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Table 1. Measured water chemistry of wells and surface water, Pinal Creek Basin, spring 1996
[Values are in milligrams per liter except for pH; <, less than; — indicates no data]

 
Sample location


  10 51 302 402 503 702 Pinal Creek
at
Inspiration Dam

Sample date June 1 June 6 June 6 June 2 June 8 May 31 May 31
                             
pH 6 .8 3 .9 4 .0 4 .2 5 .3 6 .9 7 .8
Calcium 56   300   210   250   460   470   390  
Magnesium 17   97   38   73   110   88   90  
Sodium 26   77   66   58   62   57   63  
Potassium 2 .0 8 .2 4 .4 5 .3 5 .3 3 .9 6 .4
Alkalinity 199         27   165   90  
Total dissolved
     inorganic carbon
  20   20   24   24      
Sulfate 36   1,900   1,200   1,400   1,800   1,200   1,500  
Chloride 26   41   45   54   49   48   47  
Fluoride   .3 7 .6 3.4   4 .9 2 .9   .4 3 .1
Silica 26   88   75   73   67   43   30  
Iron < .003 200   140   190     .026 < .009 < .130
Manganese   .001 13   <7 .1 24   75   1 .1 45 .5
Aluminum < .005 28 .1 13 .7 10 .6 2 .61 < .005   .250
Cadmium < .001   .069 < .049   .011   .022 < .003   .007
Copper   .02 24   11   12     .67 < .03 < .03
Cobalt < .003       .41   .87   .014   .21
Nickel < .01   .45   .24   .42   .80 < .03   .49
Strontium   .37 1 .3   .81 1 .0 1 .5 1 .4 1 .4
Zinc   .008 2 .9 1 .5 2 .1 1 .9 < .009   .35

 

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