Description of Site: This site is in Divider Reef and is where the riverine zone starts to take on lacustrine properties. It is most representative of the transitional zone.
GPS Coordinates: 33⁰ 34.69 N   111⁰ 29 56 W

8/25/99
Physico-chemical Parameters
 

Time	Depth (m)	Temp (C)	pH	SpCond	Salinity (ppt)	D.O. (% sat)	D.O. (mg/l)	Turbidity (NTU's)
0845:49	0	28.71	8.8	1496	0.8	90.5	6.75	0.9
0845:30	2.1	28.13	8.47	1476	0.8	75	5.65	0.1
0844:53	3.9	27.21	8.12	1445	0.8	53.8	4.12	0.5
0844:27	4	27.09	8.07	1439	0.8	50.6	3.88	1.3
0844:08	5.8	26.26	8	1413	0.7	44.8	3.49	1.4
0843:44	7.5	25.04	7.94	1377	0.7	40.3	3.21	1.5
0843:21	9.4	24.45	7.94	1360	0.7	42.3	3.4	1.6
0842:42	11.3	24.04	7.97	1349	0.7	45.1	3.66	1.6
0842:03	13.1	23.55	7.94	1335	0.7	41.9	3.43	1.6

 

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	0.032	56	307
11	0.011	ND	<1	ND	0.085	54	300

 

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	0.031	0.02	0.05	0.02	16.8	2	4.052	3.72
11	0.058	0.02	0.14	0.06	14.3	5	5.182	4.501

Secchi Depth: 2.41 meters

Phytoplankton
0.5 m

Division	Genus	Units/ml
Cyanophyta	Anabaenopsis	3120
Cyanophyta	Aphanocapsa	720
Cyanophyta	Gloeocapsa	80
Cyanophyta	Lyngbya	640
Cyanophyta	Merismopedia	1280
Cyanophyta	Spirulina	6240
Chlorophyta	Carteria	320
Chlorophyta	Chlamydomonas	720
Chlorophyta	Chlorella	720
Chlorophyta	Crucigenia	80
Chlorophyta	Polytoma	2480
Chlorophyta	Schroederia	240
Chrysophyta	Diatoma	160
Chrysophyta	Dinobryon	320
Chrysophyta	Fragilaria	240
Chrysophyta	Navicula	240
Chrysophyta	Nitzchia	2320
Chrysophyta	Synedra	400
Chrysophyta	Tabellaria	80
Euglenophyta	Lepocinclus	80
Pyrrophyta	Massartia	240

Results from 7/21/99