Horseshoe 1 (H1)

Description of Site: This site is the farthest north and closest to the in-coming Verde River. It represents the riverine zone.

Physico-chemical Parameters 8/9/99
Time Depth (m) Temp (C) DO (ppm) DO (%sat) pH SpCond. Turbidity (NTU's)
1518:02 0 29.64 3.72 50.6 8.4 718 4.5
1527:36 0.8 31.34 11.17 156.3 9.19 681 8.7
1527:07 1.5 31.25 9.92 138.7 9.14 681 7.8
1526:42 2.6 29 3.59 48.3 8.53 681 7.7

 
Depth (m) Total Phos. (ppm) Orthophos. (ppm) Nitrate (ppm) Ammonia (ppm) Total N (ppm) Dissolved Fe (ppm) Total Fe (ppm) Chl a (mg/m3) Pheophytin a (mg/m3)
0 0.138 ND ND 0.08 3.11 ND 0.076 15.412 8.124

 
Depth (m) Chloride (ppm) Sulfate (ppm) Total Mn (ppm) Diss. Mn (ppm) Silica (ppm) TSS (ppm)
0 24.8 57.1 0.017 ND 24.1 6.33

Phytoplankton (0.5 meters)
 
Division Genus Units/ml
Cyanophyta Anabaena 1280
Cyanophyta Aphanizomenon 2960
Cyanophyta Lyngbya 720
Cyanophyta Merismopedia 1040
Cyanophyta Microcystis 880
Chlorophyta Ankistrodesmus 1920
Chlorophyta Chlamydomonas 3040
Chlorophyta Crucigenia 1520
Chrysophyta Cyclotella 240
Chrysophyta Fragilaria 160
Chrysophyta Frustulia 240
Chrysophyta Navicula 80
Chrysophyta Nitzchia 1440
Euglenophyta Euglena 320
Euglenophyta Phacus 2080

Secchi Depth: 0.81 m