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Assessment of Eutrophication in the Lower Yakima River Basin, Washington, 2004–07

Table 3. Qualitative descriptions of aquatic plant occurrence by river mile for the lower Yakima River, Washington, June 14–18, 2004.

EXPLANATION
  = Periphyton or macrophyte species was observed
= Periphyton or macrophyte species was not observed
NA = Not applicable
N = No macrophytes present
P = Patchy macrophyte coverage
U = Uniform macrophyte coverage
S = Sparse macrophyte growth
M = Moderate macrophyte growth
A = Abundant macrophyte growth
– = No data recorded
RM Reach Periphyton species Macrophyte species   Macrophyte
Left bank   Center channel   Right bank
Filamentous green
algae		 Diatoms Blue-green algae Unknown/
unidentified		 Potamogeton Water star-grass Coontail Common
waterweed		 Unknown/
unidentified		 Amount Cover Amount Cover Amount Cover
116 Zillah                       –   – –   N NA
115                     – – – N NA
114                     – – – N NA
113                     – – – N NA
112                     – – – N NA
111                   N NA – – – –
110                   N NA – – – –
109                   S P – – – –
108                   N P – – M P
107                   S P – – – –
106                   – – – – – –
105                   A – M – M –
104                   A – A – A –
103                   N NA A – – –
102                   M – – – N NA
101                   S – – – N NA
100                   N NA A – N NA
99                   – P – – – –
98                   N NA N NA N NA
97                   N NA – – – –
96                   M – – – N NA
95                   N NA – – – –
94                   N NA N NA N NA
93                   A – – – A –
92                   A – – – – –
91                   A – – – N NA
90                   A P – – – –
89                   N NA – – N NA
88                   N NA N NA N NA
87                   M – – – N NA
86                   M – – – – –
85                   – – – – – –
84                   S P N NA N NA
83                   A U – – – –
82                   M P N NA M P
81                   S P N NA S P
80                   – – – – – –
79                   – – – – – –
78                   S P N NA N NA
77                   N NA N NA S P
76                   S U N NA N NA
75                   N NA N NA N NA
74                   A P N NA N NA
73                   N NA – – S P
72                   N NA N NA S P
 
71 Mabton                   – – – – – –
70                   N NA N NA N NA
69                   N NA N NA – NA
68                   S P N NA N NA
67                   M P – – – –
66                   N NA N NA S P
65                   N NA N NA A U
64                   M U N NA N NA
63                   A U N NA S P
62                   M U N NA – –
61                   M U N NA N NA
60                   N NA N NA A P
59                   M P N NA M P
58                   M P N NA S P
57                   M P N NA S P
56                   M P N NA A U
55                   A U N NA S P
54                   A P N NA N NA
53                   A U N NA S P
52                   M P N NA M P
51                   M P N NA S P
50                   S P N NA A U
49                   N NA N NA A U
48                   N NA N NA A P
47                   – U – – – –
 
46 Kiona                   M P – – – –
45                   A U – – – –
44                   A – M – – –
43                   M – N NA A –
42                   – – – – – –
41                   A – N NA M –
40                   A – A – – NA
39                   A – N NA A –
38                   A – A – A –
37                   – – – – – –
36                   A U N NA A U
35                   A U – – M P
34                   A U – – S P
33                   M U S P A U
32                   A U A U A U
31                   A U A U A U
30                   A U A U A U
29                   M U – – A U
28                   M U – – A U
27                   A U – – A U
26                   A U – – A U
25                   A U M P A U
24                   A U A U A U
23                   A U A U A U
22                   M P – – M P
21                   S U A U A U
20                   A U M U A –
19                   A U A U A U
18                   – P N NA A –
17                   A U – – – –
16                   A U A U A U
15                   M – – – M NA
14                   N NA N NA M NA
13                   – – N NA A –
12                   – – N NA – –
11                   S – S – S –
10                   N NA N NA N NA
9                   A U S P M U
8                   A U S P – –
7                   M P N NA S P
6                   A U – – M P
5                   A U A U S P
4                   M U – – N NA
3                   M U – – S –
2                   N NA – – S P
1                              

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