Table 3. Monitoring program in the lower Red River (mainstem) Basin, Texas, 1996–97
M - Monthly
Q - Quarterly
B - Twice a year during summer and/or spring months
Y - Yearly
Standard - streamflow, specific conductance, pH, temperature, Secchi-disk transparency, and dissolved oxygen
Productivity - hourly readings of dissolved oxygen for a 24-hour period to record diurnal swings in dissolved oxygen
Bacteriological - fecal coliform and Escherichia coli
Inorganic constituents - calcium, magnesium, sodium, alkalinity, sulfate, chloride, dissolved solids, and suspended solids
Nutrients - ammonia nitrogen, nitrite plus nitrate nitrogen, and orthophosphorus
Trace elements - (dissolved in water and total in sediments for each) aluminum, arsenic, cadmium, chromium, copper, lead, nickel, selenium, silver, zinc, mercury. Additionally, acid volatile sulfides will be analyzed with each trace element (sediment) sample
Pesticides (sediment) - chlorinated pesticides. Additionally, total organic carbon will be analyzed with each pesticides sample
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Refer- |
Station description |
Station ID |
Standard |
Produc- |
Bacterio- |
Inor- |
Nutrients |
Trace |
Pesticides |
|
|
TNRCC |
USGS |
|||||||||
|
1 |
Red River at U.S. Highway 71 |
10123 |
07337000 |
B |
Y |
M |
Q |
B |
B |
B |
|
2 |
Red River at U.S. Highway 259 |
10125 |
07336820 |
B |
|
|
|
|
B |
B |
|
3 |
Red River at U.S. Highway 271 |
10126 |
|
B |
Y |
|
Q |
B |
B |
B |
|
4 |
Red River at I–35 |
10132 |
07316000 |
B |
Y |
M |
|
B |
|
|
|
5 |
Red River at U.S. Highway 81 |
10133 |
07315500 |
B |
|
M |
|
|
B |
B |
|
6 |
Choctaw Creek at Farm Road 1753 |
10108 |
|
M |
Y |
M |
Q |
Q |
B |
B |
|
7 |
Bois D'Arc Creek at Farm Road 100 |
15318 |
|
M |
Y |
M |
Q |
Q |
B |
B |
|
8 |
Pine Creek at Farm Road 2648 |
10120 |
|
M |
Y |
M |
Q |
Q |
B |
B |
|
9 |
Mud Creek at U.S. Highway 259 |
15319 |
|
M |
Y |
M |
Q |
Q |
B |
B |
|
10 |
Big Mineral Creek at Farm Road 901 |
15320 |
|
M |
Y |
M |
Q |
Q |
B |
B |