LMR watershed temporal DNA metabarcoding 2016 study. This dataset is associated with the following publication: Smucker, N., E. Pilgrim, H. Wu, C. Nietch, J. Darling, M. Molina, B. Johnson, and L. Yuan. Characterizing temporal variability in streams supports nutrient indicator development using diatom and bacterial DNA metabarcoding. SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT. Elsevier BV, AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS, 831: 154960, (2022).