Analysis of Pesticides in Surface Water and Sediment from Yolo Bypass, California, 2004–2005
By Kelly L. Smalling, James L. Orlando, and Kathryn M. Kuivila
Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5220, published 2005.
Table 9
Suspended sediment concentrations and water-quality parameters for samples for Yolo Bypass, California.
[Woodland R1 site not sampled for these constituents. hh:mm, hours:minutes; mm/dd/yy, month/day/year; mg/L, milligrams per liter; µS/cm , microsiemens per centimeter; NA, not analyzed]
Sampling site Date (mm/dd/yy) Time (hh:mm) Suspended sediment concentration (mg/L) pH Specific conductance (µS/cm) Water temperature (°C)
Cache Creek 2/19/04 14:00 1026 7.56 302 12.7
  2/26/04 09:10 1683 7.63 227 10.4
  3/04/04 10:50 613 7.92 365 10.2
  3/11/04 11:00 1167 8.37 257 14.7
             
Knights Landing Ridge Cut 2/19/04 14:35 420 7.34 284 14.0
  2/26/04 08:40 524 7.49 400 11.6
  3/04/04 11:05 210 7.96 370 10.9
  3/11/04 11:15 171 8.14 540 17.1
  1/03/05 11:00 NA 7.07 302 NA
             
Sacramento River 2/19/04 15:00 435 6.97 101 12.0
  2/26/04 08:05 123 7.31 134 10.3
  3/04/04 11:35 195 8.02 132 9.8
  3/11/04 11:45 182 8.44 151 13.1
             
Sacramento Slough 2/19/04 15:25 174 7.05 460 13.3
  2/26/04 07:35 81 7.28 132 10.4
  3/04/04 12:00 71 7.89 135 11.6
  3/11/04 12:20 19 8.16 149 15.4
             
Willow Slough 2/19/04 12:50 318 7.31 280 12.7
  2/26/04 09:50 920 7.38 146 10.6
  3/04/2004 10:19 206 8.05 580 10.5
  3/11/04 10:35 196 8.67 896 16.0
  1/03/05 01:00 NA 7.01 162 NA
             
Putah Creek 2/19/04 10:45 250 7.37 314 10.7
  2/26/04 10:15 258 7.65 302 11.0
  3/04/04 09:20 32 8.28 335 10.6
  3/11/04 10:15 34 8.6 343 13.5
  3/17/04 11:10 21 8.58 338 15.7
  3/23/04 10:45 21 8.04 342 15.0
  3/29/04 10:45 28 7.65 340 13.8
  4/05/04 08:50 36 6.97 395 13.6
  4/12/04 12:00 24 7.95 530 18.8
  4/21/04 12:10 231 7.95 530 16.5
             
Toe Drain 3/11/04 09:30 84 8.29 411 16.0
  3/17/04 13:05 76 8.4 605 NA
  3/23/04 12:15 50 7.89 623 18.5
  3/29/04 12:00 477 7.98 712 18.0
  4/05/04 09:40 86 8.12 818 16.0
  4/12/04 13:05 100 7.98 732 20.2
  4/21/04 13:10 149 7.9 559 16.4
             
Yolo Pond 2/19/04 11:45 5 7.56 561 14.4
  3/17/04 12:00 23 8.55 558 22.3
  3/23/04 11:30 59 7.93 737 17.7
  3/29/04 11:30 55 7.92 748 22.5
  4/05/04 09:25 52 8.91 918 12.2
  4/12/04 12:30 67 8.31 980 20.1
  4/21/04 12:40 93 8.41 1075 19.5