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.
11/02/99
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) |
| 1500 | 2 | 21.6 | 11.38 | 129.2 | 8.45 | 875 | 0.22 | ND | ND | 50.9 | ND | ND | 287 |
| 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 | 15.7 | 1.11 | 0.13 | 0.027 | 0.012 | 3.7 | 2.92 | NS | 0.352 | 0.324 |
Phytoplankton
| Division | Genus | Units/mL |
| Cyanophyta | Lyngbya | 80 |
| Chlorophyta | Crucigenia | 80 |
| Chlorophyta | Vacuolaria | 80 |
| Chrysophtya | Cocconeis | 320 |
| Chrysophyta | Cymbella | 160 |
| Chrysophyta | Gomphonema | 160 |
| Chrysophyta | Gyrosigma | 240 |
Periphyton
| Division | Genus | Units/cm2 |
| Cyanophyta | Lyngbya | 641,650 |
| Chlorophyta | Chlamydomonas | 16,400 |
| Chlorophtya | Cladophora | 155,800 |
| Chrysophyta | Amphipleura | 10,250 |
| Chrysophyta | Cocconeis | 24,600 |
| Chrysophtya | Cymbella | 14,350 |
| Chrysophyta | Gomphonema | 51,250 |
| Chrysophyta | Gyrosigma | 8200 |
| Chrysophyta | Melosira | 6150 |
| Chrysophyta | Synedra | 49,200 |
Aquatic
Macro-Invertebrates (Presence/Absence)
| Order | Family | Genus |
| Ephemeroptera | Heptageniidae | Heptagenia |
| Trichoptera | Hydropsychidae | Hydropsyche |