USGS Open-File Report 02-012 -- Table 22

USGS Open-File Report 02-012

Physical Data and Biological Data for Algae, Aquatic Invertebrates, and Fish from Selected Reaches on the Carson and Truckee Rivers, Nevada and California, 1993-97

Table 22. Ash-free dry weight, dry weight, and chlorophyll concentrations in algal samples collected at sites on the Carson and Truckee Rivers, Nevada and California, 1993-96.

[Abbreviations and symbols: g/m², grams per square meter; mg/m², milligrams per square meter; --, no data; <, less than]

Site number (fig.1)	Site name	Date	Ash-free dry weight (g/m²⁾	Dry weight (g/m²⁾	Chlorophyll (mg/m²)
Site number (fig.1)	Site name	Date	Ash-free dry weight (g/m²⁾	Dry weight (g/m²⁾	a	b
1	East Fork Carson River near Dresslerville, Nev., Reach A	Sept. 2, 1993	77	83	10	0.2
	Reach B	Sept. 1, 1993	48	51	3.3	< 0.1
	Reach C	Aug. 30, 1993	313	355	92	1.7
	Reach B	July 26, 1994	300	320	13	5.9
	Reach B	Sept. 15, 1995	31	33	2.7	0.2
	Reach B	Oct. 11, 1996	122	130	1.1	0.7
2	East Fork Carson River near Minden, Nev	July 25, 1994	480	510	42	9.6
2	East Fork Carson River near Minden, Nev	Sept. 15, 1995	69.5	83	61	4.5
3	West Fork Carson River above Woodfords, Calif.	July 21, 1994	56	59	2.7	0.2
3	West Fork Carson River above Woodfords, Calif.	Sept. 13, 1995	27	28	0.6	<0.1
4	West Fork Carson River at Paynesville, Calif.	July 22, 1994	140	140	9.1	1.2
4	West Fork Carson River at Paynesville, Calif.	Sept. 13, 1995	35	36	2	<0.1
5	West Fork Carson River at Muller Lane near Minden, Nev.	July 20, 1994	370	410	31	13
5	West Fork Carson River at Muller Lane near Minden, Nev.	Sept. 19, 1995	330	370	130	13
6	Carson River near Carson City, Nev.	July 19, 1994	220	230	12	2.6
6	Carson River near Carson City, Nev.	Sept. 14, 1995	243	258	27	1.5
7	Carson River at Deer Run Road near Carson City, Nev.	Sept. 8, 1993	130	140	43	2.5
7	Carson River at Deer Run Road near Carson City, Nev.	July 15, 1994	280	300	35	--
8	Carson River at Dayton State Park near Dayton, Nev.	July 14, 1994	630	690	42	12
8	Carson River at Dayton State Park near Dayton, Nev.	Sept. 19, 1995	162	172	12	1.4
9	Carson River at Fort Churchill State Park, Nev., Reach A	Sept. 13, 1993	94	110	8	0.4
	Reach B	Sept. 13, 1993	30	34	6.7	0.3
	Reach C	Sept. 20, 1993	63	73	9.4	0.3
	Reach B	Sept. 28, 1995	108	127	7.5	1.0
	Reach B	Oct. 10, 1996	106	115	2.2	0.70
	Carson River at Fort Churchill State Park, Nev., Reach B	Sept. 12,	96	102	8.1	1.0
11	Upper Truckee River at South Lake Tahoe, Calif.	Sept. 8, 1993	51	57	--	--
12	Truckee River at Farad, Calif., Reach A	Sept. 10, 1993	59	63	6.0	0.30
	Reach B	Sept. 9, 1993	53	55	3.2	<0.10
	Reach C	Sept. 10, 1993	46	50	11	0.20
	Reach A	June 30, 1994	68	71	2.1	0.10
	Reach A	Oct. 2, 1995	208	219	6.6	<0.10
	Reach A	Oct. 8, 1996	229	237	2.2	0.40
13	Truckee River at Circle C Ranch near Lawton, Nev.	July 1, 1994	290	300	2.2	0.40
13	Truckee River at Circle C Ranch near Lawton, Nev.	Sep 21, 1995	114	119	11.0	<0.10
14	Truckee River at Idlewild Park near Reno, Nev.	July 5, 1994	390	410	8.7	4.7
14	Truckee River at Idlewild Park near Reno, Nev.	Sept. 22, 1995	47	49	6.0	0.50
15	Truckee River near Sparks, Nev.	Sept. 3, 1993	150	160	20	0.50
		June 29, 1994	73	78	3.8	1.5
		Sept. 25, 1995	58	63	8.5	<0.10

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