Description of Site: This site is approximately 8 river miles above Horseshoe Lake. It is the uppermost site sampled along the Verde River and is unaffected by any reservoir processes.
Flow 85 cfs
7/17/00
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) |
1345 | 16 | 29.8 | 8.12 | 106.7 | 8.3 | 370 | 0.14 | ND | ND | 106 | 0.12 | 0.012 | 38.4 |
TSS (mg/l) | Silica (mg/l) | Total N (mg/l) | Total P (mg/l) | Total Fe (mg/l) | Total Mn (mg/l) | MIB | Geosmin | CDOM | Chl a (mg/m3) | Pheophytin a (mg/m3) |
32.7 | 26.9 | 0.25 | 0.07 | 1.2 | 0.05 | 9 | 4 | 0.185 | 1.724 | 1.208 |
Phytoplankton
Division | Genus | Units/ml |
Chlorophyta | Crucigenia | 320 |
Chlorophyta | Microspora | 160 |
Chrysophtya | Navicula | 240 |
Cyanophyta | Merismopedia | 80 |
Pyrrophyta | Massartia | 160 |
Periphyton
Division | Genus | Units/cm2 |
Chrysophyta | Terpinsoe | 32,418 |
Cyanophyta | Holopedium | 707 |
Cyanophyta | Lyngbya | 34,296 |
Cyanophyta | Pleurocapsa | 1304 |
Chlorphyta | Microspora | 7519 |
Chlorphtya | Cladophora | 38,514 |
Aquatic
Macro-Invertebrates (Presence/Absence)
Order | Family | Genus |
Ephemeroptera | Heptageniidae | Heptagenia |
Odonata | Coenagrionidae | Argia |
Trichoptera | Limnephilidae | Oligophlebodes |
Hemiptera | Naucoridae | Ambrysus |
Hemiptera | Corixidae | Neocorixa |
Coleoptera | Dytiscidae | Agabus |