Description
of Site: This site is just below Bartlett Dam and the most representative
of water immediately leaving the Verde River reservoirs.
GPS
Coordinates: 330 48.59
N 1110 38.88
W
3/14/00
Flow:
81 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) |
| 955 | 12.0 | 26.99 | 8.08 | 107.9 | 8.73 | 300 | 0 | 0.26 | 0 | 69.6 | 0.16 | 0.027 | 26.8 |
| 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) |
| 13.4 | 21.9 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.72 | 0.044 | 2.14 | 1.93 | 0.073 | 1.308 | 1.032 |
Phytoplankton
| Division | Genus | Units/mL |
| Chlorophyta | Chlamydomonas | 3220 |
| Chlorophyta | Coccomonas | 160 |
| Chrysophyta | Fragilaria | 160 |
| Cyanophyta | Lyngbya | 240 |
| Cyanophyta | Aphanothece | 480 |
| Cyanophyta | Merismopedia | 240 |
Periphyton
| Division | Genus | Units/cm2 |
| Chrysophyta | Amphipleura | 708,463 |
| Chrysophyta | Cymbella | 49,226 |
| Chrysophyta | Diatoma | 148,310 |
| Chrysophyta | Fragilaria | 122,614 |
| Chrysophyta | Melosira | 172,267 |
| Chrysophyta | Gomphonema | 337,518 |
| Chrysophyta | Gyrosigma | 22,808 |
| Chrysophyta | Melosira | 72,612 |
| Chrysophyta | Nitzchia | 49,254 |
| Chrysophyta | Pinnularia | 247,986 |
| Chrysophyta | Rhoicosphenia | 804,712 |
| Chrysophyta | Synedra | 24,318 |
| Cyanophyta | Anabaena | 36,668 |
| Cyanophyta | Holopedium | 17,418 |
| Cyanophyta | Lyngbya | 4,091,436 |
| Cyanophyta | Oscillatoria | 192,500 |
Aquatic
Macro-Invertebrates (Presence/Absence)
| Order | Family | Genus |
| Amphipoda | Talitridae | Hyalella |
| Odonata | Aeshnidae | Oplonaeschna |
| Trichoptera | Hydropsychidae | Neotrichia |
| Hirudinea | Rhychobdellida | Helobdella |
| Ephemeroptera | Heptageniidae | Ironodes |