Roosevelt/Salt 2 (RS2)

Description of Site: This site is closer to the dam than RS1 and represents the transition zone (the zone between the lacustrine and riverine zone) of the Salt River Arm of Roosevelt Lake.
GPS Coordinates: 330 40.17 N   1110 03.28 W

1/5/00
Physico-chemical Parameters
 
Time Depth (m) Temp (C) pH SpCond Salinity (ppt) DO (%sat) D.O. (mg/l) Turbidity (NTU's)
1159:45 -0.4 11.01 8.41 1291 0.7 89.1 9.76 40.2
1159:07 -1.3 10.44 8.41 1272 0.7 86.3 9.58 6.0
1158:35 -3.0 10.34 8.35 1271 0.7 86.2 9.58 6.3
1158:18 -4.7 10.25 8.35 1267 0.7 86.7 9.66 6.8
1157:55 -6.2 10.10 8.34 1277 0.7 87.6 9.79 7.1

 
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)
-0.4 0 0.25 0.62 ND 0.06 66.6 429
-4.7 0 0.24 0.66 ND 0.09 66.3 404

 
 
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)
-0.4 0.033 0.011 0.082 0.018 17.5 0 2.2 1.4
-4.7 0.053 0.014 0.16 0.021 17.3 2 ----------------- -----------------

Secchi Depth: 1.29  meters

Phytoplankton
-0.4 Meters
Division Genus Units/ml
Cyanophyta Anabaenopsis 80
Cyanophyta Spirulina 80
Chrysophtya Cyclotella 160
Chrysophyta Synedra 160
Chlorophyta Chlamydomonas 160
Chlorophyta Cosmarium 320
Chlorophyta Coccomonas 160
Chlorophyta Scenedesmus 80
Chlorophtya Crucigenia 160
Chlorophyta Dysmorphococcus 400

 Results from 11/8/99