Description of Site: The closest to the tailwaters of Stewart Mtn. Dam, this site is the most representative of water conditions immediately leaving the Salt River reservoir system.
Physico-chemical Parameters 10/05/99
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) |
0955 | 1.2 | 24.1 | 6.01 | 71.6 | 7.86 | 900 | 0.10 | ND | ND | 58 | ND | ND | 320 |
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 | 16 | 0.83 | 0.044 | ND | 0.076 | 3.2 | 3.15 | NS | 0.244 | 0.196 |
Phytoplankton
Division | Genus | Units/mL |
Cyanophyta | Gloeothece | 80 |
Cyanophyta | Oscillatoria | 160 |
Chlorophyta | Chlorococcum | 240 |
Chlorophyta | Crucigenia | 80 |
Chrysophyta | Bacillaria | 80 |
Chrysophyta | Cocconeis | 320 |
Chrysophyta | Fragilaria | 320 |
Chrysophyta | Navicula | 240 |
CHrysophyta | Synedra | 160 |
Periphyton
Division | Genus | Units/cm2 |
Cyanophyta | Anabaena | 6400 |
Cyanophyta | Lyngbya | 177,480 |
Cyanophyta | Oscillatoria | 18,460 |
Cyanophyta | Trichodesmium | 2840 |
Chlorophyta | Cladophora | 43,310 |
Chlorophyta | Fritschiella | 710 |
Chlorophyta | Scenedesmus | 1420 |
Chrysophyta | Acnanthes | 4260 |
Chrysophyta | Cymbella | 2130 |
Chrysophyta | Diatoma | 2130 |
Chrysophyta | Diploneis | 710 |
Chrysophyta | Fragilaria | 1420 |
Chrysophyta | Gomphonema | 15,120 |
Chrysophyta | Melosira | 1420 |
Chrysophyta | Navicula | 5680 |
Chrysophyta | Nitzchia | 2130 |
Chrysophyta | Synedra | 105,150 |
Euglenophyta | Euglena | 710 |
Aquatic
Macro-Invertebrates (Presence/Absence)
Sample
Lost