Roosevelt in Front of Dam (RD)

Description of Site: This site is approximately 400 meters in front of (to the East of) Roosevelt Dam. It represents true lacustrine conditions.
GPS Coordinates: 330 40.83 N   1110 09.28 W

7/19/99
Lake Elevation: 2079.95 ft above sea level
Physico-chemical Parameters
Time Depth (m) Temp (C) pH SpCond Salinity (ppt) D.O. (% sat) D.O. (mg/l) Turbidity (NTU's)
1434:51 0 30.66 8.6 1696 0.9 94.7 6.82 0
1434:30 1 28.04 8.67 1614 0.9 95.8 7.22 1.1
1424:12 2.4 27.57 8.67 1618 0.9 94.2 7.16 1.7
1433:52 3.8 27.4 8.65 1599 0.8 90.6 6.91 1.4
1433:34 5.2 27.26 8.57 1582 0.8 83.7 6.39 1.2
1433:20 6.6 27.16 8.51 1599 0.8 79.9 6.12 1.2
1432:49 6.9 27.15 8.49 1598 0.8 76.4 5.85 1.2
1432:21 8.1 26.92 8.3 1604 0.9 55.5 4.27 1.6
1431:44 10.4 22.03 7.6 1406 0.7 3.4 0.29 4
1431:19 12 19.23 7.58 1291 0.7 2.5 0.23 4.8
1431:00 13.5 18.36 7.58 1246 0.7 3.8 0.34 5.1
1430:39 14.9 16.8 7.58 1180 0.6 6.1 0.57 5.2
1430:16 16.1 15.71 7.59 1129 0.6 9 0.86 5.5
1429:56 17.5 14.78 7.6 1071 0.6 10.3 1 6.2
1429:40 17.6 14.6 7.6 1067 0.6 9.9 0.97 7.1
1429:19 18.9 13.97 7.59 1049 0.5 8.8 0.88 8.1
1428:53 20 13.4 7.58 1026 0.5 6.9 0.69 8
1428:34 21.7 13.04 7.57 1021 0.5 5.3 0.54 8
1428:09 23.6 12.78 7.56 1009 0.5 3.8 0.39 8.9
1427:52 25.4 12.67 7.54 1008 0.5 3.7 0.38 10
1427:33 27.1 12.52 7.54 994 0.5 4.6 0.48 9.9
1427:10 28.7 12.38 7.52 989 0.5 2.7 0.28 9.7
1426:43 30.5 12.26 7.51 985 0.5 2.6 0.27 9.6
1426:16 32.2 12.15 7.49 982 0.5 3.1 0.32 21.5

 
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)
0 0.02 ND 1.07 ND 0.084 55.8 346
8.5 ND ND 0.94 ND 0.093 56.3 343
32 ND ND 1.28 ND 0.18 55.5 284

 
 
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 0.063 0.016 0.082 0.015 16.3 2 3.26 3.08
8.5 0.1 0.1 0.16 0.016 16.5 2 4.464 3.676
32 0.032 ND 0.240 0.036 16.3 2 ------------- -------------

Secchi Depth: 2.05 meters

Phytoplankton
0.5 Meters
Division Genus  Units/ml
Cyanophyta Microspora 400
Chlorophyta Ankistrodesmus 320
Chlorophyta Carteria 320
Chlorophyta Chlamydomonas 480
Chlorophyta Chlorella 640
Chlorophyta Closterium 80
Chlorophyta Tetraedron 240
Chlorophyta Thoracomonas 80
Chrysophyta Dinobryon 640
Chrysophyta Nitzchia 80
Chrysophyta Rhizoslenia 240
Chrysophyta Synedra 160
Euglenophyta Trachelomonas 80

8.5 Meters
Division Genus Units/ml
Cyanophyta Anabaenopsis 80
Chlorophyta Ankistrodesmus 320
Chlorophyta Carteria 80
Chlorophyta Chlamydomonas 560
Chlorophyta Chlorella 160
Chlorophyta Tetraedron 160
Chlorophyta Treubaria 160
Chrysophyta Navicula 80
Chrysophyta Synedra 240
Euglenophyta Euglena 80
Euglenophyta Trachelomonas 320

Zooplankton
 
Order Suborder Genus #/m3
Copepoda Cyclopoida Eucyclops 19.73
Copepoda Cyclopoida Halicyclops 4.42
Copepoda Cyclopoida Macrocyclops 2.37
Copepoda Cyclopoida Mesocyclops 0.31
Cladocera Bosminidae Bosmina 1.89

Graphic of:
Temp by Depth
D.O. by Depth
pH by Depth
Turbidity by Depth