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
8/4/99
Flow:
125 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) |
| 1241 | 20.8 | 18.3 | 11.15 | 118.7 | 7.84 | 290 | ND | 0.16 | 0.14 | 50.7 | 0.061 | 0.087 | 21.8 |
| 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) |
| 3 | 17.9 | 1.07 | 0.37 | 0.18 | 0.087 | 2.68 | 2.03 | NS | 1.316 | 0.6992 |
Phytoplankton
| Division | Genus | Units/mL |
| Cyanophyta | Anabaena | 320 |
| Cyanophyta | Gloeocapsa | 160 |
| Cyanophyta | Lyngbya | 1280 |
| Cyanophyta | Merismopedia | 2240 |
| Cyanophyta | Microcystis | 880 |
| Cyanophyta | Schizothrix | 80 |
| Chlorophyta | Spirogyra | 1440 |
| Chlorophyta | Ulothrix | 2320 |
| Chrysophyta | Amphipleura | 800 |
| Chrysophyta | Cymbella | 960 |
| Chrysophyta | Diatoma | 560 |
| Chrysophyta | Fragilaria | 560 |
| Chrysophyta | Gomphonema | 2160 |
| Chrysophyta | Gyrosigma | 240 |
| Chrysophyta | Nitzchia | 160 |
| Chrysophyta | Synedra | 1440 |
Periphyton
| Division | Genus | Units/cm2 |
| Cyanophyta | Anabaena | 4950 |
| Cyanophyta | Cylindrospermum | 1100 |
| Cyanophyta | Lyngbya | 789,652 |
| Cyanophyta | Oscillatoria | 67,100 |
| Chlorophyta | Spirogyra | 8250 |
| Chlorophyta | Ulothrix | 48,950 |
| Chrysophyta | Amphipleura | 47,300 |
| Chrysophyta | Bacillaria | 10,450 |
| Chrysophyta | Cymbella | 39,050 |
| Chrysophyta | Diatoma | 11,550 |
| Chrysophyta | Diploneis | 3850 |
| Chrysophyta | Gomphonema | 39,600 |
| Chrysophyta | Gyrosigma | 12,100 |
| Chrysophyta | Melosira | 9900 |
| Chrysophyta | Navicula | 23,100 |
| Chrysophyta | Nitzchia | 2200 |
| Chrysophyta | Pinnularia | 20,350 |
| Chrysophyta | Synedra | 42,350 |
Aquatic
Macro-Invertebrates (Presence/Absence)
| Order | Family | Genus |
| Hemiptera | Corixidae | Hesperocorina |