Canyon 3 (C3)

Description of Site: This site is to the Northwest of C2 and representative of true lacustrine conditions.
GPS Coordinates: 330 32.71 N   1110 26.12  W

8/24/99
Physico-chemical Parameters
Time Depth (m) Temp (C) pH SpCond Salinity (ppt) D.O. (% sat) D.O. (mg/l) Turbidity (NTU's)
1301:58 0 30.13 8.49 1542 0.8 91.4 6.65 0
1301:43 1.1 27.14 8.47 1455 0.8 87.2 6.68 0
1301:11 2.6 24.12 8.1 1367 0.7 62.4 5.06 0
1300:38 4.3 23.89 8.04 1359 0.7 57.3 4.66 0
1300:10 5.8 23.62 8 1352 0.7 52.8 4.32 0.2
1259:37 7.7 23.5 7.94 1349 0.7 47.5 3.89 0.8
1259:10 9.7 23.01 7.91 1336 0.7 42.3 3.5 1
1258:54 11.3 22.96 7.9 1330 0.7 41.5 3.44 1
1258:41 12.5 22.94 7.9 1334 0.7 40.8 3.38 0.9
1258:26 13.8 22.9 7.89 1332 0.7 39.2 3.25 0.9
1258:08 16.6 22.68 7.89 1326 0.7 38.7 3.22 1
1257:47 18.5 22.61 7.9 1324 0.7 39 3.25 0.7
1257:19 20.1 22.41 7.9 1318 0.7 37 3.09 0.4
1256:54 21.4 22.39 7.9 1319 0.7 36 3.02 0.4
1256:32 23.4 22.13 7.91 1311 0.7 34.7 2.92 0.7
1256:12 25.4 21.88 7.91 1305 0.7 32.9 2.78 1.1
1255:53 27 21.49 7.92 1295 0.7 31.7 2.7 1.2
1255:36 28.9 21.34 7.93 1294 0.7 31.5 2.69 1.2
1255:15 30.2 21.27 7.94 1288 0.7 31.4 2.69 1.2
1254:51 32.1 21.15 7.95 1289 0.7 31.8 2.72 1.8
1254:18 34 21.11 7.94 1285 0.7 32.2 2.76 2.1

 
Depth (m) Ammonia (mg/l) Nitrate (mg/l) TKN (mg/l) Ortho P (mg/l) Total P (mg/l) Sulfate (mg/l) Chloride (mg/l) TOC DOC UV254
0 ND ND <1 ND 0.031 58 304 4.36 NS 0.0572
3 ND ND <1 ND 0.033 54 304 ------------ ------------ --------------
32 ND ND <1 ND 0.032 57 319 ------------ ------------ --------------

 
Depth (m) Dissolved Fe (mg/l) Dissolved Mn (mg/l) Total Fe (mg/l) Total Mn (mg/l) Silica (mg/l) TSS Chl a (mg/m3) Pheophytin a (mg/m3)
0 0.028 0.02 0.04 0.02 13.9 5 1.828 1.408
3 0.030 0.02 0.08 0.04 13.9 ND 0.472 0.392
32 0.034 0.02 0.04 0.02 15.9 3 --------------- ----------------

Secchi Depth: 2.56 meters

Phytoplankton
0.5 m
Division Genus Units/ml
Cyanophyta Aphanocapsa 560
Cyanophyta Gloeocapsa 320
Cyanophyta Holopedium 80
Cyanophtya Merismopedia 80
Cyanophyta Spirulina 960
Chlorophyta Carteria 80
Chlorophyta Chlamydomonas 800
Chlorophyta Crucigenia 1200
Chlorophtya Golenkiniopsis 80
Chlorophyta Polytoma 1200
Chrysophyta Chlamydomyxa 80
Chrysophyta Dinobryon 1520
Chrysophyta Synedra 1120
Pyrrophyta Massartia 240

3 m
Division Genus Units/ml
Cyanophyta Anabaenopsis 480
Cyanophyta Aphanocapsa 400
Cyanophtya Chroococcus 400
Cyanophyta Spirulina 880
Chlorophyta Chlamydomonas 320
Chlorophyta Crucigenia 560
Chlorophyta Polyblepharides 80
Chlorophyta Polytoma 640
Chlorophyta Quadrigula 80
Chlorophyta Treubaria 640
Chrysophtya Dinobryon 560
Chrysophyta Synedra 480
Chrysophyta Tabellaria 160
Pyrrophyta Massartia 240

Zooplankton
Order Suborder Genus #/m3
Copepoda Calanoida Leptodiaptomus 1.19
Copepoda Cyclopoida Mesocyclops 6.21
Copepoda Cyclopoida Paracyclops 2.63
Cladocera Bosminidae Bosmina 1.91
Cladocera Sididae Diaphanasoma 2.15
Cladocera Sididae Moina 0.48