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
11/3/99
Flow:
917 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) |
| 1320 | 12 | 19.8 | 10.66 | 114 | 8.43 | 280 | 0.41 | 0.12 | 0 | 56.3 | 0.029 | 0 | 23.5 |
| 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) |
| 0.5 | 19.2 | 1.2 | 0.13 | 0.16 | 0.011 | 2.92 | 3.09 | NS | 1.16 | 0.984 |
Phytoplankton
| Division | Genus | Units/mL |
| Cyanophyta | Lyngbya | 1040 |
| Chlorophyta | Polytoma | 80 |
| Chrysophyta | Diploneis | 240 |
| Chrysophyta | Gomphonema | 160 |
| Chrysophyta | Navicula | 320 |
| Chrysophyta | Synedra | 320 |
Periphyton
| Division | Genus | Units/cm2 |
| Cyanophyta | Lyngbya | 132,371 |
| Chlorophyta | Haematococcus | 1171 |
| Chrysophyta | Amphipleura | 15,228 |
| Chrysophyta | Ceratoneis | 3514 |
| Chrysophyta | Cymbella | 41,000 |
| Chrysophyta | Cyclotella | 8200 |
| Chrysophyta | Fragilaria | 10,543 |
| Chrysophyta | Gomphonema | 38,657 |
| Chrysophyta | Gyrosigma | 14,057 |
| Chrysophyta | Melosira | 7028 |
| Chrysophyta | Navicula | 48,028 |
| Chrysophyta | Pinnularia | 2343 |
| Chrysophyta | Stauroneis | 16,400 |
| Chrysophyta | Synedra | 91,371 |
| Euglenophyta | Euglena | 2343 |
| Euglenophyta | Trachelomonas | 4686 |
Aquatic
Macro-Invertebrates (Presence/Absence)
| Order | Family | Genus |
| Amphipoda | Talitridae | Hyalella |
| Ephemeroptera | Ephemerellidae | Caudatella |
| Hemiptera | Corixidae | Hesperocorixa |
| Hemiptera | Saldidae | Rupisalda |