Salt River @ Phon D. Sutton Rec. Area
Description of Site: This site is the farthest downstream site along the Salt River. It is before its' confluence with the Verde River
and above Granite Reef Dam. .

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)
0835 2.2 24.5 7.16 85.6 8.17 760 0.04 0.16 ND 54.1 0.016 0.029 271

 
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)
1.33 14.6 0.55 0.29 0.05 0.037 4.2 3.01 NS 3.416 2.28

Flow: 1050 cfs
(Flow Data is from the nearest USGS flow gauge)
Phytoplankton
Division Genus Units/mL
Cyanophyta Lyngbya 320
Chlorophyta Chlorococcum 240
Chlorophyta Ulothrix 80
Chrysophyta Cymbella 640
Chrysophyta Diploneis 240
Chrysophyta Fragilaria 400
Chrysophyta Frustulia 80
Chrysophyta Gomphonema 160
Chrysophyta Navicula 160
Chrysophyta Pinnularia 400
Chrysophyta Synedra 240

Periphyton
Division Genus Units/cm2
Cyanophyta Anabaena 2444
Cyanophyta Lyngbya 156,444
Chlorophyta Ulothrix 10,755
Chrysophyta Acnanthes 11,244
Chrysophyta Cymbella 18,578
Chrysophyta Diploneis 1467
Chrysophyta Fragilaria 12,222
Chrysophyta Gomphonema 5378
Chrysophyta Melosira 1955
Chrysophyta Navicula 18,222
Chrysophyta Pinnularia 4400
Chrysophyta Synedra 13,689

Aquatic Macro-Invertebrates (Presence/Absence)
 
Order Family Genus
Coleoptera Heteroceridae ----------------------------------
Ephemeroptera Baetidae Baetis
Lepidoptera Pyralidae Petrophila
Odonata Protoneuridae Argia
Trichoptera Helicopsychidae Helicopsyche