Horseshoe 3 (H3)

Description of Site: This site is just North and approximately 0.5 km in front of Horseshoe Dam. It represents the lacustrine zone.

Physico-chemical Parameters 10/6/99
Time Depth (m) Temp (C) DO (ppm) DO (%sat) pH SpCond. Turbidity (NTU's)
1455:38 0 24.05 6.45 79.3 9.21 503 0
1455:09 1.2 24.04 6.33 77.8 9.19 5.03 1.6
1454:46 2.8 24 6.12 75.1 9.17 503 1.5
1454:27 4.5 23.98 5.93 72.8 9.15 504 2.3
1453:53 6.2 23.98 4.86 59.6 9.01 498 2.6
1453:18 7.7 23.46 1.72 20.9 8.47 475 15.6
1452:47 9.8 23.13 0.38 4.6 8.28 447 19.6
1452:01 10.6 22.8 0.26 3.2 8.2 418 22
1451:43 13.1 22.6 0.31 3.7 8.19 465 26

 
Depth (m) Total Phos. (ppm) Orthophos. (ppm) Nitrate (ppm) Ammonia (ppm) Total N (ppm) Dissolved Fe (ppm) Total Fe (ppm) Chl a (mg/m3) Pheophytin a (mg/m3)
0 0.049 ND ND 0.12 0.67 ND ND 7.668 4.572
6 0.049 ND ND 0.15 0.82 ND ND 1.32 0.832

 
Depth (m) Chloride (ppm) Sulfate (ppm) Total Mn (ppm) Diss. Mn (ppm) Silica (ppm) TSS (ppm) TOC (ppm) DOC (ppm) UV254 (cm-1)
0 19 49 ND ND 21 0 ------------ ------------- -------------
6 19 49 ND ND 21 0 ------------- ------------- --------------

Secchi Depth:1.98 meters

Phytoplankton (0.5 meters)
 
Division Genus Units/ml
Cyanophyta Anabaenopsis 240
Cyanophyta Spirulina 320
Chlorophyta Ankistrodesmus 400
Chlorophyta Chlamydomonas 720
Chlorophyta Chlorella 1680
Chlorophyta Coccomonas 1280
Chlorophyta Crucigenia 640
Chlorophyta Dictyosphaerium 80
Chlorophyta Microspora 3200
Chrysophyta Diatoma 400
Chrysophyta Diploneis 160
Chrysophyta Nitzchia 240
Pyrrophyta Ceratium 80
Pyrrophyta Gloeodinium 400

Phytoplankton (6 meters)
 
Division Genus Units/ml
Cyanophyta Anabaenopsis 320
Cyanophyta Spirulina 160
Chlorophyta Chlamydomonas 560
Chlorophyta Chlorella 1520
Chlorophyta Coccomonas 720
Chlorophyta Cosmarium 80
Chlorophyta Crucigenia 880
Chlorophyta Microspora 2560
Chlorophyta Polytoma 80
Chlorophyta Schoederia 160
Euglenophyta Trachelomonas 240
Pyrrophyta Glenodinium 400
Pyrrophyta Gloeodinium 320

Zooplankton
 
Order Suborder Genus #/m3
Cladocera Bosminidae Bosmina 6.68
Cladocera Chydoridae Chydorus 14.32
Copepoda Cyclopoida Mesocyclops 8.59

Results from9/8/99