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
10/05/99
Flow:
300 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) |
| 1415 | 6.4 | 22 | 9.42 | 107.2 | 7.82 | 300 | 0.12 | ND | ND | 56.0 | ND | ND | 24.0 |
| 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 | 22 | 0.92 | 0.069 | 0.2 | 0.28 | 2.18 | 2.24 | 0.0514 | 1.552 | 1.324 |
Phytoplankton
| Division | Genus | Units/mL |
| Cyanophyta | Lyngbya | 160 |
| Cyanophyta | Synechocystis | 80 |
| Chlorophyta | Crucigenia | 80 |
| Chrysophyta | Synedra | 240 |
Periphyton
| Division | Genus | Units/cm2 |
| Cyanophyta | Anabaena | 89,280 |
| Cyanophyta | Lyngbya | 183,520 |
| CHrysophyta | Acnanthes | 50,840 |
| Chrysophyta | Amphora | 12,400 |
| Chrysophyta | Cocconeis | 64,480 |
| Chrysophyta | Cymbella | 109,120 |
| Chrysophyta | Diploneis | 47,120 |
| Chrysophyta | Fragilaria | 195,920 |
| Chrysophyta | Gomphonema | 89,280 |
| Chrysophyta | Melosira | 110,360 |
| Chrysophyta | Navicula | 335,467 |
| Chrysophyta | Pinnularia | 55,800 |
| Chrysophyta | Synedra | 163,680 |
Aquatic
Macro-Invertebrates (Presence/Absence)
| Order | Family | Genus |
| Ephemeroptera | Ephemeridae | Hexagenia |
| Hemiptera | Corixidae | Hespercorixa |
| Hemiptera | Corixidae | Graptocorixa |
| Amphipoda | Talitridae | Hyalella |