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
8/31/99
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) |
| 1339 | 21 | 19.5 | 10.93 | 118.9 | 8.23 | 280 | 0.161 | ND | ND | 52.6 | 0.057 | 0.02 | 24.0 |
| 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 | 17.6 | 1 | 0.091 | 0.24 | 0.14 | 2.68 | 2.03 | NS | 6.4 | 5.92 |
Phytoplankton
| Division | Genus | Units/mL |
| Chlorophyta | Polytoma | 160 |
| Chrysophyta | Centronella | 80 |
| Chrysophyta | Cymbella | 4720 |
| Chrysophyta | Diatomella | 160 |
| Chrysophyta | Fragilaria | 3520 |
| Chrysophyta | Gomphonema | 240 |
| Chrysophyta | Gyrosigma | 80 |
| Chrysophyta | Melosira | 640 |
| Chrysophyta | Navicula | 640 |
| Chrysophyta | Pinnularia | 160 |
| Chrysophyta | Synedra | 800 |
| Euglenophyta | Euglena | 80 |
Periphyton
| Division | Genus | Units/cm2 |
| Cyanophyta | Anabaena | 93,733 |
| Cyanophyta | Lyngbya | 1,756,812 |
| Cyanophyta | Schizothrix | 59,200 |
| Chrysophyta | Bacillaria | 138,133 |
| Chrysophyta | Cymbella | 947,200 |
| Chrysophyta | Diploneis | 39,467 |
| Chrysophyta | Fragilaria | 710,400 |
| Chrysophyta | Gomphonema | 636,400 |
| Chrysophyta | Melosira | 606,800 |
| Chrysophyta | Pinnularia | 207,200 |
| Chrysophyta | Navicula | 335,467 |
Aquatic
Macro-Invertebrates (Presence/Absence)
| Order | Family | Genus |
| Hemiptera | Corixidae | Hesperocorixa |
| Ephemeroptera | Ephemerillidae | Ephemerella |