Salt River Near Highway 288

Description of Site: This site is the highest point in the watershed to be sampled along the Salt River. Sampling will occur just below the diversion dam. Prior to entering Roosevelt Lake, it is unaffected by any reservoir processes.

Flow 198cfs

1/11/00

Physico-chemical Parameters
Time Turbidity (NTU's) Temp (C) DO (ppm) DO (% sat.) pH TDS Ammonia (mg/l) Nitrate (mg/l) Ortho-P (mg/l) Sulfate (mg/l) Dissolved Fe (mg/l) Dissolved Mn (mg/l) Chloride (mg/l)
830 4.8 10.9 13.25 113 8.02 225 ND 0.18 ND 175 0.028 0.046 1080

 
TSS (mg/l) Silica (mg/l) TKN (mg/l) Total P (mg/l) Total Fe (mg/l) Total Mn (mg/l) TOC DOC UV254 Chl a (mg/m3) Pheophytin a (mg/m3)
3.16 20.3 0.72 0.04 0.082 0.048 0.95 1.03 0.0194 0.084 0.052

Phytoplankton
Division Genus Units/ml
Chrysophyta Amphiprora 80
Euglenophyta Trachelomonas 240

Periphyton
Division Genus Units/cm2
Chrysophtya Amphiprora 3456
Chrysophyta Acnanthes 864
Chrsyophtya cocconeis 2348
Chrsyophtya Cymbella 18,322
Chrsyophyta Fragilaria 8324
Chrysophyta Gyrosigma 27,858
Chrysophyta Pinnularia 3888
Chrysophyta Melosira 1344
Chrysophyta Synedra 17,966
Chrsyophyta Terpinsoe 844

Aquatic Macro-Invertebrates (Presence/Absence)
 
Order Family Genus
Diptera Sumuliidae Sumulium
Ephemeroptera Leptophlebiidae Thraulodes
Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Hydropsyche
Plecoptera Leuctridae Perlmyia
Plecoptera Perlidae Anacroneuria

Results From 11/2/99