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.
6/12/00
Flow:
950 cfs
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) |
| 0705 | 0.4 | 19.9 | 7.76 | 86.1 | 7.9 | 820 | 0.05 | 0.12 | ND | 54.6 | ND | ND | 323 |
| 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 | 15.8 | 1.0 | 0.09 | 0.031 | 0.014 | 4.82 | 3.16 | NS | 0.732 | 0.508 |
Phytoplankton
| Division | Genus | Units/mL |
| Cyanophyta | Gomphosphaeria | 240 |
| Cyanophyta | Holopedium | 80 |
| Chrysophyta | Synedra | 320 |
| Chrysophyta | Epithemia | 80 |
Periphyton
| Division | Genus | Units/cm2 |
| Chlorophyta | Cladophora | 304,509 |
| Chlorophyta | Draparnaldia | 52,117 |
| Chlorophyta | Gongrosira | 18,412 |
| Chlorophyta | Ulothrix | 61,855 |
| Chrysophyta | Cocconeis | 58,411 |
| Chrysophyta | Cymbella | 424,567 |
| Chrysophyta | Diatoma | 10,056 |
| Chrysophyta | Fragilaria | 34,544 |
| Chrysophyta | Melosira | 8508 |
| Chrysophyta | Navicula | 154,311 |
| Chrysophyta | Terpsinoe | 33,493 |
Aquatic Macro-invertebrates (presence/absence)
| Order | Family | Genus |
| Diptera | Simuliidae | Simulium |
| Plecoptera | Acroneuriinae | Acroneura |
| Trichoptera | Helicopsychidae | Helicopsyche |
| Trichoptera | Hydropsychidae | Hydropsyche |