Articles | Volume 22, issue 12
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-6383-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-6383-2018
Research article
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10 Dec 2018
Research article |  | 10 Dec 2018

Hydrogeochemical controls on brook trout spawning habitats in a coastal stream

Martin A. Briggs, Judson W. Harvey, Stephen T. Hurley, Donald O. Rosenberry, Timothy McCobb, Dale Werkema, and John W. Lane Jr.

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Brook trout are known to seek out groundwater-discharge zones for spawning. However, in a groundwater-dominated system, we observed trout using a few locations for repeatedly laying eggs. To improve the management of this cold-water species, we wanted to know why these specific groundwater-discharge zones were desirable. Through a combination of geophysical and chemical measurements, we found that locations where the stream intersects the sandy valley wall create oxygen-rich seepage zones.