Harnish Creek

Fryxell basin, Taylor Valley      Waterbody ID: 10

 

Description

Harnish Creek is a continuously gauged stream at the F7 gauge. Stream length: 5.1 km.

 

Environmental data

Hydrological, biological, chemical, and physical property measurements have been made for a number of McMurdo Dry Valley streams and lakes.

See: LTER Data

 

Diatom taxa found in
Harnish Creek

  • Achnanthes taylorensis
  • Hantzschia abundans
  • Hantzschia amphioxys
  • Hantzschia amphioxys f. muelleri
  • Humidophila arcuata var. parallela
  • Luticola austroatlantica
  • Luticola dolia
  • Luticola laeta
  • Luticola mcknightiae
  • Luticola mutica
  • Luticola muticopsis
  • Luticola permuticopsis
  • Mayamaea atomus
  • Mayamaea atomus var. #1
  • Muelleria meridionalis
  • Muelleria peraustralis
  • Navicula shackletoni
  • Nitzschia australocommutata
  • Stauroneis latistauros

Harnish Creek, Taylor Valley.

See: Overview maps

 

Early snowmelt in Harnish Creek. 2001. Photo: Justin Joslin.

 

Chris Jaros measuring high flow, Harnish Creek. 2001. Photo: Lee Turner.

 

Upper reaches of Harnish Creek. 2001. Photo: Chris Jaros.

 

Chris Jaros measuring high flow, Harnish Creek. 2002. Photo: Lee Turner.