Description of Site: The closest to the tailwaters of Stewart Mtn. Dam, this site is the most representative of water conditions immediately leaving the Salt River reservoir system.
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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) |
845 | 4.1 | 14.7 | 7.53 | 74.5 | 7.7 | 750 | ND | 0.16 | ND | 55.6 | ND | ND | 304 |
TSS (mg/l) | Silica (mg/l) | Total N (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) |
ND | 16.5 | 4.0 | 0.16 | 0.049 | 0.012 | 1.7 | 1.62 | 0.0402 | 1.288 | 0.892 |
Phytoplankton
Division | Genus | Units/mL |
Chlorophyta | Coccomonas | 160 |
Chrysophyta | Synedra | 80 |
Chrysophyta | Phaeoplaca | 80 |
Chrysophyta | Gomphonema | 160 |
Chrysophtya | Diatoma | 320 |
Periphyton
Division | Genus | Units/cm2 |
Cyanophyta | Lyngbya | 1336 |
Chrysophyta | Gompnonema | 927,666 |
Chrysophyta | Cymbella | 742,428 |
Chrysophtya | Fragilaria | 26,544 |
Chrysophyta | Cocconeis | 56,228 |
Chrysophyta | Terpsinoe | 5824 |