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Scientific Investigations Report 2011-5105


Modeling Hydrodynamics, Water Temperature, and Water Quality in the Klamath River Upstream of Keno Dam, Oregon, 2006–09


Table 9. Percent reduction in Link River concentrations needed to meet Upper Klamath Lake, Oregon total maximum daily load (TMDL) in-lake total phosphorus concentration targets, and percent reduction in tributary concentrations needed to meet Klamath River TMDL total nitrogen and total phosphorus wasteload allocations. 


[No reductions in Columbia Forest Products input concentrations were needed to meet TMDL allocations. Abbreviations: NH4, ammonia; NO3, nitrate; PO4, orthophosphorus; LPOM, labile particulate organic matter; RPOM, refractory particulate organic matter; LDOM, labile dissolved organic matter; RDOM, refractory dissolved organic matter; WWTP, wastewater treatment plant]


Year Percent reduction for scenario
model inputs
PO4, LPOM,
RPOM, Algae
(3 groups)
LDOM,
RDOM
NH4,
NO3
Link River
2006 72 62 0
2007 78 68 0
2008 72 62 0
2009 74 64 0
Klamath Falls WWTP
2006 90 90 6
2007 89 89 5
2008 88 88 0
2009 87 87 0
South Suburban WWTP
2006 95 95 0
2007 93 93 0
2008 93 93 20
2009 93 93 0
Lost River Diversion Channel
2006 94 84 91
2007 75 65 42
2008 79 69 47
2009 59 49 0
Klamath Straits Drain
2006 98 90 92
2007 93 83 84
2008 94 84 89
2009 93 83 83

First posted July 14, 2011

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