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 214 cfs
8/28/00
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) |
1555 | 22 | 29.2 | 7.73 | 100.8 | 8.4 | 350 | ND | ND | ND | 93.4 | 0.04 | ND | 31.1 |
TSS (mg/l) | Silica (mg/l) | Total N (mg/l) | Total P (mg/l) | Total Fe (mg/l) | Total Mn (mg/l) | CDOM | Chl a (mg/m3) | Pheophytin a (mg/m3) |
7 | 24.8 | 1.0 | 0.11 | 0.98 | 0.033 | 0.332 | 0.892 | 0.536 |
Phytoplankton
Division | Genus | Units/ml |
Chlorophyta | Microspora | 160 |
Chrysophyta | Melosira | 80 |
Chrysophtya | Cymbella | 160 |
Euglenophyta | Trachelomonas | 160 |
Periphyton
Division | Genus | Units/cm2 |
Cyanophyta | Lyngbya | 8612 |
Chrysophyta | Cladophora | 46,118 |
Chrysophyta | Monocilia | 773 |
Chlorophyta | Leptosira | 1304 |
Chrysophyta | Cymbella | 82,314 |
Chrysophyta | Fragilaria | 26,001 |
Chrysophyta | Acnanthes | 15,807 |
Chrysophyta | Pinnularia | 3426 |
Chrysophyta | Navicula | 18,080 |
Chrysophyta | Epithemia | 7107 |
Chrysophyta | Melosira | 24,398 |
Chrysophyta | Gomphonema | 18,821 |
Aquatic Macro-Invertebrates (Presence/Absence)
Order | Family | Genus |
Ephemeroptera | Heptageniidae | Heptagenia |
Ephemeroptera | Baetidae | Baetis |
Plecoptera | Acroneuriinae | Acroneuria |
Odonata | Aeshnidae | Oplonaeschna |
Odonata | Coenagrionidae | Apanisagrion |
Odonata | Coenagrionidae | Argia |
Trichopetra | Glossosomatidae | Culoptila |