ID: 9874

Taxonomic Range:

Classification:

Rank Name:

Kingdom

Rank Value:

Bacteria

Common Name:

bacteria

Identifer:

https://www.itis.gov
ID: 50

Classification:

Rank Name:

Subkingdom

Rank Value:

Negibacteria

Identifer:

https://www.itis.gov
ID: 956096

Classification:

Rank Name:

Phylum

Rank Value:

Cyanobacteria

Common Name:

blue-green algae

Identifer:

https://www.itis.gov
ID: 956108

Classification:

Rank Name:	Class
Rank Value:	Cyanophyceae
Identifer:	https://www.itis.gov ID: 602

Taxonomic Range:

Classification:

Rank Name:

Kingdom

Rank Value:

Protozoa

Identifer:

https://www.itis.gov
ID: 630577

Classification:

Rank Name:

Phylum

Rank Value:

Euglenophycota

Identifer:

https://www.itis.gov
ID: 9601

Classification:

Rank Name:	Class
Rank Value:	Euglenophyceae
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Kingdom

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Chromista

Identifer:

https://www.itis.gov
ID: 630578

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Subkingdom

Rank Value:

Chromista

Identifer:

https://www.itis.gov
ID: 590735

Classification:

Rank Name:

Division

Rank Value:

Cryptophycophyta

Identifer:

https://www.itis.gov
ID: 10597

Classification:

Rank Name:	Class
Rank Value:	Cryptophyceae
Identifer:	https://www.itis.gov ID: 10598

Taxonomic Range:

Classification:

Rank Name:

Kingdom

Rank Value:

Chromista

Identifer:

https://www.itis.gov
ID: 630578

Classification:

Rank Name:

Subkingdom

Rank Value:

Chromista

Identifer:

https://www.itis.gov
ID: 590735

Classification:

Rank Name:

Division

Rank Value:

Chrysophyta

Identifer:

https://www.itis.gov
ID: 1447

Classification:

Rank Name:	Class
Rank Value:	Chrysophyceae
Identifer:	https://www.itis.gov ID: 1448

Taxonomic Range:

Classification:

Rank Name:

Kingdom

Rank Value:

Chromista

Identifer:

https://www.itis.gov
ID: 630578

Classification:

Rank Name:

Subkingdom

Rank Value:

Harosa

Identifer:

https://www.itis.gov
ID: 969910

Classification:

Rank Name:

Infrakingdom

Rank Value:

Halvaria

Identifer:

https://www.itis.gov
ID: 969912

Classification:

Rank Name:

Division

Rank Value:

Ochrophyta

Identifer:

https://www.itis.gov
ID: 969917

Classification:

Rank Name:	Class
Rank Value:	Bacillariophyceae
Common Name:	diatoms
Identifer:	https://www.itis.gov ID: 2287

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Classification:

Rank Name:	Class
Rank Value:	flagellates

Taxonomic Range:

Classification:

Rank Name:

Kingdom

Rank Value:

Animalia

Common Name:

animals

Identifer:

https://www.itis.gov
ID: 202423

Classification:

Rank Name:

Subkingdom

Rank Value:

Bilateria

Identifer:

https://www.itis.gov
ID: 914154

Classification:

Rank Name:

Infrakingdom

Rank Value:

Deuterostomia

Identifer:

https://www.itis.gov
ID: 914156

Classification:

Rank Name:

Phylum

Rank Value:

Chordata

Common Name:

chordates

Identifer:

https://www.itis.gov
ID: 158852

Classification:

Rank Name:

Subphylum

Rank Value:

Vertebrata

Common Name:

vertebrates

Identifer:

https://www.itis.gov
ID: 331030

Classification:

Rank Name:

Infraphylum

Rank Value:

Gnathostomata

Identifer:

https://www.itis.gov
ID: 914179

Classification:

Rank Name:

Superclass

Rank Value:

Actinopterygii

Common Name:

ray-finned fishes

Identifer:

https://www.itis.gov
ID: 161061

Classification:

Rank Name:

Class

Rank Value:

Teleostei

Identifer:

https://www.itis.gov
ID: 161105

Classification:

Rank Name:

Superorder

Rank Value:

Protacanthopterygii

Identifer:

https://www.itis.gov
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Classification:

Rank Name:

Order

Rank Value:

Salmoniformes

Common Name:

salmons

Identifer:

https://www.itis.gov
ID: 161929

Classification:

Rank Name:

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Rank Value:

Salmonidae

Common Name:

salmonids

Identifer:

https://www.itis.gov
ID: 161931

Classification:

Rank Name:

Subfamily

Rank Value:

Salmoninae

Identifer:

https://www.itis.gov
ID: 623286

Classification:

Rank Name:

Genus

Rank Value:

Oncorhynchus

Common Name:

Pacific salmon

Identifer:

https://www.itis.gov
ID: 161974

Classification:

Rank Name:	Species
Rank Value:	Oncorhynchus mykiss
Common Name:	rainbow trout
Identifer:	https://www.itis.gov ID: 161989

Taxonomic Range:

Classification:

Rank Name:

Kingdom

Rank Value:

Animalia

Common Name:

animals

Identifer:

https://www.itis.gov
ID: 202423

Classification:

Rank Name:

Subkingdom

Rank Value:

Bilateria

Identifer:

https://www.itis.gov
ID: 914154

Classification:

Rank Name:

Infrakingdom

Rank Value:

Deuterostomia

Identifer:

https://www.itis.gov
ID: 914156

Classification:

Rank Name:

Phylum

Rank Value:

Chordata

Common Name:

chordates

Identifer:

https://www.itis.gov
ID: 158852

Classification:

Rank Name:

Subphylum

Rank Value:

Vertebrata

Common Name:

vertebrates

Identifer:

https://www.itis.gov
ID: 331030

Classification:

Rank Name:

Infraphylum

Rank Value:

Gnathostomata

Identifer:

https://www.itis.gov
ID: 914179

Classification:

Rank Name:

Superclass

Rank Value:

Actinopterygii

Common Name:

ray-finned fishes

Identifer:

https://www.itis.gov
ID: 161061

Classification:

Rank Name:

Class

Rank Value:

Teleostei

Identifer:

https://www.itis.gov
ID: 161105

Classification:

Rank Name:

Superorder

Rank Value:

Protacanthopterygii

Identifer:

https://www.itis.gov
ID: 161928

Classification:

Rank Name:

Order

Rank Value:

Salmoniformes

Common Name:

salmons

Identifer:

https://www.itis.gov
ID: 161929

Classification:

Rank Name:

Family

Rank Value:

Salmonidae

Common Name:

salmonids

Identifer:

https://www.itis.gov
ID: 161931

Classification:

Rank Name:

Subfamily

Rank Value:

Salmoninae

Identifer:

https://www.itis.gov
ID: 623286

Classification:

Rank Name:

Genus

Rank Value:

Salmo

Common Name:

Atlantic salmon

Identifer:

https://www.itis.gov
ID: 161994

Classification:

Rank Name:	Species
Rank Value:	Salmo trutta
Common Name:	brown trout
Identifer:	https://www.itis.gov ID: 161997

Taxonomic Range:

Classification:

Rank Name:

Kingdom

Rank Value:

Animalia

Common Name:

animals

Identifer:

https://www.itis.gov
ID: 202423

Classification:

Rank Name:

Subkingdom

Rank Value:

Bilateria

Identifer:

https://www.itis.gov
ID: 914154

Classification:

Rank Name:

Infrakingdom

Rank Value:

Deuterostomia

Identifer:

https://www.itis.gov
ID: 914156

Classification:

Rank Name:

Phylum

Rank Value:

Chordata

Common Name:

chordates

Identifer:

https://www.itis.gov
ID: 158852

Classification:

Rank Name:

Subphylum

Rank Value:

Vertebrata

Common Name:

vertebrates

Identifer:

https://www.itis.gov
ID: 331030

Classification:

Rank Name:

Infraphylum

Rank Value:

Gnathostomata

Identifer:

https://www.itis.gov
ID: 914179

Classification:

Rank Name:

Superclass

Rank Value:

Actinopterygii

Common Name:

ray-finned fishes

Identifer:

https://www.itis.gov
ID: 161061

Classification:

Rank Name:

Class

Rank Value:

Teleostei

Identifer:

https://www.itis.gov
ID: 161105

Classification:

Rank Name:

Superorder

Rank Value:

Ostariophysi

Identifer:

https://www.itis.gov
ID: 162845

Classification:

Rank Name:

Order

Rank Value:

Cypriniformes

Common Name:

minnows

Identifer:

https://www.itis.gov
ID: 162846

Classification:

Rank Name:

Superfamily

Rank Value:

Cyprinoidea

Identifer:

https://www.itis.gov
ID: 638796

Classification:

Rank Name:

Family

Rank Value:

Cyprinidae

Common Name:

carps

Identifer:

https://www.itis.gov
ID: 163342

Classification:

Rank Name:

Genus

Rank Value:

Notemigonus

Common Name:

golden shiners

Identifer:

https://www.itis.gov
ID: 163367

Classification:

Rank Name:	Species
Rank Value:	Notemigonus crysoleucas
Common Name:	golden shiner
Identifer:	https://www.itis.gov ID: 163368

Taxonomic Range:

Classification:

Rank Name:	Genus
Rank Value:	diaptomus

Taxonomic Range:

Classification:

Rank Name:	Order
Rank Value:	cyclopoid

Taxonomic Range:

Classification:

Rank Name:	Genus
Rank Value:	daphnia

Taxonomic Range:

Classification:

Rank Name:	Genus
Rank Value:	bosmina

Taxonomic Range:

Classification:

Rank Name:	Genus
Rank Value:	holopedium

Project

Parent Project Information:

Title:

Castle Lake Environmental Research and Education Program (CLEREP)

Personnel:

Individual:

PhD Sudeep Chandra

Organization:

Univerisity of Nevada, Reno

Position:

Professor of Limnology and Conservation Ecology

Email Address:

sudeep@unr.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1724-5154

Role:

Director of Program

Maintenance

Maintenance:

Description:

This data set is a part of the University of Nevada, Reno long-term data collection project at Castle Lake. It is an ongoing project that will have updates annually. New data sets may be added in future revisions (ei benthic invertebrate composition, snow water equivalent data, water chemistry, etc). Currently published files contained within the data package may be updated once samples have been processed within the off-site laboratory.

Data package updated with 2021 and 2022 measurements in April 2023.

Frequency:

annually

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Mountain Lake Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Climate Data since 1959 at Castle Lake

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Mountain Lake Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Climate Data since 1959 at Castle Lake

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