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

11/8/99
Physico-chemical Parameters
 
Time Depth (m) Temp (C) pH SpCond Salinity (ppt) DO (%sat) D.O. (mg/l) Turbidity (NTU's)
943:32 -0.1 19.59 8.19 1507 0.8 91.07 8.39 19.0
943:06 -1.2 19.38 8.16 1507 0.8 89.3 8.21 19.7
942:42 -2.4 19.36 8.15 1502 0.8 88.9 8.17 21.5
942:17 -3.7 19.34 8.14 1513 0.8 88.2 8.11 38.0
941:45 -5.4 19.31 8.08 1523 0.8 83.0 7.63 42.2

 
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)
-0.1 0.28 0.12 0.76 ND 0.08 56.5 366
-5.4 0.41 0.12 0.60 ND 0.07 55.5 362

 
 
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)
-0.1 0.055 0.12 0.26 0.033 16.7 6.0 4.576 2.964
-5.4 0.042 0 0.28 0.024 16.6 4.5 3.88 2.53

Secchi Depth: 0.68  meters

Phytoplankton
-0.1 Meters
Division Genus Units/ml
Cyanophyta Lyngbya 80
Euglenophyta Trachelomonas 320
Chrysophtya Cyclotella 160
Chlorophyta Ankistrodesmus 160
Chlorophyta Chlamydomonas 320
Chlorophyta Chlorella 720
Chlorophyta Coccomonas 240
Chlorophyta Coelastrum 80
Chlorophtya Crucigenia 640
Chlorophyta Dysmorphococcus 2240
Chlorophyta Vacuolaria 320

Results from 9/27/99