Saguaro 3 (S3)

Description of Site: This site is representative of true lacustrine conditions.
GPS Coordinates: 330 34.03N   1110 31.23  W

7/21/99
Physico-chemical Parameters
Lake Elevation: 1523.15 feet above sea level
Time Depth (m) Temp (C) pH SpCond Salinity (ppt) DO (% sat) DO (mg/l) Turbidity (NTU's)
1205:03 0 29.58 8.87 1496 0.8 110.9 8.14 0
1204:45 1.6 28.74 8.88 1470 0.8 111.4 8.3 0
1204:17 3.4 28.33 8.83 1456 0.8 106.4 7.99 0
1203:45 5.1 25.68 8.07 1363 0.7 78 6.13 0
1202:46 7.2 24.23 7.6 1322 0.7 32.1 2.6 0
1202:08 8.9 23.71 7.5 1307 0.7 14.7 1.2 0
1201:39 10.7 23.27 7.5 1294 0.7 12.6 1.03 0
1200:58 12.6 22.91 7.54 1279 0.7 19.5 1.61 0
1200:36 14.3 22.74 7.54 1275 0.7 18.4 1.53 0
1200:07 16.1 22.6 7.56 1271 0.7 21.6 1.8 0
1159:47 17.7 22.49 7.6 1267 0.7 26.5 2.21 0
1159:28 19.4 22.33 7.63 1261 0.7 31 2.6 0
1159:00 21.3 22.2 7.65 1257 0.7 33.2 2.79 0
1158:44 23 22.09 7.65 1255 0.7 33.2 2.8 0
1158:15 24.6 21.98 7.63 1250 0.7 30.6 2.59 0.9
1157:54 26.2 21.85 7.62 1246 0.7 29 2.46 3.2
1157:24 28.2 21.69 7.57 1243 0.7 16.6 1.41 4.9

 
Depth (m) Ammonia (mg/l) Nitrate (mg/l) Total Nitrogen (mg/l) Ortho P (mg/l) Total P (mg/l) Sulfate (mg/l) Chloride (mg/l) TOC DOC UV254
0 ND ND 1.48 ND 0.089 55.9 280 3.95 ----------------- 0.057
5 ND ND 0.84 ND 0.089 55.9 303 ----------------- ----------------- ----------------
28 ND ND 1.22 ND 0.092 55.8 300 ----------------- ----------------- ----------------

 
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 ND ND ND ND 14.5 ND 1.72 1.248
5 ND ND 0.013 ND 15 ND 3.556 3.1
28 ND ND 0.012 ND 14.9 ND --------------------- --------------------

Secchi Depth: 2.77 meters

Phytoplankton
0.5 m
Division Genus Units/ml
Cyanophyta Gomphosphaeria 400
Cyanophyta Merismopedia 1200
Cyanophyta Microcystis 1280
Chlorophyta Ankistrodesmus 160
Chlorophyta Chlorella 240
Chlorophyta Chodatella 320
Chlorophyta Golenkinia 80
Chlorophyta Scenedesmus 320
Chrysophyta Nitzchia 400
Chrysophyta Stephanodiscus 240

5 m
Division Genus Units/ml
Cyanophyta Anabaenopsis 160
Cyanophyta Gomphosphaeria 1280
Cyanophyta Merismopedia 240
Cyanophyta Microcystis 1440
Chlorophyta Ankistrodesmus 320
Chlorophyta Chodatella 400
Chlorophyta Scenedesmus 520
Chlorophyta Tetraedron 320
Chlorophyta Treubaria 160
Chrysophyta Stephanodiscus 320
Euglenophyta Euglena 80

Zooplankton
 
Order Suborder Genus #/m3
Copepoda Cyclopoida Eucyclops 15.34
Copepoda Cyclopoida Halicyclops 3.36
Copepoda Cyclopoida Macrocyclops 2.05
Cladocera Bosminidae Bosmina 2.24

Graphic of:
Temp by Depth
DO by Depth
pH by Depth
Turbidity by Depth