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.
Physico-chemical Parameters 8/4/99
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) |
0941 | 2.2 | 24 | 5.37 | 63.8 | 7.93 | 800 | ND | 0.15 | ND | 51 | 0.012 | 0.03 | 295 |
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) |
3.67 | 15.6 | 1.32 | 0.18 | 0.037 | 0.05 | 3.25 | 2.99 | NS | 4.076 | 2.368 |
Flow:
1050 cfs
(Flow Data
is from the nearest USGS flow gauge)
Phytoplankton
Division | Genus | Units/mL |
Cyanophyta | Lyngbya | 240 |
Chlorophyta | Scenedesmus | 80 |
Chrysophyta | Cymbella | 80 |
Chrysophyta | Frustulia | 80 |
Chrysophyta | Gomphonema | 160 |
Chrysophyta | Pinnularia | 480 |
Chrysophyta | Synedra | 400 |
Chrysophyta | Tabellaria | 400 |
Periphyton
Division | Genus | Units/cm2 |
Cyanophyta | Anabaena | 7822 |
Cyanophyta | Lyngbya | 53,350 |
Cyanophyta | Oscillatoria | 4400 |
Chlorophyta | Cladophora | 3850 |
Chlorophyta | Gongrosira | 1100 |
Chlorophyta | Microspora | 550 |
Chrysophyta | Amphipleura | 9350 |
Chrysophyta | Cymbella | 160,600 |
Chrysophyta | Diploneis | 3300 |
Chrysophyta | Fragilaria | 2750 |
Chrysophyta | Gomphonema | 20,900 |
Chrysophyta | Melosira | 7150 |
Chrysophyta | Navicula | 1100 |
Chrysophyta | Pinnularia | 6600 |
Chrysophyta | Synedra | 18,700 |
Chrysophyta | Tabellaria | 7150 |
Aquatic
Macro-Invertebrates (Presence/Absence)
ND