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HATER-QUALITY DATA FOR ORWELL RESERVOIR AMD THE OTTER TAIL RIVER NEAR FERGUS FALLS, MINNESOTA By M. R. have and L. H. Tomes A Compilation or Data collecteci by the U. S. Geological Survey U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Open-File Report 87-537 Prepared in cooperation with the U. S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS St. Paul, Minnesota 1987
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HATER-QUALITY DATA FOR ORWELL RESERVOIR AMD THE OTTER TAIL RIVER

NEAR FERGUS FALLS, MINNESOTA

By M. R. have and L. H. Tomes

A Compilation or Data collecteci by the U. S. Geological Survey

U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

Open-File Report 87-537

Prepared in cooperation with the

U. S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS

St. Paul, Minnesota

1987

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DEPABTMEMT OF THE IMTBRIOB

DONALD PAUL HODEL, Secretary

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SUOTEI

Dallas L. Peck, Director

For additional information, write to:

District Cnief U.S. Geological Survey 702 Post Office Building St. Paul, Minnesota 55101

Copies of tnis report can be purchased from:

U.S. Geological SurveyBooks and Open-File Reports SectionFederal Center, Building 41Box 25425Denver, Colorado 80225

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CONTENTS

Page

Abstract.................................................................... 1Introduction................................................................ 1Purpose and Scope........................................................... 2Location and environmental setting.......................................... 2Previous investigations..................................................... 4Methods of collection and analysis.......................................... 4References.................................................................. 6Appendix: Water-quality data................................................ 7

ILLUSTRATIONS

Figure 1. Map showing location of the sample sites on Orwell Reservoir and Otter Tail River...................

TABLES

Table 1. Vertical profile data for Orwell Reservoir........................ 82. Turbidity, transparency, alkalinity, nutrient, and chlorophyll

data for Orwell Reservoir....................................... 163. Quality of runoff from fields to Orwell Reservoir at site 5....... 214. Phytoplankton data for Orwell Reservoir........................... 225. Water-quality data for the inflow site to Orwell Reservoir........ 426. Water-quality data for the outflow site from Orwell Reservoir..... 437. Mean-daily streamflow for the inflow site to Orwell Reservoir,

April 2, 1985 to September 30, 1985............................. 468. Mean-daily streamflow for the inflow site to Orwell Reservoir,

October 1, 1985 to September 30, 1986........................... 479. Mean-daily streamflow for the outflow site from Orwell Reservoir,

water year April 1, 1985 to September 30, 1985.................. 4810. Mean-daily streamflow for the outflow site from Orwell Reservoir,

October 1,1985 to September 30, 1986.......................... 49

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CONVERSION FACTORS AND ABBREVIATIONS

Readers who may prefer to use metric (International System; units rattier than the inch- pound units can make conversions using the following factors:

Multiply inch- pound unit By To pb tain me t r ic unit

inch (in.) 25.4 millimeter (mm)

foot (ft) 0.3048 meter (m)

mile (mi) 1.609 kilometer (km)

acre-foot (acre-ft) 1,233 cubic meter (n»3)

cubic foot per second 0.02832 cubic meter persecond

ton, short 0.9072 meg a grain (Mg)

Temperature in degrees Fahrenheit (°F) can be converted to degrees Celsius (°C) as follows:

°C = 5/9 x (°F-32)

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HATKfi-QUALITI DATA FOB ORWELL BESEBYOIB AND THE OTTEB TAIL BJVEBNEAB FEBGUS FALLS, MINNESOTA

A compilation of data collected by the U. S. Geological Survey

By M. B. Have and L. U. Tornes

ABSTRACT

Water-quality data were collected at five sites on Orwell Beservoir and two sites on the Otter Tail River, at the inflow and outflow points of the reservoir. The data, collected from April 1983 to July 1966, consist mainly of streamflow and nutrient concentrations at the river sites and nutrient concen­ trations, alkalinity, Secchi-disk transparency, phytoplankton counts, chloro­ phyll concentrations, and profiles of specific conductance, temperature, pU, and dissolved oxygen at the reservoir sites. Additional data collected at the outflow site include alkalinity and concentrations of major ions and organic carbon.

IMTBODUCTION

Orwell Dam was constructed in 1953 to impound water during floods and to release water for water supply and pollution abatement during dry or low-flow periods.

In 1984-85, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers did a study called BOPE (Beservoir Operating Plan Evaluation) for Orwell Beservoir (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1985). The objectives of the BOPE study were to:

1. Determine how well the original operating plan for Orwell Beservior contributes to the presently authorized purposes.

2. Identify other resources or project purposes that operation of Orwell Beservoir might significantly affect.

3. Formulate and evaluate alternative reservoir operating plans to optimize benefits.

4. Consider minor structural modifications to enhance beneficial effects of reservior operation.

5. Report findings and make tentative recommendations.

As a result of the BOPE study, a new operating plan for Orwell Beservoir was proposed. An important aspect of the proposed plan is that changes in pool level would be relatively minor compared to changes under the original operating plan. Thus, the new plan would increase fisheries potential, recreational opportunities, and shoreline protection. The new plan was implemented for testing in the spring of 1986. Data for 1985 were collected while the original operating plan was in effect. Data for 1986 were collected while the new operating plan was in effect.

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Tne U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has developed several computer models tnat can predict chemical loading to lakes and changes in quality of lake water following a change in reservoir operations, given the required water-quality data for input to the models. Because of the change in operations at Orwell Reservoir, the St. Paul District Corps of Engineers requested that the U.S. Geological Survey provide assistance by determining the quality of water in the reservoir.

PURPOSE AMD SCOPE

This report presents data collected at five sites on Orwell Reservoir and two sites on the Otter Tail River.

The scope of the water-quality study included:

1. Inflpw_s>i.te monthly sampling from April to September 1985, a winter sample collected in February 1986, and samples collected in April and May 1986 during spring runoff. Samples were collected bi-weekly by the damtender for determination of total phosphorus to augment monthly data. Onsite determinations during monthly visits included streamflow, specific conductance, water temperature, ph, and dissolved oxygen. Monthly samples were analyzed for concentrations of nitrogen and phosphorus.

2. Ou_tf_lpw_.sj._te sampled at the same frequency as at the inflow site, except no biweekly samples were collected. Onsice determinations were the same as those made at the inflow site, plus alkalinity. Samples were analyzed to determine concentrations of selected nitrogen and phosphorus species, organic carbon, major ions, and dissolved solids.

3» Fj-ve_Lake_sites sampled monthly from April to September 1985, and February, May, and July 1986. Onsite determinations included specific conductance, water temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, and measurement of concentrations of nitrogen and phosphorus species, chlorophyll a and b, phytoplankton identification, and turbidity.

LOCATION AND ENVIBOMMEMTAL SETTING

Orwell Reservoir is in Otter Tail County in west-central Minnesota, about 180 miles northwest of the Minneapolis - St. Paul metropolitan area and about 6 miles southwest of Fergus Falls. The reservoir and the sampling sites are shown in figure 1. The reservoir is on the Otter Tail River, 38.6 river miles upstream of the point where the Otter Tail and Bois de Sioux Rivers combine to form the Red River of the North. It has a gross storage capacity of 14,100 acre-feet and a useful capacity of 13*100 acre-feet, which is approximately the volume of a 10-year flood (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1963J.

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96Q 11'30 J 10'30" 9'30" 8'30' 7'30' 96°6'30"

46°14

46°H'

Dayton Hollow Oam

Inflow

Base from U. S. Geological Survey Dayton Hollow Dam 1:24,000, 1973 and Orwell Lake 1:24,000, 1973

V2 1/2 MILE

.5 .5 KILOMETER

EXPLANATION

1V SAMPLING SITE

Figure 1.--Location of the sample sites on Orwell Reservoir and Otter Tail River

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The drainage area above Orwell Dam is approximately 1,830 square miles. The headwaters are in the morainic hiLls of southwestern Clearwater County approximately 90 miles northeast of the reservoir. From the headwaters to Orwell Reservoir, the river flows through an extensive network of lakes and depressions. Above river mile 40, the river runs through rolling hills; whereas, below river mile 22, the topography is nearly flat. Between these two distinct areas lies a transition zone in which the dam and most of the reservoir is located. This transition zone is composed of a series of beach ridges that were formed by Glacial Lake Agassiz.

The basin is underlain by as much as 500 feet of glacial drift composed of a heterogeneous mixture of clay, sand, gravel, and boulders. Along the Otter Tail River and its tributaries, the channel slope and flow are sufficient to permit development of hydroelectric power.

The climate in the area consists of cold winters and warm summers. Average temperatures at the Fergus Falls weather station in January and July are 5.9 and 80.0°F, respectively. Average annual precipitation is 23.5 inches per year (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 1985).

Grain farming is the dominant agricultural activity, although diversified farming, including dairying, is becoming more prevalent. About 1,870 acres around and including Orwell Reservoir are leased to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources for wildlife management. Numerous waterfowl species use the reservoir during migration. Non-game bird species of interest that may occur at the reservoir include the bald eagle, osprey, white pelican, sandhill crane, and common loon.

PREVIOUS INVESTIGATIONS

A limnological survey of Orwell Reservoir was done in 1978-79 by personnel from the University of Minnesota (Megard, 1980). The survey included several reservoirs, most of which were sampled eight times and analyzed for concentrations of major ions and nutrients. Secchi-disk transparency was measured during each sampling visit.

Water-quality data were collected from the outflow site by the U.S. Geological Survey in the 1960's. These data are included in this report for comparison.

METHODS OF COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS

Water at the inflow and outflow sites was well mixed; therefore, samples were collected at one vertical located near the center of the channel. Samples were depth integrated and bottles were filled in the stream directly or, if a suspended-sediment sampler was used, the water was transferred to a splitter and the bottles were filled from the splitter. Specific conductance, temperature, pH, and dissolved oxygen were measured with a Hydrolab 1 model 4041 portable four-parameter instrument. Streamflow during monthly sampling visits was determined with a current meter at the inflow site and determined from the

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stage-discharge rating at the outflow site according to the methods of Carter and Davidian (1968). Mean-daily streamflow at the inflow site was calculated from the mean-daily outflow discharge and changes in reservoir storage.

At the reservoir sites, a white, 20-centimeter Secchi disk was used to determine transparency. Specific conductance, temperature, pii, and dissolved oxygen were measured with the portable four-parameter instrument. A peristaltic pump was used to collect depth-integrated water samples by moving the orifice of the tube through the euphotic zone, which was determined by doubling the Secchi-disk reading.

The portable four-parameter instrument was calibrated at the beginning of each sampling day and checked at the end of the day. Reservoir sites 2 and 5 were not sampled as often as the other reservoir sites because they were riverine or dry during periods of low water levels in the reservoir. All field and laboratory determinations were made using standard U.S. Geological Survey methods. References detailing the various methods include Greeson and others, 1979a and 1979&; Fishman and Friedman, 1985; Rantz and others, 1982; and Wershaw and others, 1983. Phytoplankton taxa were determined using the membrane filter method (McNabb, 1960) on samples preserved with Lugol's solution (Greeson and others, 1979a) by Aquatic Analysts of Portland, Oregon.

use of a trade name in this report is for identification purposes only and does not constitute endorsement by the U.S. Geological Survey.

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BEFEBEMGES

Carter, R. W., and Davidian, Jacob, 1968, General procedures for gaging streams: U.S. Geological Survey Techniques of Water-Resources Investi­ gations, Book 3,Chapter A6, 13 P*

Fishman, M. J. and Friedman, L. C., 1985, Methods for determination of inorganic substances in water and fluvial sediments: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 85-495, 709 p.

Greeson, P. £., Ehlke, T. A., Irwin, G. A., Lium, B. W., and Slack, K. V., 1979a, Methods for the collection and analysis of aquatic biological and microbiological samples: US. Geological Survey Techniques of Water-Re­ sources Investigations, book 5, chap. A4, 332 p.

Greeson, P. £., Ehlke, T. A., Lium, B. W., Shoaf, W. T., Radtke, D. B., and Sohn, I. a, 1979b, A supplement to methods for collection and analysis of aquatic biological and microbiological samples (U.S. Geological Survey Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations, Book 5, chap. A4): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 79-1279, 92 p.

McNabb, C. D., 1960, Enumeration of fresh-water phytoplankton concentrated on the membrane filter: Limnology and Oceanography, v. 5, P* 57-61.

Megard, R. 0., 1980, Limnological survey of reservoirs in Minnesota, North Dakota and Wisconsin operated by the St. Paul District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Part I: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 81 p.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 1985, Climatological data, annual summary: Minnesota, 1984, v. 90, no. 13, 38 p.

Rantz, S. E. and others, 1982, Measurement and computation of streamflow: vol. 1 measurement of stage and discharge and vol. 2 computation of discharge: US. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 2175, 631 p.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1963, Flood control and water conservation Otter Tail River, Minnesota Red River of the North watershed Orwell Dam and Reservoir - Reservoir regulation manual: 91 P«

US. Army Corps of Engineers, 1985, Orwell Reservoir operation plan evaluation, draft, 154 p.

Wershaw, R. L., Fishman, M. J., Grabbe, R. R., and Lowe, L. E., 1983, Methods for the determination of organic substances in water and fluvial sediments: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 82-1004, 173 P*

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APPENDIX

Water-Quality Data

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Table 1. Vertical-profile water-quality data for Orwell Reservoir

[uS/cm, microsiemens per centimeter at 25° Celsius; mg/L, milligrams per liter]

Date

April18...18...18...

May15...15...15...

June18...18...18...18...18...

July24...24...24...24...24...

August29...29...29...29...29...29...

September24...24...24...24...

Time

15:2015:2115:23

15:4115:4215:43

17:0117:0217:0317:0417:05

16:1116:1216:1316:1416:15

15:2015:2115:2215:2315:2415:25

16:3516:3616:3716:38

Sam­plingdepth

(feet)

2.04.05.0

1.03.06.5

1.05.0

10.015.020.0

1.03.09.0

15.017.0

1.03.06.09.0

12.015.0

1.05.0

10.016.0

Spe­cificcon­duct­ance

(uS/cm)

Site

198

386386386

390390390

378378378379379

356356356356356

360359359358358359

360358358360

PH(stand­

ardunits)

1

5

8.38.28.2

8.18.18.1

8.28.28.28.28.2

8.28.28.28.28.2

7.97.97.97.97.97.8

8.08.08.08.0

Temper­ature

(degreeCelsius)

12.512.012.0

16.016.016.0

19.519.519.519.519.0

23.023.023.023.023.0

20.019.519.519.519.519.5

13.013.013.013.0

Oxygen,dis­

solved(mg/L)

9.69.09.0

8.08.18.0

9.19.08.88.88.3

8.27.97.87.77.7

8.88.28.07.97.87.7

9.89.89.79.5

Oxygen, dis­solved(per­centsatur­ation)

928585

838483

10099979790

9894939292

989088878685

94949391

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Table 1. Vertical-profile data for Orwell Reservoir Continued

Date Time

Sam­plingdepth

(feet)

Spe­ cificcon­ phduct- (stand-ance

(uS/cm)ard

units)

Temper­ature

(degreeCelsius)

Oxygen,dis­

solved(mg/L)

Oxygen, dis­

solved(per­centsatur­ation)

Site 1 Continued

February26...26...26...

May01...01...01...01...

July22...22...22...22...22...22...

13:4513:4813:50

13:4513:4613:4713:48

13:0013:0113:0213:0313:0413:05

4.06.06.5

2.010.015.019.5

1.03.06.0

10.015.017.0

1986

414414414

395395395396

380380383384384384

8.08.07.9

8.38.38.38.3

8.78.68.48.48.28.2

0.00.00.0

10.010.010.010.0

27.026.026.025.525.025.0

11.711.711.7

10.810.610.610.6

10.910.59.18.67.57.3

818181

95939393

138130113106

9189

Site 2

June18...18...18...18...18...

July24...24...24...24...24...

16:3016:3116:3216:3316:34

15:3615:3715:3815:3915:40

1.03.06.09.0

13.5

1.03.06.09.0

12.0

1985

376376377377377

356357358358362

8.18.18.28.28.2

8.28.28.28.28.1

19.519.519.519.519.5

23.023.023.023.023.0

9.59.19.09.09.0

7.67.67.87.57.3

105100

999999

9191938987

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Table 1. Vertical-profile data for Orwell Reservoir Continued

Date

August29...29...29...29...29...

September24...24...24...

May01...01...01...01...01...

July22...22...22...22...22...

Time

14:5014:5114:5214:5414:55

16:1016:1116:12

13:2013:2513:3013:3113:32

12:1512:1612:1712:1812:19

Sam­plingdepth

(feet)

1.03.06.09.0

11.0

1.04.07.0

2.05.0

10.015.017.0

1.03.05.08.0

10.0

Spe­cificcon­duct­ance

(uS/cm

Site_2_

360360361362363

348352355

392393394394394

383384384383383

PH(stand­

ard) units)

rrCojntinuea

1985

7.97.97.98.07.9

8.08.08.0

1986

8.48.48.48.48.4

8.08.08.07.97.9

Temper­ature

(degreecelsius)

20.019.519.519.519.5

13.013.013.0

10.510.510.510.510.5

26.526.025.025.025.0

Oxygen ,dis­

solved(mg/L)

8.48.07.77.77.3

10.210.110.1

10.810.710.610.610.6

8.68.37.77.26.9

Oxygen, dis­solved(per­centsatur­ation)

9388858580

989797

9695949494

108103

948884

10

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Table 1. Vertical-profile data for Orwell Reservoir Continued

Date

April18...18...18...18...18...

May15...15...15...15...15...

June18...18...18...18...18...18...

July24...24...24...24...24...24...

Time

14:4514:4614:4714:4814:49

16:1116:1216:1316:1416:15

17:3117:3217:3317:3417:3517:36

17:2917:3017:3117:3217:3317:34

Sam­plingaeptn

(feet)

2.04.06.08.0

10.0

1.03.06.09.0

10.5

1.05.0

10.015.020.025.0

1.03.06.0

12.018.023.0

Spe­cificcon­ PHduct- (stana-ance ard

luS/cm) units)

Srte_3

1985

397397397397398

390390390390390

378381380381381360

360362362363363364

8.28.28.28.28.2

8.18.18.18.18.1

8.38.38.38.38.38.3

6.38.38.38.38.28.0

Temper­ature

(degreeCelsius)

11.011.011.011.010.5

16.016.016.016.016.0

19.019.019.019.019.019.0

23.523.523.523.523.523.5

Oxygen,dis­

solved(mg/L)

10.310.310.39.37.9

8.67.77.67.37.6

9.29.09.19.09.19.0

6.28.07.87.77.55.7

Oxygen, dis­solved(per­centsatur­ation)

9595956672

8960797679

1009899989998

999694939069

11

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Table 1. Vertical-profile data for Orwell Reservoir Continued

Date

Sam­pling

Time depth(feet)

Spe­cificcon­duct­ance(uS/cm)

PH(stand­

ardunits)

Temper­ature(degreeCelsius)

Oxygen ,dis­

solved(mg/U

Oxygen, dis­solvedI per­centsatur­ation)

1985

August29...29...29...29...29...29...29...

September24...24...24...24...24...

16:2616:2716:2816:2916:3016:3116:32

17:3017:3117:3217:3317:34

1.03.06.09.0

12.015.018.0

1.04.0

10.015.016.0

362363364366366366369

360360360362362

8.07.97.97.97.97.97.9

8.18.18.18.18.1

20.020.020.019.519.519.519.5

13.513.513.513.513.5

8.98.68.18.18.18.17.7

10.110.19.99.79.7

99959089898985

9898969494

1986

February26...26...26...

May01...01...01...01...

July22...22...22...22...22...22...

14:4514:4614:47

15:0315:0415:0515:06

14:3014:3114:3214:3314:3414:35

3.06.0

10.0

2.010.020.026.0

1.03.06.0

10.014.016.0

411412418

398396398398

376378379382384384

8.08.07.9

8.38.38.38.3

8.78.78.78.58.58.5

0.00.00.5

9.59.59.59.5

28.028.026.026.025.525.5

11.311.311.3

11.611.311.110.9

12.212.311.89.68.88.9

797980

101989795

157158146119108109

12

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Table 1. Vertical-profile data for Orwell Reservoir Continued

Date

April18...18...18...18...

May15...15...15...15...

June18...18...18...18...18...

July24...24...24...24...24...24...24...24...

August29...29...29...29...29...29...29...

Time

14:0014:0214:0314:04

16:3616:3716:3816:39

18:0018:0118:0218:0318:04

18:0018:0118:0218:0318:0418:0518:0618:07

16:5716:5816:5917:0017:0117:0217:03

Sam­plingdepth

(feet)

2.04.06.07.0

1.06.0

15.018.5

1.05.0

10.015.026.0

1.03.06.0

12.018.024.028.032.0

1.03.06.09.0

15.021.027.0

Spe­cificcon­duct- (ance

(uS/cm)

Site

1985

394395395397

387367388388

380380380381381

361362365364365365369378

368369369369369369368

pHstand­ard

units)

4

8.38.48.48.4

8.16.18.18.1

8.38.38.38.38.3

8.48.48.48.48.48.48.26.0

8.08.08.07.97.97.97.9

Temper­ature

(degreecelsius)

11.511.511.511.5

16.016.016.016.0

19.019.019.019.019.0

23.523.523.523.523.523.523.523.0

20.020.019.519.519.519.519.5

Oxygen,dis­

solvedCmg/L)

10.910.910.910.9

7.67.57.67.4

9.19.19.19.09.0

8.98.78.58.58.48.36.42.3

9.69.38.38.16.18.07.4

Oxygen, dis­solved(per­centsatur­ation)

102102102102

79787977

9999999698

1071051021021011007727

106103

9189698881

13

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Table 1. Vertical-profile data for Orwell Reservoir Continued

Sam­pling

Date Time depth(feet)

Spe­cificcon­duct­ance(uS/cm)

pH(stand­ard

units)

Temper­ature(degreeCelsius)

Oxygen,dis­

solved(mg/L)

Oxygen, dis­solved(per­centsatur­ation)

Site 4 Continued

1985

September24...24...24...24...24...24...24...

17:5017:5117:5217:5317:5417:5517:56

1.05.0

10.015.020.025.027.0

354356360360360361361

8.18.18.18.18.18.18.1

14.014.014.014.014.014.014.0

9.49.89.69.79.69.69.5

92969495949493

1986

February26...26...26...26...26...

May01...01...01...01...

July22...22...22...22...22...22...22...

15:4515:4615:4715:4815:49

15:2115:2315:2515:26

14:5014:5114:5214:5314:5414:5514:56

3.06.09.0

12.016.0

2.05.0

20.025.0

1.03.06.0

10.015.019.021.7

416418419419424

398398398399

379378379383383382384

7.87.87.87.87.8

8.38.38.38.3

8.68.78.78.58.58.58.5

0.00.00.00.00.0

9.59.59.59.5

27.527.526.025.525.525.525.5

11.611.211.211.210.8

11.111.011.011.0

10.610.611.48.88.68.58.4

8178787875

97969696

135135141108106104103

14

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Table 1. Vertical-profile data for Orwell Reservoir Continued

Date

June19...19...

July24...24...24...24...

August29...29...29...

September24...

May01...01...01...

July22...22...22...

Time

08:2808:29

16:4516:4616:4716:48

15:5415:5515:56

17:05

14:1514:1614:17

13:4513:4613:47

Sam­plingdeptn

(feet)

1.03.0

1.03.06.08.0

1.03.04.5

1.5

2.05.09.0

1.03.05.6

Spe­cificcon­ pHduct- (stana-ance ara

(pS/cia) units)

Si_te_5

1985

520521

496496496497

725732734

567

1986

502503503

610637650

8.18.0

8.08.08.08.0

8.18.18.0

8.2

8.38.38.4

9.38.98.7

Temper­ature

(degreecelsius)

18.017.5

23.023.023.023.0

19.519.019.0

11.5

9.09.09.0

28.525.525.0

Oxygen,dis­

solved(mg/L)

7.87.8

4.54.24.03.8

10.17.95.3

12.5

12.411.811.6

22.18.34.5

Oxygen, dis­solved(per­centsatur­ation)

8483

54504845

1118658

116

107102100

28710255

15

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Tabl

e 2.

Tur

bidi

ty,

tran

spar

ency

, alkalinity,

nutr

ient

, and

cnloropnyll

data f

or O

rwel

l Be

aerv

olr

[NTU

, ne

phel

ooet

ric

turbidity

unit

s; m,

me

ters

; mg/L,

mill

igra

ms p

er l

iter

; ug/L,

micr

ogra

ms p

er l

iter

; , no d

ata]

Dis

solv

ed

Nit

roge

n

Dat

e

Apr

198

51

8...

May 15...

Jun 18...

Jul

24

...

Aug 29

...

Sep 24

...

Feb

1986 26

...

May 01

...

Jul

22

...

Tim

e

15:1

5

15:4

0

17:0

0

16:2

0

15:3

0

16:3

0

14:0

0

13:4

4

13:0

6

Res

er-

Tur

- voir

bid

- de

pth

ity

(feet)

(N

TU)

3.5

5.1

2.5

2.9

2.5

1.7

7.1

1.9

20.0

5.2

18.1

1.

6

Tra

ns­

par

­ en

cy

Car

- B

icar

- (S

ecch

i bo

nate

bo

nate

dis

k)

(mg/

L

(mg/

L a

s (m

) as

C03

) HC

03)

0.8 .7 .9 1 .2

1 .2 1.2

__

.8 1.1

6.0

207

Alk

linit

y

(mg/

L a

s C

aC03

)

Sit

e_1

188

187

188

190

190

181

214

187

180

Nit

rite

pl

us

nit

rate

(m

g/L

as

N)

<0.

10 .24

< .1

0

< .1

0

.13

< .1

0

.13

.10

< .1

0

Am

mon

ia

(mg/

L

as N

)

0.0

5

.25

.04

.03

< .0

1

.17

.12

.06

.04

Am

mon

ia

plu

s org

anic

(m

g/L

as

N)

0.6

1.0 .9 .2 .4 .6 .7 .6 .6

Pho

spho

rus

Tota

l (m

g/L

as

P)

0.0

8

.06

.07

.04

.06

.05

.03

.03

.06

Dis

­ so

lved

ort

bo

(mg/

L

as P

)

0.03 .0

5

.03

.02

< .0

1

.05

< .0

1

< .0

1

.02

Chl

oro­

p

hy

ll a

(u

g/L

)

3.20

3.10

1.70

9.80

2.30

84.0 1.30

6.40

39.0

Chl

oro­

phyll

b

(pg/

L)

<0.

10

< .1

0

< .1

0

< .1

0

< .1

0

< .1

0

< .1

0

.40

5.1

0

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Tab

le 2

. T

urb

idit

y,

tran

spar

ency

, alk

ali

nit

y,

nu

trie

nt,

an

d ch

loro

ph

yll

dat

a fo

r O

rwel

l fi

eaer

voir

Con

tin

ued

Dis

solv

ed

Nit

rogen

Dat

e

Jun

1985 18...

Jui

24...

Aug 29

...

Sep 24

...

May

19

86 01

...

Jul

22...

Tun

e

16:2

5

15:4

5

15:0

0

16:0

0

13:1

9

12:2

0

Res

er-

Tu

r-volr

b

id-

dep

th

ity

(feet)

(N

TH)

1.5

4.5

2.0 1.5

17.5

4.7

11.0

2.2

Tra

ns­

par

­en

cy(S

ecch

id

isk

)(m

) 1.1

1.2 1.0

1.5 .8 .8

Car

- B

icar

- A

lka-

bo

nat

e bonat

e ii

nit

y(m

g/L

(m

g/L

as

(m

g/L

as

as

C03

) H

C03

) C

aC03

)

Sit

e 2

191

190

190

185

193

0 22

6 1 8

5

Nit

rite

plu

sn

itra

te(m

g/L

as

N)

<0.

10

< .1

0

.11

< .1

0

.11

.15

Am

mon

ia(m

g/L

as

N)

0.0

2

.05

< .0

1

.20

.06

.05

Am

mon

iaplu

sorg

anic

(mg/

Las

N

)

1.1 .3 .5 .5 .6 .9

Pho

spho

rus

Tota

l(m

g/L

as

P)

0.0

7

.04

.06

.08

.04

.07

Dis

­so

lved

ort

ho

(mg/

Las

P)

0.0

3

.03

< .0

1

.04

< .0

1

.03

Ch

loro

­phyll

a

(pg/

L)

1.80

4.30 .9

0

2.9

0

5.90

16.0

Ch

loro

­p

hy

ll

b(p

g/L

)

<0.

10

< .1

0

< .1

0

< .1

0

.40

2.6

0

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Tabl

e 2.

Tur

bidi

ty,

tran

spar

ency

, alkalinity,

nutr

ient

, and

chlorophyll

data

for O

rwel

l Be

serv

oir

Cont

inue

d

CO

Dis

solv

ed

Nit

roge

n

Dat

e

Apr

198

518...

May 15

...

Jun 18

...

Jul

24...

Aug 29

...

Sep 24...

Feb

1986 26...

May 01

...

Jul

22...

Res

er­

voir

Tim

e de

pth

(fee

t)

14:4

0

16:1

0

17:3

0

17:4

0

16:4

0

17:2

5

15:0

0 10

.9

15:0

2 27

.0

14:3

6 17

.2

Tur

­bi

d­it

y(N

TU)

1.6

1.1

4.3

2.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

7.4 1.5

Tra

ns­

par

­en

cy(S

ecch

idis

k)

(m)

0.5 .6 .9 1.0

1.2

1.0 .8 1.0

Car

- B

icar

- A

lka-

bona

te

bona

te

Un

ity

(mg/

L

(mg/

L a

s (m

g/L

as

as

C03

) HC

03)

CaC

03)

.to

192

184

1 94

1 90

190

1 90

0 27

1 22

2

190

12

204

187

Nit

rite

plu

snit

rate

(mg/

Las

N

)

<0.

10 .17

< .1

0

< .1

0

< .1

0

< .1

0

.13

< .1

0

< .1

0

Am

mon

ia(m

g/L

as

N)

0.07 .1

3

.02

.05

< .0

1

.20

.12

.04

.06

Am

mon

iaplu

sor

gani

c(m

g/L

as N

)

0.6

3.0 .6 .4 .4 .6 .6 .5 .9

Pho

spho

rus

Tota

l(m

g/L

as

P)

0.07 .0

7

.06

.05

.07

.07

.02

.05

.06

Dis

­so

lved

ort

ho

(mg/

Las

P)

0.0

2

.04

.02

.04

.04

.04

< .0

1

< .0

1

.02

Chl

oro­

ph

yll

a((

Jg/L

)

5.20

4.80

1.10

8.50

8.00

7.90 .6

0

19.0

15.0

Chl

oro­

phyll

b

(pg/

L)

<0.

10

< .1

0

< .1

0

< .1

0

< .1

0

< .1

0

< .1

0

.60

1.30

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Table 2. Turbidity, transparency,

alka

lini

ty,

nutr

ient

, and

chlo

roph

yll

data for O

rwell

Rese

rvoi

r Co

ntin

ued

Dis

solv

ed

Nit

rogen

Dat

e

Apr

19

85 18...

May 15...

Jun 18...

Jul

24

...

Aug 29..

.S

ep 24

...

Feb

1986 26

...

May 01

...

Jul

22

...

Res

er­

vo

irT

ime

dep

th(f

eet)

13:5

5

16:3

5

17:5

5

18:1

5

17:1

0

17:4

5

16:0

0 17

.0

15:2

0 26

.0

14:5

7 2

2.7

Tu

r­bid

­it

y(N

TU)

7.3

7.1

2.7

2.0

2.0

2.0 1.5

6.9

2.0

Tra

ns­

par

­ en

cy(S

ecch

id

isk

)(m

)

0.5 .6 1.0

1.0

1.2 1.1 .8 1.5

Car

- B

icar

- A

lka-

bonat

e bonat

e U

nit

y(m

g/L

(m

g/L

as

(mg/

L a

sas

C0

3)

HC0

3)

CaC

03)

Sit

e_4

1 90

185

1 92

200

1 80

1 88

0 27

6 22

6

1 89

1.0

223

185

Nit

rite

plu

sn

itra

te(m

g/L

as

N)

<0.

10 .13

< .1

0

.17

.11

.13

< .1

0

< .1

0

Am

mon

ia(m

g/L

as

N)

0.0

4

.15

< .0

1

.05

< .0

1

.13

.04

.05

Am

mon

ia

plu

sorg

anic

(mg/

Las

N

)

1.1 .7 .6 .3 .7 .7 .5 .7

Pho

spho

rus

To

tal

(mg/

Las

P)

0.0

5

.07

.06

.04

.07

.07

.02

.05

.06

Dis

­ so

lved

ort

ho

(mg/

Las

P)

0.0

2

.05

.01

.04

< .0

1

< .0

1

< .0

1

.02

Chl

oro

-phyli

a

(fjg

/L]

6.5

0

6.0

0

6.2

0

21.0 8.90

11.0 .8

0

25

.0

35

.0

Chlo

ro­

ph

yll

b

(pg/L

)

<0.

10

< .1

0

< .1

0

< .1

0

< .1

0

< .1

0

< .1

0

1.00

3.1

0

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Table 2. Turbidity,

tran

anar

onoy

, al

kali

nity

, nutrient,

and

onloropnyll

data for O

rwel

l Be

aerv

olr

Cont

inue

d

Dis

solv

ed

Nit

roge

n

Dat

e

Jun

1985 19

...

Jul

24

...

Aug 29

...

Sep 24

...

May

19

86 01

...

Jul

22

...

Res

er­

voir

Tim

e de

pth

(feet)

08:2

7

16:5

0

16:0

0

17:0

0

14:1

4 9.

8

13:4

8 6.6

Tur

­bid

­it

y(N

TU)

3.5

3.0

3.7

2.0

6.3 3.0

Tra

ns­

par

­en

cy(S

eccb

idis

k)

(m)

0.9 .8 .5 1.5 .7 .4

Car

- B

lear

- A

lka-

bona

te

bona

te

Unit

y(m

g/L

(m

g/L

as

(mg/

L a

sas

C0

3)

HC03

) C

aC03

)

Slt

e-5

210

220

270

240

174

26

206

213

Nit

rite

plu

snit

rate

(mg/

Las

N

)

<0.

10

< .1

0

< .1

0

< .1

0

< .1

0

< .1

0

Am

mon

ia(m

g/L

as

N)

<0.0

1

.07

< .0

1

.15

.04

.04

Am

mon

iaplu

so

rgan

ic(m

g/L

as

N)

1.1 .7 .9 1.9 .6 1.0

Pho

spho

rus

Tota

l(m

g/L

as

P)

0.1

8

.13

.27

.21

.06

.37

Dis

­so

lved

ort

ho

(mg/

Las

P)

0.11 .0

3

.15

.10

< .0

1

.06

Chl

oro­

phyll

a(p

g/L

3

8.20

35.0

83.0

5.70

74.0

690

Chl

oro­

ph

yll

b(p

g/L

)

<0.

10

< .1

0

< .1

0

< .1

0

1.50

6.40

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Table 3. Quality of runoff fro* fields to Orwell Keaervoir at site 5

[Sample taken April 18, 1985 at 12:45 p.m.]

Specific conductance(microsiemens per centimeter at 25° Celsius) 1,100

pH (standard units) 8.4

Temperature (degrees Celsius) 15.0

Oxygen, dissolved (milligrams per liter) 11.2

Oxygen, dissolved (percent saturation) 114

Turbidity (nephelometric turbidity unit?) 6.0

Alkalinity (milligrams per liter as CaCOo) 200

Nitrite plus nitrate nitrogen, dissolved(milligrams per liter as N) < .01

Ammonia nitrogen, dissolved(milligrams per liter as N) <.01

Ammonia plus organic nitrogen, dissolved(milligrams per liter as N) .9

Phosphorus, dissolved (milligrams per liter as P) .09

Phosphorus, ortho, dissolved(milligrams per liter as P) .01

21

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Table 4. Phytoplankton data for Orwell Reservoir

[4, dominant organism; mL, milliliter; , not found; <, less than]

Date:

Time:

Total Cells per mL:

April 18, 1985

1515

2800

May 15, 1985

1540

2600

June 18, 1985

1700

1300

July 24, 1985

1620

1400

August 29, 1985

1530

1400

Organism Cells Per- per mL cent

Cells Per- Cells Per- Cells Per- Cells Per- per mL cent per mL cent per mL cent per mL cent

Site_l

BAC1LLARIOPHXTA (DIATOMS).BACILLARIOPHXCEAE..ACHNANTHALES...ACHNANTHACEAE....ACHNANTHES..... A.CLEVE1..... A.EXIGUA..... A.LANCEOLATA.....A.MINUTISSIMA.... COCCONEIS.....C.PEDICULUS.....C.PLACENTULA..BACILLARIALES...NITZSCHIACEAE....NI1ZSCH1A.....N.AC1CULARIS.....N.AMPHIBIA.....N.DISSIPATA.....N.FONTICOLA.....N.FRUSTULUM.....N.PALEA..EPITHEMIALES...EPITHEMIACEAE....EPITHEMIA.....E. SOREX..EUPOD1SGALES...COSCINODISCACEAE....CYCLOTELLA.....C.KUTZIMGIANA..... C. MENEGHINIANA.....C.OCELLATA.....C.PSEUDOSTELLIGERA....MELOSIRA.....M.AMBIGUA.....M.GRANULATA.....M. VARIANS....STEPHANODISCUS.....S.ASTREA V.MINUTULA.....S.HANTZSCHII..FRAGILARIALES...FRAGILARIACEAE....ASTERIONELLA..... A.FORMOSA.... DIATOMA.....D.TENUE V. ELONGATUM.....D.VULGARE....FRAGILARIA.....F.CAPUCINA.....F.CAPUCINA V.MESOLEPTA......F.CONSTRUEMS..... F. CONSTRUENS V.VENTER.....F.CROTONENSIS.....F.PINNATA.....F.VAUCHERIAE....SYNEDRA.....S.PARASITICA.....S.RADIANS..... S.RUMPENS.....S.ULNA..NAVICULALES...CYMBELLACEAE.... AMPHORA..... A.OVALIS..... A.PERPUSILLA....CYMBELLA.....C.MINUTA..... C.TUMIDA... GOMPHONEMACEAE....GOMPHONEMA.....G.ANGUSTATUM.....G.OLIVACEUM..... G.SUBCLAVATUM

27 153 2

27 1

27 1

80 327 1

27 127 1

110 4

27 1

27 1

27 1

& 770 29

53 2

27 127 1

130 5

26 1

26 1150 6

51 226 1

150 626 126 177 3

51 2

51 226 1

515151

26 1& 210 8

26 1

51 2150 6

26 1

51 2

26 1

51 2

26 1

26 1130 526 1

12 <1

23 2

12

12

12

70 535 3

12 <1 23 2

82 6

23 2

23 2

12 <1

35 3

23 2

23 2

12 <1 23 2

11 <1 45 3

11

11

23 2

120 9

120 9

34 2

11

23 2

23 2

23 2 11 <1

28 2

14 156 4

14 156 4

14 1

42 356 4

84 6

56 428 2

84 614 1

14 1

28 214 1

42 3

14 1

14 1

42 3

14 1

56 414 1

22

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Table 4. Phytoplankton data for Orwell Reserroir Continued

Date:

Time :

Total Cells per mL:

Organism

BACILLARIOPHYTA (DIATOMS). BACILLARIOPHYCEAE..NAVICULALES. . . NAVICULACEAE....NAVICULA.....N.ANGILICA (5) RALFS. . . . . N. CAPITATA (5) EHR.-1..... N. CRYPTOCEPHALA... ..N. CRYPTOCEPHALA V.VENETA. . . . . H. DECUSSIS (5) OSTR.....N.GREGARIA..... N. LANCEOLATA, , . , , N.MENISCULUS V.UPSALIEN...... N. MINIMA. .. . .N.MIHUSCULA. . . . . N. TRIPUNCTATA (5) (D.CHLOROPHYTA (GREEN ALGAE). CHLOROPHYCEAE. . CHLOROCOCCALES. . . HYDRODICTYACEAE.... PEDIASTRUM. . . OOCYSTACEAE.... ANKISTRODESMUS.... OOCYSTIS....SELENASTRUM.... TETRAEDRON. . . SCENEDESMACEAE.... CRUCIGENIA....SCENEDESMUS. . TETRASPORALES. . . PALMELLACEAE.... SPHAEROCYSTISCHRYSOPHYTA (YELLOW-GREEN ALGAE).BACILLARIOPHYCEAE..CENTRALES. . . COSCINODISCACEAE.... CYCLOTELLA. . PENNALES...ACHNANTHACEAE.... RHOICOSPHENIA.....R. CURVATA...FRAGILARIACEAE.... SYNEDRA...GOMPHONEMATACEAE.... GOMPHONEMA...NAVICULACEAE.... CALONEIS....NAVICULA. . . NITZSCHIACEAE.... NITZSCHIA. CHRYSOPHYCEAE..CHROMULINALES. . . CHROMULINACEAE.... CHRYSOCOCCUS....KEPHYRION...OCHROMONADACEAE.... OCHROMONASCYANOPHYTA (BLUE-GREEN ALGAE). CYANOPHYCEAE. . OSCILLATORIALES. . . NOSTOCACEAE.... ANABAENAEUGLENOPHYTA (EUGLENOIDS). CRYPTOPHYCEAE..CRYPTOMONIDALES. . . CRYPTOCHRYSIDACEAE.... CHROOMOHAS.... RHODOMONAS. . . CRYPTOMONODACEAE.... CRYPTOMONAS. EUGLENOPHYCEAE. . EUGLENALES. . . EUGLENACEAE.... TRACHELOMONASPYRRHOPHYTA (FIRE ALGAE)

April 18, May 15, June 18, July 24, August 29,1985 1985 1985 1985 1985

1515 1540 1700 1620 1530

2800 2600 1300 1400 1400

Ceils Per- Cells Per- Cells Per- Cells Per- Cells Per-per fflL cent per mL cent per uL cent per mL cent per nL cent

Site_ 1 -- Con t j.nued

12 <1 -- 14 127 1 -- 23 2 11 <1

& 210 8 23 2 34 2 42 327 1 150 6 47 4 ~ 42 3

26 1 ~ 23 2 28 212 <1

27 1 26 151 2

23 2 -- 70 512 <1

51 2

m 112 <1 79 6 28 2

11 <114 1

26 1 12 <1 11 <1

23 2 11 <135 3 45 3

12 <1 11 <1

5! 2

100 4 35 3 11 <1 28 2

11 o

12 <1 14 1

11 <127 1 47 4 11 <1 14 1

52 2 35 3 -- 2« 2

160 6 -- 2b 2720 27 -- 23 2

~ ~ 12 <1

79 6

53 2 -- -- 79 6 98 7130 5 77 3 « 390 30 190 14 & 110 «

150 6 23 2 & 240 17 i>6 4

53 2

23

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Table 4. Phytoplankton data for Orwell Reservoirs-Continued

Date:

Time:

Total Cells per mL:

September 24, 1985

1635

2800

February 26, 1986

1400

400

May 01, 1986

1344

2500

July 22, 1986

1306

6700

Organism Cells Per- Cells Per- Cells Per- per mL cent per mL cent per mL cent

Cells Per- per mL cent

BACILLARIOPHYTA (DIATOMS).BACILLARIOPHYCEAE..ACHNANTHALKS...ACHNANTHACEAE....ACHNANTUKS..... A. CLEVEI.....A.EXIGUA..... A.LANCEOLATA.....A.MIMJTISSIMA....COCCONE1S.....C.PED1CULUS.....C.PLACENTULA..BAC1LLAR1ALES...NITZSCHIACEAE....N1TZSCH1A.....N.AC1CULAR1S.....N. AMPHIBIA.....N.CAPITELLATA.....N.DISSIPATA.....N.MICROCEPHALA.....N.PALEA.....N.SIGMOIDEA..EUPOD1SCALES...COSCINOD1SCACEAE....CYCLOTELLA.....C.KUTZING1ANA.....C.MENEGHINIANA.....C.PSEUDOSTELLIGERA.....C.STELLIGERA....MELOSIRA.....M.GRANULATA.....M.VARIANS....STEPHANODISCUS.....S.ASTREA V.M1NUTULA.....S.HANTZSCHII..FRAG1LARIALES...FRAGILAR1ACEAE....DIATOMA.....U.TENUE V. ELONGATUM.....D.VULGARE....FRAG1LARIA.....F.BREUISTRIATA.....F.CONSTRUENS.....F.CONSTHUENS V.VENTER.....F.PINNATA.....F.VAUCHERIAE....SYNEDRA.....S.RADIANS.....S.ULNA..NAVICULALES...CYMBELLACEAE.... AMPHORA..... A.OVALIS.....A.PERPUSILLA....CYMBELLA.....C.AFFINIS.....C.M1NUTA...GOMPHONEMACEAE....GOMPHONEMA.....G.ANGUSTATUM..... G. OLIVACEUM...NAVICULACEAE....NAVICULA.....N.CAPITATA.....N.CRYPTOCEPHALA..... N.CRYPTOCEPHALA V.VENETA.....N.GRACILOIDES.....N.GREGARIA.....N.MEN1SCULUS V.UPSALIEN......N.MINIMA..... N.RADIOSA.....N.RHYNCHOCEPHALA.....N.SEMINULUM.....N.TRIPUNCTATA

25

51 2

51 2

100 4510 19

25 <1 51 2

150 651 2

25 <1 25 <1

25 <1

76 3

25

25

252525

25

25

10 35 15 1

10 3

5 129 7

5 115 4

5 110 3

5 1

5 1

5 110 3

5 124 6

5 15 15 15 1

15 4

5 1

10 3

15 4

10 3 & 44 11

29 75 1

10 35 1

5 15 1

27 1

55 2

4 330 13

55 227 1

27 1

27 1

110 4270 11

55 227 1

27 155 227 1

220 927 1

27 127 1

110 4

27 1

160 6

27 127 1

27 1

190 3

140 2

48 <148 <1

& 1,900 29

48 <1

1,100 17

48

95 1

48

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Table 4. Pbytoplankton data for Orwell Reservoir Continued

Date: September 24, February 26, May 01, July 22,1985 1986 1986 1986

Time: 1635 1400 1344 1306

Total Cells per mL: 2800 MOO 2500 6700

Organism Cells Per- Cells Per- Cells Per- Cells Per-per mL cent per mL cent per mL cent per mL cent

ChLOROPHYTA (GREEN ALGAE). CHLOROPHXCEAE. . CHLOROCOCCALES. . . OOCXSTACEAE. . . . ANKISTRODESMUS 25 <1 82 3 110 2. . . . CLOSTERIOPSIS 48 <1....SELENASTRUM 27 1 48 <1...SCENEDESMACEAE. . . . CRUCIGEN1A 27 1 95 1. . . . SCENEDESMUS 27 1 190 3. . . . TETRASTRUM 48 <1..VOLVOCALES. . . CHLAHXDOMONADACEAE. . . . CHLAMYW)MONAS 240 4CHRYSOPHYTA (YELLOW-GREEN ALGAE). BACILLARIOPHICEAE. . CENTRALES. . . COSCINODISCACEAE. . . . CYCLOTELLA ~ 27 1....MELOSIRA ~ 51 ..PENNALES 10 3. . . ACHNANTHACEAE.... RHOICOSPHENIA. . . . . R. CURVATA 51 55 2 «...FRAGILARIACEAE. ...SYNEDRA 55 2...NAVICULACEAE. ...NAVICULA 25 <1 15 4 48 <1....P1NNULARIA ~ 27 1. . . NITZSCHIACEAE. . . . NITZSCH1A 25 <1 20 5 54 2 140 2.CHRXSOPHXCEAE. . CHROMULINALES. . . CHROMULINACEAE....CHRYSOCOCCUS 51 55 2....KEPHYRION. 100 4 27 1 CYANOPHYTA (BLUE-GREEN ALGAE). CXANOPHXCEAE. . OSC1LLATORIALES. . . NOSTOCACEAE....ANABAENA 95 1. . . OSCILLATORIACEAE. . . . OSCILLATORIA 27 1EUGLENOPHYTA (KUGLENOIDS). CRYPTOPHYCEAE. . CRYPTOHONIDALES. . . CRXPTOCURYSIDACEAE. . . . CHROOMONAS 25 <1 48 <1. . . . RHODOMONAS & 1,100 41 82 3 1,000 15. . . CRYPTOHONODACEAE. . . . CRYPTOHONAS 76 3 27 1 620 9. EUGLENOPHYCEAE. . EUGLEMALES. . . EUGLENACEAE....PHACUS -- 95 1. . . . TRACHELOMOJJAS 55 2 48 <1PYRRHOPHYTA (FIRE ALGAE). DINOPHYCEAE..DINOKONTAE. . . CERATIACEAE. . . . CERATIUM 25 <1

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Table 4. Phytopiankton data for Orvell Reaerroin Continued

Date:

Time:

Total Cells per mL:

June 18, 1985

1630

1400

July 24, 1985

1515

1400

August 29, 1985

1500

2000

Organism Cells Per- per mL cent

Cells Per- per mL cent

Cells Per- per mL cent

Site 2

BACILLARIOPHXTA (DIATOMS).BACILLARIOPHXCEAE..ACHNANTHALES...ACHNANTHACEAE....ACHNANTHES... . . A. CLEVEI..... A.EXIUUA..... A.HUNGARICA.....A.LANCEOLATA.....A.LINEARIS.....A.MINUTISSIMA....COCCONEIS.....C.PEDICULUS.....C.PLACENTULA..BACILLARIALES...N1TZSCH1ACEAE....NITZSCHIA.....N.ACICULARIS.....N.AMPHIBIA.....N.COMMUNIS.....N.DISSIPATA.....N.FRUSTULUM.....N.LINEARIS.....N.PALEA.....N.TRYBLIONELLA..EPITHEMIALES...EPITHEMIACEAE....EPITHEMIA.....E.SOREX..EUPODISCALES...COSCINODISCACEAE....CXCLOTELLA.....C.KUTZ1NGIANA.....C.MENEGHINIANA.....C.PSEUDOSTELLIGERA....MELOSIRA.....M. AMBIGUA.....M.GRANULATA....STEPHAJiODISCUS..... S. ASTREA V.MINUTULA.....S.HANTZSCHII..FRAGILARIALES...FRAGILARIACEAE....ASTERIONELLA..... A.FORMOSA....FRAGILAR1A.....F.CAPUCINA.....F.CONSTRUENS.....F.CROTONENS1S.....F.PINNATA.....F.VAUCUERIAE....SYNEDRA.....S.PARASITICA.....S.RADIANS..... S. RUMPEUS.....S.ULNA..NAVICULALES...CXMBELLACEAE.... AMPHORA..... A.OVALIS..... A. PERPUSILLA....CXMBELLA.....C.AFFINIS.....C.MINUTA... GOMPUONEMACEAE....GOMPUONEMA..... G.ANGUSTATUM.....G.OLIVACEUM.....G.PARVULUM

24 2 12 <1 12 <1

12

66 6

12 <1

12 <1 24 2 24 2 12 <1

49 3

37 349 3

1237

37 312 <137 312 <1

24 2

1273

49

12

12

37 3

12121212

12

160 11

150 11

62 4

37 3

37 349 3

12

12 <1 61 4

37 3

25 2

12 <1

1919

19 <1 130 7

56 3

56 3

19 <1

19 <1130 7150 8

37 237 2

19 <1

19

56 3

19 <1 37 2

19 <1

37 2

4 170 9

19

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Tabla 4. Pbytoplanktoa data for Onfall Beaerrolr Continued

Date: June 18, July 24, August 29,1985 1985 1985

Tine: 1630 1545 1500

Total Cells per mL: 1400 1400 2000

Organism Cells Per- Cells Per- Cells Per-per mL cent per mL cent per mL cent

Site 2 -- CooUaued

BACILLARIOPHYTA (DIATOMS).BACILLARIOPHXCEAE.. NAVICULALES... NAVICULACEAE....NAVICULA.....N.ANGILICA (5) RALFS 12 <1..... N.CAPITATA (5) EHR.-1 24 2 12 <1.....N.CRYPTOCEFHALA 73 5 56 3. ....N.CRmOCEPHALA V.VENETA 37 3.....N.DECUSSIS (5) OSTR 12 <1 12 <1..... N. GRHJAHIA 12 <1..... N. MINIMA 37 3 25 2 37 2.....N.MOURNEI 19 <1..... N. PUPULA 19 <1.....N.TRIPUNCTATA (5) (D. 37 3....NEIDIUM.....N.AFFINE 12 <1CHLOROPHXTA (GREEN ALGAE).CHLOROPHXCEAE..CHLOROCOCCALES...OOcrsTACEAE....ANKISTRODESMUS 74 5 37 2....OOCYSTIS 12 <1 25 2...SCENEDESMACEAE....CRUCIGENIA 12 <1 74 4....SCENEDESMUS 24 2 12 <1 37 2..TETRASPORALES... PALMELLACEAE....SPHAEROCYSTIS 12 <1.. VOLVOCALES...CULAMXDOMONADACEAE....CHLAMYDOMONAS 12 <1 19 <1..ZYGNEhATALES... DESMIDIACEAE....STAURASTRUM 12 <1CHRXSOPHXTA (YELLOW-GREEN ALGAE).BACILLARIOPHYCEAE..CENTRALES...COSCINODISCACEAE....CYCLOTELLA 12 <1.. PENNALES... ACHNAMTHACEAE....RHOICOSPHENIA..... R. CURVATA 24 2 12 <1 37 2.,.C1MBELLACEAE....CYMBELLA 12 <1... FRAGILARI1CEAE....SXNEDRA 38 2...GOMPHONEMATACEAE....GOMPHONEMA 12 <1 ~ 37 2...NAVICULACEAE....NAVICULA 12 <1 37 2...NIT2SCH1ACEAE.... NITZSCHIA 12 <1 12 <1 37 2.CHRISOPHICEAE..CHROMULIKALES...CHROMULIKACEAE....CHRYSOCOCCUS ~ 19 <1....KEPHYRION 37 3... OCHROMONADACEAE.... OCHROMONAS 12 <1CXANOPH1TA (BLUE-GREEN ALGAE).CXANOPHICEAE..OSCILLATORIALES...NOSTOCACEAE....ANABAENA 19 <1EUGLENOPHXTA (EUGLENOIDS).CRXPTOPH1CEAE..CRIPTOMQNIDALES...CRXPTOCHRXSIDACEAE....CHROOMONAS 86 6 130 7.... RHODOMONAS & 230 16 160 11 130 7... CRXPTOMONODACEAE....CRYPTOMONAS & 200 14 110 6

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Table 4. Ptqrtoplankton data for Orwell Reaerroir Continued

Date: September 24, May 01, July 22,1985 1966 1986

Time: 1630 1515 1500

Total Cells per mL: 1400 1400 2000

Organism Cells Per- Cells Per- Cells Per-per mL cent per mL cent per nL cent

Si t e_2_ rr£pnjtinuea

BACILLARIOPHYTA (D1ATOHS).BACILLARIOPHYCEAE..ACHNANTHALES...ACHNANTHACEAE....ACHNANTHES.....A.CLEVEI -- 16 1 22 <1.....A. LANCEOLATA 57 4 16 1 22 <1.....A.MINUTISSIMA 64 4....COCCONEIS... .. C. PEDICULUS 16 1..... C. PLACEHTULA 57 4 32 2 66 3..BACILLARIALES...NITZSCHIACEAE....NITZSCHIA.....N.ACICULARIS 14 <1 180 11 66 3.....N.AMPHIBIA -- 22 <1.....N.DISSIPATA 32 2 22 < 1..... N. FONTICOLA 16 1..... N. FRUSTOLOM 14 <1 16 1 22 <1.....N.LINEARIS 16 1 22 <1.....N. PALEA 22 <1..EUNOTIALES...EUNOTIACEAE....EUNOTIA..... E. LLEGANS 22 < 1..EUPODISCALES...COSCINODISCACEAE....CYCLOTELLA.....C.KUTZINGIANA 16 1,....C.MENEGHINIANA 32 2 22 <1..... C. PSEUDOSTELLIGERA 260 17 200 9....MELOSIRA.....M.AHBIGUA 43 3.....M.GRANULATA 14 <1 44 2.....M. GRANULATA V.AUGUSTISS. 16 1....STEPHANODISCUS.....S.ASTREA V.MINUTULA 00 5 22 <1.....S.HANTZSCHII 80 5..FRAGILARIALES... FRAGILARIACEAE....ASTERIONELLA.....A.FORMOSA -- 32 2....DIATOM!..... D. VULOARE 32 2.... FRAGILARIA.....F.CONSTRUENS 14 <1..... F. CONSTRUENS V. VENTER 29 2 22 <1.....F.PINNATA 14 <1 22 <1....SYNEDRA.....S. RADIANS -- t 210 13.....S. ULNA 14 <1 80 5..NAVICULALES...CYMBELLACEAE.... AMPHORA.....A. COEFFEIFORMIS 14 <1..... A. OVALIS ~ 22 <1.....A. PERPUSILLA 14 <1 64 4....CYMBELLA..... C. TUMIDA 14 <1...GOMPHONEMACEAE....GOMPHONEMA..... G. ANGOSTATUM 16 1 44 2.....G.OLIVACEUH 14 <1 64 4.....G.TENELLUH -- -- 22 <1

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Table 4. Pbytoplankton data for Orwell Reservoir Continued

Date:

Time :

Total Cells per mL:

September 24, 1985

1630

1400

May 01, 1986

1545

1400

July 22, 1986

1500

2000

Organism Cells Per- Cells Per- per mL cent per mL cent

Cells Per- per mL cent

Site 2 Continued

BACILLARIOPHYTA (DIATOMS).BACILLARIOPHYCEAE. .NAVICULALES... NAVICULACEAE....NAVICULA..... N. CRYPTOCEPHALA..... N. CRYPTOCEPHALA V. VENETA.....N.DECUSS1S (5) OSTR.....N.GREGARIA.....N. MINIMA.....N.RHYNCHOCEPHALA.....N.TRIPUNCTATA (5) (0.CHLOROPHYTA (GREEN ALGAE).CHLOROPHYCEAE..CHLOROCOCCALES...HYDRODICTYACEAE....PEDIASTRUM...OOCYSTACEAE....ANKISTRODESMUS....OOCYSTIS....SELENASTRUM....TETRAEDRON...SCENEDESMACEAE....CRUCIQENIA....SCENEDESMUS..VOLVOCALES...CHLAMYDOMONADACEAE....CHLAMYDOHONAS..ZYGNEMATALES...DESMIDIACEAE....COSMARIUMCHRYSOPHYTA (YELLOW-GREEN ALGAE).BACILLARIOPHYCEAE.. CENTRALES...COSCINODISCACEAE....CYCLOTELLA.. PENNALES...ACHNANTUACEAE. ...RHOICOSPHENIA.....R.CURVATA...FRAGILARIACEAE....SYNEDRA...GOMPHONEMATACEAE....GOHPHONEMA...NAVICULACEAE....NAVICULA...NITZSCHIACEAB....NITZSCHIA.CHRYSOPHYCEAE..CHROMULINALES...CHROMULINACEAE.... OIRYSOCOCCUS....KEPHYRIONCYANOPHYTA (BLUE-GREEN ALGAE).CYANOPHYCEAE..CHROOCOCCALES...CHROOCOCCACEAECYANOPHYTA (BLUE-GREEN ALGAE).CYANOPHYCEAE..OSCILLATORIALES... NOSTOCACEAE....ANABAENAEUGLENOPHYTA (EUGLENOIDS).CRYPTOPHYCEAE..CRYPTOMONIDALES...CRYPTOCHRYSIDACEIE....CHROOHONAS....RHODOMONAS...CRYPTOMONODACEAE....CRYPTOMONAS.EUGLENOPHYCEAB.. BUG LEN ALES...EOGLENACEAE....TRACHELOHONAS

29 2 14 <1 29 2 14 <1

14

71 5 14 <1 29 2

43 3 14 <1

14

29 2

26 2

43 3

42 3

14 <1

ft 330 22

100 7

96 6

16 116 116 1

16 1

32 2

16 1

16 1

16 1

16 1

32 2

32 248 3

96 6

32 2

2222

22

22 <1

88 4

66 3 22 <1

22 <1 66 3

66 3

22

22

160 7420 18

490 21

22

29

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Table 4. Ptqrtoplankton data for Orwell Beaerrolr--Continued

Date:

Time:

Total Cells per mL:

April 18, 1985

1115

3600

May 15, 1985

1610

2900

June 18, 1985

1730

2700

July 21, 1985

1710

2000

August 29, 1985

1640

2600

Organism Cells Per- Cells Per- Cells Per- Cells Per- Cells Per- per mL cent per mL cent per mL cent per mL cent per mL cent

BAC1LLAR10PHYTA (DIATOMS).BACILLARIOPHYCEAE..ACHNANTHALES...ACHNANTHACEAE.... ACHNANTHES.....A.CLEVEI..... A. EX1GUA..... A. LANCEOLATA..... A.M1NUT1SSIMA....COCCONEIS.....C.PEDICULUS.....C.PLACENTULA..BACILLAR1ALES...NITZSCHIACEAEv .. N1TZSCHIA.....N.ACICULARIS.....N.AMPHIBIA.....N.D1SS1PATA.....N.FRUSTULUM.....N. PALEA..EUPODISCALB5...COSCINODISCACEAE....CYCLOTELLA.....C.KUTZ INDIANA..... C. MENEGH1NIANA.....C.PSEUDOSTELLIGERA....MELOSIRA.....M.AMB1GUA.....M.GRANULATA....STEPHANODISCUS.....S.ASTREA V. MINUTULA.....S.HANTZSCHII.....S.SUBSALSUS..FRAGILAR1ALES...FRAG1LARIACEAE....D1ATOMA.....D.VULGARE....FRAGILAR1A.....F.BREUISTR1ATA.....F.CAPUCINA.....F.CONSTRUEMS.....F.CONSTRUEMS V.VENTER.....F.PINNATA.....F.VAUCHER1AE....SYNEDHA.....S.DELICATISSIMA.....S.PARAS1TICA.....S.RADIANS..... S.ULNA..NAV1CULALES...CYMBELLACEAE.... AMPHORA..... A. OVALLS..... A.PERPUS1LLA....CYMBELLA.....C.AFF1NIS.....C.S1NUATA...GOMPHONEMACEAE....GOMPHONEMA.....G.ANGUSTATUM.....G.OLIVACEUH...NAVICULACEAE....NAVICULA.....N.CAP1TATA.....N.CRYPTOCEPUALA.....N.CRYPTOCEPUALA V. VENETA.....N.DECUSSIS.....N.GREGARIA.....N.LANCEOLATA.....N.MENISCULUS V.UPSALIEN.

29

2929

2929

29

86 2130 12

57 2

29 <1

29 <1

& 770 21 29 <1

29 <1140 4

110 3

2929

29

2929

29 <1 87 3

29 <1

120 429 <158 2

29 <1180 629 <1

290 8 200 7230 6 180 6

29 <1 350 12

29

29 <1

58 258 2

58 2 29 <1

58 2

29 <1

29 <1 87 3

120 4120 4

23

140

23

370 1469 392 3

140 5120 4

23 <1 * 410 15

23 <1

69 3 23 <1

23

23

23 <1 46 2

232323

23

16

16

130 733 2

280 14

49 299 5

33 2 16 <1

16 <1 33 2

16

16

1616

16

21

21

21

21

86 3130 5

43 2

21

21

21

43 2

43 2

43 221 <1

30

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Table 4. Pnytoplankton data for Orwell Beaerrolr Continued

Date: April 18, May 15, June 18, July 24, August 29,1985 1985 1985 1985 1985

Time: 1445 1610 1730 1740 1640

Total Cells per mL: 3600 2900 2700 2000 2600

Organlw Cells Per- Cells Per- Cells Per- Cells Per- Cells Per-per BL cent per mL cent per mL cent per mL cent per mL cent

Site 3 Continued

BACILLARIOPHITA (DIATOMS). BACILLARIOPHXCEAE.. NAVI CULALES...NAVICULACEAE....NAVICULA.....N.MINIMA -- 29 <1..... M. PUPULA -- 16 <1 ..... N. RHXNCHOCEPHALA 58 2.....N.SBMINULUM 29 <1..... N. TRIPUNCTATA (5) (D. 29 <1 46 2CHLOHOPHITA (GREEN ALGAE).CHLOROPHICEAE.. CHLOHOCOCCALES... HYDHODICmCEAB.... PEDIASTRUM 23 <1...OOCXSTACEAE.... ANK1STRODESMUS -- 29 <1 120 4 130 7 43 2....CHODATELLA 23 <1.... SELEMASTRUM 16 <1...SCEHEDESMACEAE.... ACTINASTRUM 23 <1 .... CRUCIGEMIA 21 <1.... SCENEDESMOS 29 <1 92 3 81 4 63 3.. TETRASPOHALES...PALMELLACEAE.... GLOEOCXSTIS 29 <1 ..VOLVOCALES...CHLAMXDOMOMADACEAE.... CHLAMXDOMONAS 29 <1 16 <1 CHRXSOPHXTA (XELLOH-GREEM ALGAE).BACILLARIOPHXCBAB.. CENTRALES... COSCINODISCACEAE....CYCLOTELLA 57 2 120 4..PENNALES 29 <1 ...ACUNANTHACEAE.... RHOICCSPHEHIA.....R.CURVATA 29 <1 58 2 46 2 16 <1 43 2...NAVICULACEAE....NAVICULA 29 <1 29 <1 23 <1 16 <1 ...MITZSCHIACEAE....HITZSCHIA 58 2 69 3 21 <1.CHRYSOPHYCEAE..CHROMULDIALKS... CHROMULIHACBAE.... CHRXSOCOCCUS 170 5 29 <1 ~....KEPHXRION 710 19 29 <1 23 <1 33 2 21 <1... OCHROMONADACEAE.... OCHHOMONAS 16 <1CXANOPHXTA (BLUE-GREEN ALGAE).CXANOPHXCEAE.. OSCILLATORIALBS...MOSTOCACBAE....ANABAENA * 380 19 ...OSCILLATOHIACEAE.... OSCILLATOHIA 21 <1EUGLENOPHYTA (EUGLEMOIDS).CRXPTOPHXCEAB.. CRXPTOMONIDALES...CHYPTOCHRYSIDACEAB.... CHROOMOMAS 87 3 130 7 220 9.... RHODOMONAS 110 3 150 5 370 14 130 7 * 1,100 44...CRYPTOHOHODACBAE.... C8YPTOMOHAS 29 <1 69 3 66 3 260 10. EUGLEHOPHYCEAE.. EUQLENALES...EUOLWACBAE....EDGLEMA 16 <1 21 <1.... TRACHELOMOHAS 29 <1 49 2 43 2PYRRHOPHITA (FIRE ALGAE). DUOPHXCEAE..DINOKONTAE...CERATIACBAE....CERATIUM 33 2 110 4... PERIDUIACEAE.... PER1DIHIUM 16 <1

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Table 4. Pbytoplankton data for Orwell Reservoir Continued

Date:

Time :

Total Cells per mL:

September 24, 1985

1730

4100

February 26, 1986

1500

230

May 01, 1986

1602

1700

July 22, 1986

1436

9300

Organism Cells Per- per mL cent

Cells Per- per mL cent

Cells Per- per mL cent

Cells Per- per mL cent

BACILLARIOPHYTA (DIATOMS).BACILLARIOPHXCEAE..ACHNANTHALES...ACUNANTUACEAE....ACHNANTHES..... A.CLEVEI.....A.HUNGAHICA..... A.LANCEOLATA..... A.MINUTISS1MA....COCCONEIS.....C.D1SCUIUS.....C.PEDICULUS.....C.PLACENTULA..BACILLAHIALES... NITZSCHIACEAE....N1TZSCHIA.....N.ACICULAR1S.....N. DISSIPATA.....N.FRUSTULUM.....N.LINEARIS.....N.PALEA..EP1THEMIALES...EPITHEMIACEAE....EPITHEMIA.....E.H1NDMANII.....E.SOHEX..EUPODISCALES...CQSCINODISCACEAE....CXCLOTELLA.....C.KUTZINGIANA..... C. MENEGHINIANA.....C.PSEUDOSTELL1GERA....MELOSIAA.....M. AMBIGUA.....M.GRANULATA.....M.VARIANS....STEPHANODISCUS.....S.ASTHEA V.MINUTULA.....S.HAMTZSCHII..FRAGILARIALES...FRAGILARIACEAB....DIATOMA.....D.TENUE V. EtONGATUM.....D.VULGARE.... FRAGILARIA.....F.COMSTRUEMS.....F.CQNSTRUEMS V.TENTER.....F.PIMNATA.....F.VAUCHERIAE....SYNEDRA.....S.PARASITICA.....S.RADIANS.....S.RUHPBNS.....S.ULNA..NAVICULALES...C1MBELLACCAE.... AMPHORA..... A.PERPUSILLA....CXMBELLA.....C.MINUTA...GOHPHONEMACEAE....GOHPHOMEMA.....G.OLIVACEUM.....G.TENELLUM

38

38 <1

38 <1 77 2

77 21,200 29

120 338 <1

310 8270 7

38

3 1

5 216 6

3 13 1

13 5

3 116 63 13 15 2

5 2

3 1

3 1

3 18 3

5 23 13 13 1

3 13 15 28 3

13 5

3 1

27 113 1

14

14

1414

120 7

14

14

120 7 27 2 14 <1

300 18570 34

14 <1

14 <1

14 0

41 2

27 2

27 2

27 2

71

71

140 2

2,400 26

1,100 12

71

71

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Table 4. Phjrtoplankton data for Orwell Reservoir Continued

Date: September 24, February 26, May 01, July 22,1985 1986 1966 1906

Time: 1730 1500 1602 1436

Total Cells per mL: 4100 230 1700 9300

Organism Cells Per- Cells Per- Cells Per- Cells Per-per mL cent per mL cent per mL cent per mL cent

Site 3-- Continued

BAC1LLARIOPHITA (DIATOMS).BACILLARIOPHICEAE..NAVICULALES...NAV1CULACEAE....NAVICULA.....N.COCCONEIFORHIS 31 .....N.CRYPTOCEPHALA 77 2 52.....N.CRIPTOCEPHALA V.VENETA 19 8 14 <1 71 <1.....N.DECUSSIS (5) OSTR -- -- 14 <1.....N.RHYNCHOCEPHALA ~ 31--..... N.TRIPUNCTATA ~ 31 CHLOROPHITA (GREEN ALGAE).CHLOROPHYCEAE..CHLOROCOCCALES...OOCYSTACEAE.... ANKISTRODESMUS 150 4 41 2 140 2. ...SBLENASTRUM -- 71 <1...SCENEDESMACEAE....SCENEDESMUS 38 <1 27 2 71 <1..TETRASPORALES...PALMELLACEAE....SPHAEROCYSTIS 71 <1..VOLVOCALES...CHLAMYDOMONADACEAE.... CHLAMYDOMONAS 430 5CHRYSOPHYTA (YELLOW-GREEN ALGAE).BACILLARIOPHYCEAE.. CENTRALES...COSCINODISCACEAE....CYCLOTELLA -- -- 27 2..PENNALES -- 31"...ACHNANTHACEAE....RHOICOSPHENIA.....R.CURVATA ~ 31 55 3...NAVICULACEAE....NAVICULA 76 2 63...NITZSCHIACEAE....NITZSCHIA 83 .CHRYSOPHYCEAE..CUROMULINALES...CHROMULINACEAB....CHRYSOCOCCUS 68 4....KEPHYRION 52 CYANOPHYTA (BLUE-GREEN ALGAE).CYANOPHYCEAE..OSCILLATORIALES...NOSTOCACEAE....ANABAENA 140 2....APHANIZOMENON 31 EUGLENOPHYTA (EUGLEHOIDS).CRYPTOPHYCEAE..CRYPTOMONIDALES... CRYPTOCHRYSIDACEAE....RHODOMONAS 4 1,300 32 14 <1 4 3,000 32... CRYPTOMOMODACEAE.... CRYPTOMONAS 190 5 1,400 15.EUGLENOPHYCEAE.. EUGLENALES... EUGLENACEAB.... THACHELOMONAS 55 3PYRRHOPHYTA (FIRE ALGAE).DINOPHYCEAE..DINOKONTAE...PERIDINIACEAE....PERIDINIUM 3» <1

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Table 4. Pbytoplankton data for Orwell ReaerToir Continued

Date:

Time:

Total Cells/mL:

April 18, 1985

1400

3400

May 15,1985

1635

3400

June 18, 1985

1800

3000

July 24, ' A' 1985

1815

3200

Organism Cells Per- Cells Per- Cells Per- Cells Per- Cells P per mL cent per mL cent per mL cent per mL cent per mL c<

Site 4

BACILLARIOPHYTA (DIATOMS).BACILLARIOPHYCEAE..ACHNANTHALES...ACHNANTHACEAE....ACHNANTHES..... A.LANCEOLATA.....A.LINEARIS.....A.MINUTISSIMA.... COCCONEIS.....C.PEDICULUS.....C.PLACENTULA..BACILLARIALES...NITZSCHIACEAE....NITZSCHIA.....N.ACICULARIS.....N.AMPHIBIA.....N.COMMUNIS.....N.DISS1PATA.....N.FRUSTULUM.....N.LINEARIS.....N.PALEA..EUPODISCALES...COSCINODISCACEAE....CYCLOTELLA.....C.GLOMERATA.....C.KUTZINGIANA.....C.MENEGHINIANA.....C.OCELLATA.....C.PSEUDOSTELLIGERA....MELOSIRA.....M.AMBIGUA.....M.GRANULATA.....M.VARIANS....STEPHANODISCUS.....S.ASTHEA V.MINUTULA.....S.HANTZSCHII..FRAGILARIALES...FRAGILARIACEAE....ASTERIONELLA..... A.FORMOSA....DIATOMA.....D.VULGARE....FRAGILARIA.....F.CONSTRUENS V.VENTER.....F.VAUCHEHIAE....SYNEDRA.....S.DELICATISSIMA.....S.RADIANS.. . . .S. ULNA..NAVICULALES...CYMBELLACEAE....AMPHORA.....A.OVALIS.....A.PERPUSILLA....CYMBELLA.....C.MINUTA...GOMPHONEMACEAE....GOMPHONEMA.....G.ANGUSTATUM.....G.OLIVACEUM...NAVICULACEAE....DIPLONEIS.....D.OCULATA....NAVICULA.....N.CAPITATA (5) EHR.-1.....N.CRYPTOCEPHALA.....N.CHYPTOCEPHALA V.VENETA.....N.DECUSSIS (5) OSTR.....N.GREGARIA.....N.MINIMA.....N.MUTICA.....N.PUPULA.....N.RHYNCHOCEPHALA. . . . . N. TRIPUJJCTATA (5) (D.

29

29

29

29

200200

29

290 9

29 <1

29 <1

& 800 24 57 2

29

57

29

29

32 <1

32 <1

96 3

326432

130

96 3130 4

4 390 11

190 6130 4

96 3350 10

32

64

3232

3264

96 3

32 <1

64 2

32 <1

34

2929

329664

3232

32

32

19

2626

26 38 2

2 BO 9

51 2

180 6210 7

ft 670 22

77 319 <1

150 7

19 <1

19

19

39

1939

77

230

3939

58120

26

26 19

19

19

19

19

26

26

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Table 4. Pnjrtoplankton data for Orwell ReaerToir Continued

Total

Date:

Time :

Cells/mL:

April 18, 1985

1515

2800

May 15, 1985

1540

2600

June 18, 1985

1700

1300

July 24, 1985

1620

1400

Auj1

1

1

Organism Cells Per- Cells Per- Cells Per- Cells Per- Cells I per mL cent per mL cent per mL cent per mL cent per mL c

S i.t e_ 4_ - T_ Co n.t i n u e d

BACILLARIOPHYTA (DIATOMS).BACILLARIOPHYCEAE..NAVICULALES...NAVICULACEAE....NEIDIUM.....N.AFFINECHLOROPHYTA (GREEN ALGAE).CHLOROPHYCEAE..CHLOROCOCCALES...OOCYSTACEAE....ANKISTRODESMUS....OOCYSTIS....SELENASTRUM....TETRAEDRON...SCENEDESMACEAE....CRUCIGENIA....SCENEDESMUS..TETRASPORALES...COCCOMYXACEAE....ELAKATOTHRIX...PALMELLACEAE....GLOEOCYSTISCHRYSOPHYTA (YELLOW-GREEN ALGAE).BAC1LLARIOPHYCEAE..CENTRALES...COSCINODISCACEAE....CYCLOTELLA..PENNALES...ACHNANTHACEAE....RHOICOSPHENIA.....R.CURVATA...FRAGILARIACEAE....SYNEDRA...NAVICULACEAE....NAVICULA...NITZSCHIACEAE....NITZSCHIA.CHRYSOPHYCEAE.. CHROMULINALES...CHROMULINACEAE... .CHRYSOCOCCUS....KEPHYRION...OCHROMONADACEAE....DINOBRYON....OCHROMONASCYANOPHYTA (BLUE-GREEN ALGAE).CYANOPHYCEAE. . OSCILLATORIALES...NOSTOCACEAE....ANABAENAEUGLENOPHYTA (EUGLENOIDS).CRYPTOPHYCEAE. . CRXPTOMONIDALES. . . CRYPTOCHRYSIDACEAE.... CHROOMONAS.... RHODOMONAS...CRYPTOMONODACEAE.... CRXPTOMONAS.EUGLENOPHYCEAE. . EUGLENALES...EUGLENACEAE.... TRACHELOMONASPYRRHOPHYTA (FIRE ALGAE).DINOPHYCEAE..DINOKONTAE...CERATIACEAE....CERATIUM

32100 3

26 <1 26 <1

29

130 4 150 5

32

96 3

32

120 5

19 <1 38 2

19

58

19

29

290 9710 21

32

32

64 2

26

26

26

19

19

19

19

38

38

19

& 1 ,200 55

290 9

66 3

57 2

64 2160 5

96 3

130 4620 21

330 11

38 2 130 210 10 & 680

19

38 2

77 3

250

19

77

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Table 4. Pbytoplankton data for Orwell Reservoir Continued

Date:

Time:

Total Cells/mL:

September 21, 1985

1750

5000

February 26, 1986

1600

1 DO

May 01 1986

1520

2300

JuJ 1

1

Organism Cells Per- per mL cent

Cells Per- per mL cent

Cells Per- per mL oent

Cells per mL

S11 e_ 4 _ == _ C o n t i n ji e d

BACILLARIOPHYTA (DIATOMS).BACILLAR10PHYCEAE..ACHNANTHALES...ACHNAKTHACEAE....ACHNANTHES... . . A.CLEVEI.....A.HAUCKIANA.....A.LANCEOLATA.....A.LINEARIS.....A.MINUTISSIMA....COCCONEIS.....C.PLACENTULA..BACILLARIALES...KITZSCHIACEAE....NITZSCHIA.....N. ACICULAAIS.....N.AMPHIBIA.....N.DISSIPATA.....N.FRUSTULUM.....N.LINEARIS.....N.PALEA..EUPODISCALES...COSCINODISCACEAE....CYCLOTELLA.....C.COMTA.....C.KUTZINQIANA.....C.MENEQHINIANA.....C.PSEUDOSTELLIQERA....MELOSIRA. . . . .M. AMBIQUA.....M.QRANULATA.....M.GRANULATA V.AUQUSTISS......M.VARIANS....STEPHANODISCUS.....S.ASTREA V.MINUTULA.....S.HANTZSCHII..FRAQILARIALES...FRAGILARIACEAE....DIATOMA.....D.TENUE V. ELONQATUM.....D.VULGARE....FRAQILARIA.....F.CONSTRUENS V.VENTER.....F.PINNATA.. . ..F'. VAUCHERIAE. . ..SYNEDRA.....S.PARASITICA.....S.RUMPENS.....S.ULNA..NAVICULALES...CYMBELLACEAE....AMPHORA..... A.PERPUSILLA...GOMPHONEMACEAE....QOMPHONEMA.....G.OLIVACEUM...NAVICULACEAE....NAVICULA.....N.CRJPTOCEPHALA.....N.CRYPTOCEPHALA V.VENETA.....N.DECUSSIS (5) OSTR.....N.GRBGAHIA.....N.MENISCULUS V.UPSALIEN......N.MINIMA. . . . .N. PUPULA.....N.REINHARDTII (5) (QRU.....N.TRIPUNCTATA (5) (D......N.VIRIDULA

87 2 414 <1

130 3

44

310 6 & 1 ,500 30

MO 9 220 1

44 <1 87 2

44

11

2 22 27 52 2

22

2 25 32 22 2

5 3

2 2

3 2

10 6

5 3

13 8

5 38 52 2

21

21

230 1011 2

21

832121

150 71 ,100 48

21 <1 83 1

6f 200

6666

3302,900

1 ,900270

21

21

21

21

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Table 4. Pbytoplaakton data for Orwell Reserrolr Continued

Date: September 24, 1985

Time: 1750

Total Cells/mL: 5000

Organism Cells Per-per mL cent

February 1986

1600

140

Cells Per-per mL cent

26, May 01 , 1986

1520

2300

Cells Per-per mL cent

Jul1

1

«

Cellsper mL

CHLOROPHYTA (GREEN ALGAE).CHLOROPHYCEAE..CHLOROCOCCALES...OOCYSTACEAE....ANKISTRODESMUS....CHODATELLA....OOCYSTIS....TETRAEDRON...SCENEDESMACEAE....CRUCIGENIA....SCENEDESMUS..ULOTRICHALES...ULOTRICHACEAE....ULOTHRIX..VOLVOCALES...CHLAMYDOMONADACEAE....CHLAMYDOMONASCHHYSOPHYTA (YELLOW-GREEN ALGAE).BACILLARIOPHYCEAE..CENTRALES...COSCINODISCACEAE....CYCLOTELLA..PENNALES...ACHNANTHACEAE....RHOICOSPHENIA.....R.CURVATA...GOMPHONEMATACEAE....GOMPHONEMA...NAVXCULACEAE....NAVICULA...NITZSCHIACEAK....NITZSCHIA.CHRYSOPHYCEAE..CHROMULINALES...CHROMULINACEAE....CHRYSOCOCCUS....KEPHYRIONCYANOPHYTA (BLUE-GREEN ALGAE).CYANOPHYCEAE..OSCILLATORIALES...NOSTOCACEAE....ANABAENA....APHANIZOMENON...OSCILLATORIACEAE....OSCILLATOR1AEUGLENOPHYTA (EUGLENOIDS).CRYPTOPHYCEAE..CRYPTOMONIDALES...CRYPTOCHRYSIDACEAE....RHODOMONAS...CRYPTOMONODACEAE....CRYPTOMONAS.EUGLENOPHYCEAE..EUGLENALES...EUGLENACEAE....TRACHELOMONASPYRRHOPHYTA (FIRE ALGAE).DINOPHYCEAE..PERIDINIALES...CERATIACEAE....CERATIUM

Site_4_ ==_Continued

130 3 44 <1

44 <1 87 2

44

44 <1

88 2

44

960 19

440 9

2 2

2 2

2 2

2 2

5 3

2 2

3 2

2 2

21

42 2

21

21

210 9 21 <1

62 3

21 <1

21 <1

130

66200

66200

66

130

66

66

270

1 ,400

130

66

13t

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Table 4. Phytoplankton data for Orwell Reservoir--Continued

Date:

Time:

Total Cells/nL:

June 19, 1985

0827

1500

July 21, 1985

1650

5000

August 29, 1985

1600

7000

Organism Cells Per- Cells Per- per mL cent per mL cent

Cells Per- per nL cent

BACILLARIOPHYTA (DIATOMS).BACILLARIOPHYCEAE..BACILLARIALES...NITZSCHIACEAE....NITZSCHIA.....N.AMPHIBIA.....N.LINEARIS.....N.PALEA..EUPODISCALES...COSCINODISCACEAE....CYCLOTELLA.....C.KUTZING1ANA.....C.MENEQHINIANA.....C.PSEUDOSTELLIQERA....MELOSIRA.....M.QRANULATA....STEPHANODISCUS.....S.ASTREA V.MINUTULA.....S.HANTZSCHII..FRAGILARIALES...FRAQILARIACEAE....DIATOMA.....D.TENUE V. ELONQATUM....FRAGILARIA.....F.CAPUCINA..NAVICULALES...NAVICULACEAE....NAVICULA.....N.CRYPTOCEPHALA..SURIRELLALES...SURIRELLALCEAE....SURIRELLA.....S.ANGUSTACHLOROPHYTA (GREEN ALGAE).CHLOROPHYCEAE..CHLOROCOCCALES...OOCYSTACEAE....ANKISTRODESMUS....CHODATELLA....SELENASTRUM...SCENEDESMACEAE....ACTINASTRUM....CRUCIGENIA....SCENEDESMUS....TETRASTROM..TETRASPORALES...PALMELLACEAE....SPHAEROCYSTIS..VOLVOCALES...CHLAMYDOMONADACEAE....CHLAMYDOMONAS..ZYGNEMATALES...DESMIDIACEAE....STAURASTRUMCHRYSOPHYTA (YELLOW-GREEN ALGAE).BACILLARIOPHYCEAE..PENNALES...NAVICULACEAE....NAVICULA....PINNULARIA...NITZSCHIACEAE....NITZSCHIA.CHRYSOPHYCEAE..CHROMUHNALES...CHROMULINACEAE....KEPHYRION

42 3

14 <1

190 13

130 9

14 <1

28 2

4 950 19370 7120 2

120 2250 5

180 3

60 <1

120 2640 12180 3

1,300 19360 5

150 10

150 10

69 5 & 290 19

69 5

28 2

141 4

460 9170 3210 4

41 <1

540 11

60 <1

60 <1

120 2

60 <1

360 5 60 <1

250 5

41

60 <1

240 3

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Table 4. Pnytoplankton data for Orvell Reservoir Continued

Date:

Time:

Total Cells/mL:

June 19i 1985

0827

1500

July 24, 1985

1650

5000

August 29, 1985

1600

7000

Organism Cells Per- Cells Per- Cells Per- per mL cent per mL cent per mL cent

S i£ e_ g _ ==_ £ on.t 1 n u e d

CYANOPHYTA (BLUE-GREEN ALGAE).CYANOPHYCEAE..OSCILLATORIALES...NOSTOCACEAE....ANABAENA....APHANIZOMENONEUGLENOPHITA (EUGLEN01DS).CRYPTOPHYCEAE..CRIPTOMON1DALES...CBYPTOCHRYS1DACEAE....CHROOMONAS....RHODOMONAS...CRXPTOMONODACEAE....CRYPTOMONAS.EUGLENOPHICEAE..EUGLENALES...EUGLENACEAE....EUGLENA....PHACUS.. ..TRACHELOMONASPYRRHOPHYTA (FIRE ALGAE).DINOPHYCEAE..D1NOKONTAE...CERATIACEAE....CERATIUM...PERIDINIACEAE....PER1DINIUM

55 4

14 <1 97 6

42 3

28 2

83 2 120 2 41 <1

370 7

170 3

120 2

120 2120 2

60 <1360 5120 2

620 12 & 2,000 29

41 <1

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Table 4. Phytoplankton data for Orwell Reservoir Continued

Date:

Time :

Total Cells/mL:

September 24, 1965

1705

7300

Hay 01, 1986

1414

3000

July 22, 1986

1348

1700

Organism Cells Per- Cells Per- per mL cent per mL cent

Cells Per- per niL cent

S i.t e_ 5 _ = - _ C p n_t i n u e d

BACILLARIOPHYTA (DIATOMS).BACILLARIOPHXCEAE..BACILLARIALES. . . NITZSCHIACEAE....NITZSCHIA.....N.AC1CULAR1S.....N.AMPHIBIA.....N.FRUSTULUM.....N.PALEA. . EUPODISCALES. . . COSCINODISCACEAE....CYCLOTELLA..... C.KUTZ1NG1ANA..... C.MENEGHIN1ANA..... C. PSEUDOSTELLIGERA....MELOS1RA... . .M.AMBIGOA.....M.GRANULATA.. . .STEPHANODISCUS. . ...S.ASTREA V.M1NUTULA..... S.HANTZSCHII. .FRAG1LARIALES. . .FRAGILARIACEAE... . DIATOMA.....D.TENUE V. ELONGATUM. ...FRAGILAR1A... ..F.CAPUCINA V.MESOLEPTA.. . . ..F.VAUCHERIAE....SYNEDRA..... S. ULNA..NAVICULALES...CIMBELLACEAE. ...AMPHORA..... A.OVAL1S. ..NAVICULACEAE....NAV1CULA..... N. CRYPTOCEPHALA. . . . . N.CRYPTOCEPHALA V.VENETACHLOROPHYTA (GREEN ALGAE).CHLOROPHYCEAE..CHLOROCOCCALES...MICRACT1N1ACEAE....MICRACTINIUM...OOCYSTACEAE.... ANK1STRODESMUS. . ..CHODATELLA.... OOCYSTIS. . . .SELENASTRUM.. . SCENEDESMACEAE.... CRUC1GEN1A. . ..SCENEDESMUS.. VOLVOCALES. . . CHLAMYDOMONADACEAE.... CHLAMYDOMONASCHRYSOPHYTA I YELLOW-GREEN ALGAE).BACILLAR10PHYCEAE. . CENTRALES. . . COSCINODISCACEAE.... COSCINODISCUS.. PENNALES. . . ACHNANTHACEAE....ACHNANTHES. . .NAVICULACEAE... .NAVICULA

67 <1

330 5

670 9670 9

49 2 25 <1 25 <1

49 2

49 2

15

15 <1250 1530 2

15 <1

4 1 ,500 21 A 1 ,100 37 A 930 55 270 4 890 30 130 8

67

49 2

74 2

25

30 2

30 2

67

1 ,000 14 320 11 25 <1

67 <1

130 2540 7 220 7

67

130 2

15

15

151515

89 5

15 <1

30 2

40

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Table 4. Phytoplankton data for Orwell Reservoir Continued

Date: September 24, May 01, July 22,1985 1986 1986

Time: 1705 1414 1348

Total Cells/mL: 7300 3000 1700

Organism Cells Per- Cells Per- Cells Per-per mL cent per mL cent per mL cent

Site_5_==_Continued

CHRYSOPHYTA (YELLOW-GREEN ALGAE).CHRYSOPHYCEAE..CHROMULINALES...CHROMULINACEAE....CHRYSOCOCCUS 25 <1....KEPHYRION 67 <1CYANOPHYTA (BLUE-GREEN ALGAE).CYANOPHYCEAE..OSCILLATORIALES...OSCILLATORIACEAE....OSCILLATORIA -- 25 <1EUGLENOPHYTA (EUGLENOIDS).CRYPTOPHYCEAE..CRYPTOMONIDALES...CRYPTOCHRYSIDACEAE....RHODOMONAS 130 2...CRYPTOMONODACEAE....CRYPTOMONAS 270 4.EUGLENOPHYCEAE..EUGLENALES...EUGLENACEAE....EUGLENA 67 <1....TRACHELOMONAS 67 <1 25 <1 15 <1PYRRHOPHYTA (FIRE ALGAE).DINOPHYCEAE..DINOKONTAE...CERATIACEAE....CERATIUM 1,100 15

41

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Tab

le 5

. W

ate

r-q

uali

ty d

ata

for

the

infl

ow s

ite t

o O

rvel

l R

eser

voir

[ft3

/s,

cubic

fee

t pe

r se

cond

; uS

/cm

. m

icro

selm

ens

per

centi

met

er;

mg/

L,

mil

ligra

ms

per

lite

r; ,

no dat

a]

Dis

solv

ed

Nit

roge

n

Dat

e

Ap

ril

18

...

May 0

1...

16..

.2

0...

.21...

22...

June 0

5...

18...

July 05

...

19

...

24

...

Aug

ust

08...

29...

Sep

tem

ber

11

...

24...

Feb

ruar

y2

6..

.A

pri

l02...

May 0

2...

Tim

e

16:0

0

13:0

009

:25

13:0

013

:00

14:3

0

14:3

016

:00

13:0

013

:00

15:1

0

09:3

014

:30

10:0

015

:45

17:0

0

13:1

5

08:3

0

Str

eam

-fl

ow,

inst

an­

tane

ous

(ft3

/8)

_- 1,

190

1,13

0 ~ 946 874

496

959

1280

Spe

­ cif

icco

n­du

ct­

ance

(uS/

cm)

388 __ 390 373 355 356 354

411

414

382

pH(s

tand­

ard

unit

s)

8.4 __ 8.0 __ __ 8

.2 8.2 7

.9 8.2 8.0

7.9

8.2

Tem

per­

ature

(deg

rees

Cel

siu

s)

11.0 __

15.0 -_ __

19.0

23.5

19.5

13.5

0.0 4.5

9.5

Oxy

gen,

dis

­so

lved

(mg/

L) 1985

10.0 __ 8.7 __

10.1 -- 8.4 8

.8 10

.3

1986

10.3

11.8

10.5

Oxy

gen,

dis

­so

lved

(per

cen

tsa

tur­

atio

n)

93 __ 88 __ ._ 110 101 97 -- 100 72 92 91

Nit

rite

plu

snit

rate

(mg/

Las

N)

<0.

10 __ .14 __

< .1

0

<

.10

__ .11 <

.10

0.13 .4

1

< .1

0

Am

mon

ia(m

g/L

as N

)

0.0

5

__ .14

-- -_ .. .03

__ .05

..<

.01

.15

0.1

2

.12

.06

Am

mon

iap

lus

org

anic

(mg/

Las

N)

0.6 __ 3.6 .6 .3 .. .4 -- .5

0.6 .8 .5

Pho

spho

rus

Tota

l(m

g/L

as

P)

0.03 .0

2.0

3.0

4.0

4.0

5

.04

.06

.05

.05

.04

.08

.07

.05

.06

0.0

2

.05

.03

Dis

­so

lved

ort

ho

(mg/

Las

P)

0.0

2

.. .03 __ __ .0

3

.. .04

__<

.01

-. .03

<0.

01 .01

< .0

1

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Table 6. Mater-quality data for the

outflow alt* fro« Orwell Beaervoir

[ft3/a,

cubic feet per

second; uS

/c«,

Icroselaens per

oentlaeter;

g/L

, llligraaa per

liter]

Date

Oct

I960

12

...

Ma

r 1961

19

...

"K...

Ap

r 1

96

2

10

...

Mar

1963

11

.. .

A

ug

19

65

21

...

O

ct

29...

June

1966

21

...

Apr

19

85

18...

May 16

...

Ju

ne

19

...

July

25

...

Au

g3

0..

.S

ep

25

...

Feb

19

86

26

...

Apr

02

...

May 01

...

Str

eaa-

11 O

H,

ina

tan

- T

l»e

taneoua

(ft3

/a)

85

23

3

307

382

527

1,0

10

09

:15

08

:00

07:5

0

07:1

5

07

:30

09

:35

16:3

5

11:1

5

16:0

0

Sp

cific

con­

duct­

ance

(uS

/ca

)

126

16

6

15

5

105

505

38

7

398

389

10

0

39

5

383

368

370

36

7

12

1

118

39

9

PH

(sta

nd­

ard

units)

7.5

7.5

7.7

7.2

8.1

7.1

8.2

7.6

8.2

8.1

8.2

8.2

8.1

8.2

7.9

7.9

8.3

Tem

per­

atu

re

(de

gre

e

ce

lalu

a)

18

.5

10

.5

10.0

15

.0

18.5

23.5

19

.5

13

.5

0.0

1.0

9.5

Oxyg

en

, dis

­ so

lve

d

_.

12

.2

9.5

11 .

0

8.8

9.3

10

.7

12.2

13

.8

11.5

Oxygen,

dis

­ so

lve

d

(pe

ce

nt

aatu

r-

atJ

on)

--

11

0

96

119

105

10

2

101 85

106

Ca

lclu

a

dis

­ so

lve

d

(»g

/L

as

Ca

)

39

13

13

35

17

31

31

35 37 39

-- 35

31

__

15 12 39

Ma

gn

siu

m,

dis

­ solv

ed

( g

/L

as

Mg)

29

31

30

28

35

26

28

27 27 27 -- 25

26 __ 31 27 26

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Table b.--Mater-quality data for the

outflow site fro* Orwell i«ser»oir--Continueo

Got

Har

Apr

Har

Aug

J une

Apr

Feb

Date

1960 12.

. .

1961 19...

Hay 11..

.1962 10..

.1963 11...

1965

21..

.Oct 29...

1966

21 ...

1985 18...

May 16..

.June

19..

.July

25...

Aug 30...

Sep 25...

1986 26...

Apr

02..

.Ha

y 01...

SodluB,

dis­

solved

( g/L

as Na

)

8.2

8.6

7.9

7.2

9.6

6.9

7.1

6.5

9.0

8.1 --

7.8

7.8 --

9.2

7.9

7.1

Potas-

SiUB,

dis­

solved

( g/L

88 K)

1.2

1.6

1.1

1.5

1.2

3-3

1.1

3.1

1.1

< .1 --

3.1

3.3 -- 3.1

1.6

1.1

Alka­

linity

( g/

L as

CaC03

)

-- -- 191

196

192

191

186

191

192

190

195 --

201 --

Sulfate

dis-

sol ve

d( g/L as

S04

)

20 19 32 27 23 13 21 11 19 27 11 9.1

11 9.3

15 26 17

Cblo-

rlde,

dis­

solved

( g/L

as Cl)

3.7

1.1

2.7

3-3

1.3

3.7

1.2

3.1

8.1

7.1

6.8

6.9

6.8

7,5

8.8

8.0

7.2

Fluo-

rlde,

dis­

solved

( g/L

as F)

0.2 .2 .3 .2 .3 .2 .2 .2 . 1

. 1

.2 .2 .2 .1 .1 . 1

. 1

Silica,

dis­

solved

( g/L

asS102

)

9.8

16 10 15 17 13 13 9.5

10 11 __ 15 15 __ 19 15 10

Solids,

residue

at 180°C

dis­

solved

( g/L) 218

275

267

216

299

226

239

250

225

281 __

213

229

211

266

265

216

Soli

ds,

dis­

solved

(ton

spe

r da

y)

57 173

221

287

185

233

310

702 _- -- __ __ __ __ __ -- --

Nitrite

plus

nl tra

tedi

s­solved

( g/L

aa N)

-- -- -_ -- --

<0.10

.15

< .10

< .10

< .10

< .10

.13

.58

< .10

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Table 6. Hater-quality data fo

r tn

e outflow alta fro* Orvall Beaervolr--Continuea

Got

Mar

Apr

Nar

Aug

Jun<

Apr

Feb

Dat

a

196

01

2..

.19

61 19

...

Nay 14

...

19

62

10

...

19

63

14

...

1965

21 ...

Got

29

...

9 19

6621

...

19

85

18.. .

Nay 16

...

Jun

e1

9..

.Ju

ly25...

Aug 30

...

Sap 2

5..

.19

862

6..

.A

pr

02...

Na> 01

...

Nit

rogen

i«A

MO

Qla

plu

aA

aaonia

org

anic

to

tal

tota

l

-_ --

-

__ __ --

0.0

9

1.0

.11

1.7

< .0

1

0.9

.05

1.0

< .0

1

.6

< .0

1

.6

.14

.8

.15

.8

.03

.8

BtL

a.

MJ

AM

oo

ia

plu

a

Phosp

horu

sorg

anic

dis

solv

ed

Tota

l

__ __ _

__ __

--

__ 0.8

0.0

6

1.6

.0

7

.8

.06

.3

.06

.5

.06

.5

.06

.8

.03

.7

.05

.5

.05

.iar

t ! _

- P

iD

is­

solv

ed

-- __ -- _

--

0.0

7

< .0

1

.03

.03

.05

.04

.02

.03

.01

Grf

aolo

C

arbo

n i«

Dis

- T

ota

l ao

lvad

__ __ ._

--

__ __ _

-

__

7.2

8.4

8.8

9.7

7.9

7.8

6.7

7.9

8.5

ILL

a.

Cj

Su

a-

pen

aed

-- -- __ -_ -- _-

-- -- 1.2 .6

1.0 .3 .5 .3 .5 .7

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Table ? Hean-daily streaaflow for the inflow site to Orwell Heservoir, April 2, 1985, to September 30, 1985

[Values in cubic feet per second]

Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

April

wm

488446470470

478423423532511

540580593610622

616662557590582

606615708815776

938795774753749

May

750714715736690

652757724709720

719886

1,1001,0201,090

1,1301,1101,0901,0701,140

9681,0401,0301,0201,040

1,0301,0301,0201,0201,0401,120

June

1,3101,4601,2801,2401,140

1,2201,2301,1901,1401,120

1,2401,3401,2001,2301,190

1,2601 ,2001,2701,2201,260

1,2901,2901,2601,2401,240

1,3201,3201,3201,3301,300

July

1,2901,2801,2401,2401,150

1,1801,1401,1301,1401,110

1,0801,0601,0601,0301,020

977974

1.0301.0601.070

1,0801,0801,0701,1601,140

1,0901,1601,0301,0601,1001,110

August

1,1001,1101,0901,0901,090

1,0701,0701,0501,0401,120

9281,0701,1601,1401,120

1,0901,0701,0401,0201,000

972987

1,020974923

933937886999919947

Septeml

908916913947934

931939925941948

930937906906906

914905899892897

893875820861850

836799837820794

46

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Tab

le 8.

Mean

-dril

y

strea

afl

ov

fo

r th

e in

flov sit

e

to

Orv

ell

Res

ervoir

, O

cto

ber

1,

1935,

to

Sep

tem

ber

30,

1966

[Val

ues

in

cu

bic

fe

et

per

se

'cond]

Da

y 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 910 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

21 22

23

24

25 26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct

82

37

92

808

782

787

792

780

772

786

791

829

929

881

915

878

952

86

18

82

880

86

9

88

98

96

926

90

4902

89

5879

875

88

0931

90

4

Nov

901

916

895

89

59

01

90

6908

90

9852

86

8

74

7833

863

855

772

723

789

76

1878

87

4

80

7722

792

629

592

678

641

67

76

84

673

Dec

66

67

46

62

76

62

655

682

661

691

68

4695

691

65

6646

625

68

1

644

630

625

633

628

611

549

579

604

612

651

614

56

95

99

588

611

Ja

n

58

25

57

602

57

0583

57

85

21

53

95

99

585

599

59

7567

585

579

57

9582

57

0591

603

58

8581

63

1632

60

0

559

553

587

566

554

55

4

Fe

b

554

564

566

580

585

57

7594

582

57

7569

605

58

4584

539

549

559

567

537

562

558

54

5643

639

613

590

602

59

1598

...

...

Mar

592

60

7595

541

590

605

601

643

635

602

581

629

615

646

639

656

679

614

616

682

657

661

748

805

74

1

785

88

01

,160

1,0

90

1,3

30

1,3

50

ipr

943

912

957

91

29

59

965

939

90

98

67

1

86

6891

85

79

29

1,0

90

870

1,1

90

1 ,4

00

85

11

,220

,16

0,1

70

,200

,190

,180

,190

,190

,220

,230

,240

Ma

y

,320

,360

,320

,300

,280

,280

,27

0,3

00

,46

0,6

90

,46

0,5

60

,550

,500

,520

,500

,51

0,5

00

,«90

,510

,470

,460

,450

,510

,520

,520

,580

,540

,550

,550

,520

Ju

ne

,47

0,4

50

,420

,470

,400

,410

,440

,430

,420

,420

,53

0,4

50

,400

,360

,400

,390

,250

,240

,170

,410

,380

,430

,370

,34

0,2

20

,240

,160

,15

0,1

20

,060

July

1 ,0

40

93

9889

98

31

,06

0

1 ,0

00

1 ,0

20

1 ,0

20

98

09

50

959

97

79

27

930

919

95

69

15

88

38

68

90

8

869

790

752

775

74

0

72

0744

75

37

37

70

5688

Aug

Sep

651

570

681

58

3632

785

632

76

6603

64

0

62

6

66

05

47

6

45

58

4

610

597

610

65

1

615

628

625

60

3

60

07

12

5

97

628

564

62

1

595

601

63

0604

659

56

7

72

2543

69

96

21

743

587

755

66

5

803

70

7

837

62

6

814

63

3

1 ,0

60

73

6

821

44

1

790

58

4

806

55

3

808

55

5

78

15

30

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Table 9. Mean-dally streaaflow for tne outflow site from Orwell Beservior,April 1, 1985 to September 30, 1985

[Values in cubic feet per second]

Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

April

527591510502496

486482441418432

446474503520532

535594640633630

624622632675717

791853843829817

May

806794781772760

726708711712712

720751877985

1,000

1,0201,0401,0401,050

998

968981992993

1,000

1,0101,0201,0201,0201,020

961

June

874709779891944

9621,0201,0801,1001,060

1,0401,1001,1201,1301,130

1,1201,1201,1201,1201,120

1,1701,1901,1901,1901,190

1,2201,2501,2601,2601,260

July

1,2501,2501,2401,2501,190

1 ,0801,0901,1301,1601,150

1,1501,1401,1401,1301,110

1,0901,0901,0801,0801,070

1,0701,0601,0601,1001,170

1,1801,1801,1801,1601,1401,140

August

1,1401,1401,1301,1401,130

1,1301,1301,1201,1201,120

1,1101,1201,1101,1101,110

1,1101,1101,1001,1001,090

1,0801,0801,0801,0701,060

1,0601,050952892892892

September

893896898899899

904905910911913

915917917917917

920921920921923

920916916912911

909880855855833

48

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Table 10. Mean-dally streaaflov for

tbe

outflow site from Orvell BeoerToir,

October 1,

19

85,

to September 30,

1986

[Values In

cubic

feet per

second]

Da

y 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 910 11 12 13 1

415 16 17 18 19 20

21 22

23 24

25 26 27 28

29

30

31

Oct

860

850

843

84

38

45

84

48

31

81

8784

760

76

57

76

783

789

797

805

81

18

27

854

859

864

86

9884

90

19

05

912

915

915

92

0925

925

No

v

927

927

926

926

924

927

92

795

096

19

54

94

8942

937

931

920

91

09

01

89

68

96

89

4

88

58

53

81

37

73

68

5

689

69

06

94

69

6697

Dec

70

77

67

776

76

8763

80

3830

827

82

48

23

830

83

08

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