Roosevelt/Tonto 2 (RT2)

Description of Site: This site is closer to Roosevelt dam than RT1 and represents the transition zone (the zone between the lacustrine and riverine zone) of the Tonto Creek Arm of Roosevelt Lake.
GPS Coordinates: 330 44.35 N   1110 11.83 W

9/27/99

Physico-chemical Parameters
Time Depth (m) Temp (C) pH SpCond Salinity (ppt) D.O. (%sat) D.O. (mg/l) Turbidity (NTU's)
1254:33 0 30.22 8.91 1756 0.9 91.6 6.65 3.7
1254:15 0.4 29.3 8.92 1720 0.9 90.1 6.64 3
1253:44 1.8 29.3 8.88 1701 0.9 84.5 6.3 3
1253:14 3.3 28.43 8.77 1692 0.9 75.8 5.67 6
1252:46 4.8 27.86 8.52 1668 0.9 58.6 4.43 15.3
1252:08 6.3 27.61 8.2 1660 0.9 38.9 2.95 24.5
1251:42 7.9 27.15 8.13 1632 0.9 33 2.53 23

 
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 ND ND 1 ND 0.094 58 367
7 ND ND <1 ND 0.084 58 368

 
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 0.34 0.02 0.560 0.04 21.8 6 2.124 1.952
7 0.059 0.02 0.24 0.03 21.8 3 ---------------- ----------------

Secchi Depth: 0.9 meters

Phytoplankton
0 meters
Division Genus Units/ml
Cyanophyta Anabaenopsis 320
Cyanophyta Merismopedia 80
Cyanophyta Spirulina 1440
Chlorophyta Chlamydomonas 80
Chlorophyta Chlorella 560
Chlorophtya Coccomonas 640
Chlorophyta Crucigenia 80
Chlorophtya Haematococcus 160
Chlorophyta Microspora 240
Chlorophyta Polyblepharides 80
Chlorophyta Polytoma 240
Chlorophyta Tetraedron 160
Chrysophyta Nitzchia 480
Chrysophyta Synedra 160
Chloromonadophyta Vacuolaria 320
Euglenophyta Euglena 240
Euglenophyta Lepocinclus 320
Euglenophyta Trachelomonas 480
Pyrrophyta Massartia 160

7 meters
 
Division Genus Units/ml
Cyanophyta Spirulina 480
Chlorophyta Carteria 80
Chlorophyta Coccomonas 160
Chlorophyta Crucigenia 320
Chlorophyta Golenkinia 80
Chlorophyta Haematococcus 320
Chlorophyta Platymonas 160
Chlorophyta Polyblepharides 80
Chlorophyta Polytoma 160
Chlorophyta Quadrigula 80
Chrysophyta Cyclotella 80
Chrysophyta Navicula 80
Chrysophyta Nitzchia 320
Chrysophyta Ochromonas 160
Chrysophyta Synedra 80
Euglenophyta Phacus 1200
Euglenophyta Trachelomonas 560
Euglenophyta Euglena 240
Pyrrophyta Gloeodinium 80

Results From 7/19/99