Horseshoe 3 (H3)

Description of Site: This site is just North and approximately 0.5 km in front of Horseshoe Dam. It represents the lacustrine zone.

Physico-chemical Parameters 8/9/99
Time Depth (m) Temp (C) DO (ppm) DO (%sat) pH SpCond. Turbidity (NTU's)
1609:27 0 29.98 11.49 157.2 9.2 653 4.5
1609:05 1.0 29.67 10.92 148.6 9.17 652 5.5
1608:27 2.4 28.49 7.09 94.5 8.93 649 6.7
1607:48 4.0 28.39 5.93 78.8 8.85 649 10.3
1607:16 5.4 28.19 2.29 30.3 8.49 657 17
1606:40 6.9 27.86 0.25 3.4 8.1 658 37.9

 
Depth (m) Total Phos. (ppm) Orthophos. (ppm) Nitrate (ppm) Ammonia (ppm) Nitrite (ppm) Total N (ppm) Dissolved Fe (ppm) Total Fe (ppm) Chl a (mg/m3) Pheophytin a (mg/m3)
0 0.41 ND 0.14 0.3 ND 0.75 ND ND 18.23 9.13
4 0.44 ND 0.15 0.24 ND 0.81 0.011 0.094 17.62 7.04

 
Depth (m) Chloride (ppm) Sulfate (ppm) Total Mn (ppm) Diss. Mn (ppm) Silica (ppm) TSS (ppm) TOC (ppm) DOC (ppm)
0 22.4 55.1 ND ND 22.9 13.3 4.43 3.71
4 22.4 55.1 0.017 0.01 23.9 8 ------------- -------------

Phytoplankton (0.5 meters)
 
Division Genus Units/ml
Cyanophyta Aphanocapsa 720
Cyanophyta Arthrospira 400
Cyanophyta Chroococcus 560
Cyanophyta Merismopedia 880
Cyanophyta Spirulina 320
Chlorophyta Ankistrodesmus 160
Chlorophyta Chodatella 240
Chlorophyta Microspora 6720
Chrysophyta Cymbella 80
Chrysophyta Cyclotella 160
Chrysophyta Diatoma 400
Chrysophyta Fragilaria 240

Phytoplankton (4 meters)
 
Division Genus Units/ml
Cyanophyta Aphanocapsa 320
Cyanophyta Arthrospira 800
Cyanophyta Chroococcus 400
Cyanophyta Merismopedia 480
Chlorophyta Ankistrodesmus 400
Chlorophyta Chodatella 160
Chlorophyta Microspora 4960
Chlorophyta Scenedesmus 80
Chrysophyta Cyclotella 320
Chrysophyta Diatoma 160
Chrysophyta Gyrosigma 80
Chrysophyta Synedra 160

Zooplankton
 
Order Suborder Genus #/m3
Copepoda Cyclopoida Ectocyclops 9.55
Copepoda Cyclopoida Paracyclops 1.68