Saguaro 3 (S3)

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

8/25/99
Physico-chemical Parameters
 
Time Depth (m) Temp (C) pH SpCond Salinity (ppt) DO (% sat) DO (mg/l) Turbidity (NTU's)
0924:31 0 29.41 8.98 1526 0.8 97.4 7.17 0
0924:09 0.8 29.37 8.97 1538 0.8 96.3 7.09 0
0923:37 2.5 29.25 8.95 1534 0.8 93.6 6.91 0
0922:30 4.2 28.03 8.25 1475 0.8 52.2 3.94 0
0921:14 6 26.2 7.74 1405 0.7 3.1 0.24 0
0920:54 7.6 25.44 7.71 1380 0.7 1.5 0.12 0
0920:34 9.3 24.96 7.71 1369 0.7 1.7 0.14 0
0920:21 10.9 24.64 7.71 1360 0.7 2 0.16 0
0919:49 12.5 24.39 7.74 1351 0.7 6.2 0.5 0
0919:19 14.2 24.15 7.76 1349 0.7 10.5 0.85 0
0918:54 15.8 24.05 7.77 1343 0.7 12.3 1 0
0918:23 17.4 23.89 7.79 1338 0.7 17.1 1.39 0
0917:37 19.1 23.82 7.83 1337 0.7 24.2 1.97 0
0917:24 20.6 23.75 7.84 1336 0.7 25.3 2.06 0
0916:59 22.2 23.68 7.84 1335 0.7 26.3 2.15 0
0916:39 24 23.65 7.85 1332 0.7 26.4 2.16 0.4
0916:17 25.6 23.61 7.85 1331 0.7 26.3 2.15 0.8
0915:53 27.2 23.57 7.84 1330 0.7 26.1 2.13 0.9

 
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 0.028 ND <1 ND 0.028 57 319 4.07 4.00 0.0584
4 ND ND <1 ND 0.029 56 308 ----------------- ----------------- ----------------
25 ND ND <1 ND 0.046 64 300 ----------------- ----------------- ----------------

 
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 0.024 0.02 0.05 0.02 13.7 ND 2.104 1.792
4 0.03 0.02 0.032 0.02 13.6 2 2.68 2.564
25 0.036 0.02 0.07 0.04 13.8 3 --------------------- --------------------

Secchi Depth:  3.17 meters

Phytoplankton
0.5 m
Division Genus Units/ml
Cyanophyta Anabaenopsis 1360
Cyanophyta Aphanocapsa 80
Cyanophyta Lyngbya 560
Cyanophtya Spirulina 3120
Chlorophyta Carteria 80
Chlorophyta Chlamydomonas 480
Chlorophyta Chlorella 80
Chlorophyta Dictyosphaerium 80
Chlorophyta Polytoma 1040
Chrysophyta Cyclotella 160
Chrysophyta Fragilaria 2960
Chrysophtya Nitzchia 560
Chrysophyta Synedra 640
Euglenophyta Euglena 160
Euglenophyta Trachelomonas 80

4 m
Division Genus Units/ml
Cyanophyta Anabaenopsis 3120
Cyanophyta Aphanothece 1040
Cyanophyta Merismopedia 720
Cyanophyta Lyngbya 1600
Cyanophyta Spirulina 7600
Chlorophyta Carteria 80
Chlorophyta Chlamydomonas 320
Chlorophyta Chlorella 880
Chlorophyta Crucigenia 640
Chlorophyta Dictyosphaerium 480
Chlorophyta Diogenes 80
Chlorophyta Polytoma 1520
Chlorophyta Staurastrum 80
Chrysophyta Chrysochromulina 80
Chrysophyta Cyclotella 80
Chrysophyta Fragilaria 4400
Chrysophyta Pinnularia 160
Chrysophyta Synedra 720
Euglenophyta Euglena 160
Pyrrophyta Massartia 160

Zooplankton
Order  Suborder Genus #/m3
Copepoda Cyclopoida Mesocyclops 2.06
Cladocera Bosminidae Bosmina 2.64
Cladocera Sididae Diaphanasoma 1.17

Results from 7/21/99