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PLATTE RIVER BASIN

BIG THOMPSON PROJECT-Continued

402245105302300 BIG THOMPSON RIVER BELOW SANITATION OUTFLOW ABOVE LAKE ESTES, CO

WATER-QUALITY RECORDS

LOCATION.-Lat 40°22'45", long 105°30'23", in NW14NW14 sec.30, T.5 N., R.72 W., Larimer County, Hydrologic Unit 10190006, on right bank, 225 ft upstream from pedistrian bridge on Lake Estes Trail, downstream from Estes Park Sanitation District Outflow, adjacent to Lake Estes, in Estes Park.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 138 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--August 2000 to current year. For a complete listing of historical data available for this site, see http://waterdata.usgs.gov/co/nwis/inventory/?site_no=402245105302300

WATER-QUALITY DATA, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2002 TO SEPTEMBER 2003
Date
Time
Instan-
taneous
dis-
charge,
cfs
(00061)
Turbid-
ity,
wat unf
lab,
Hach
2100AN
NTU
(99872)
Dis-
solved
oxygen,
mg/L
(00300)
pH,
water,
unfltrd
field,
std
units
(00400)
Specif.
conduc-
tance,
wat unf
uS/cm
25 degC
(00095)
Temper-
ature,
water,
deg C
(00010)
Hard-
ness,
water,
unfltrd
mg/L as
CaCO3
(00900)
Calcium
water,
fltrd,
mg/L
(00915)
Magnes-
ium,
water,
fltrd,
mg/L
(00925)
Potas-
sium,
water,
fltrd,
mg/L
(00935)
Sodium
adsorp-
tion
ratio
(00931)
Sodium,
water,
fltrd,
mg/L
(00930)
OCT
07...
1045
29
9.9
9.9
7.8
46
6.5
12
3.39
0.941
0.69
0.4
3.41
NOV
18...
1045
13
1.1
9.2
8.0
62
1.5
17
4.71
1.29
0.85
0.5
4.77
DEC
09...
1035
12
<1.0
11.7
8.3
54
1.0
18
4.82
1.43
0.51
0.3
3.29
JAN
13...
1045
11
<1.0
12.0
8.0
76
1.0
21
5.59
1.74
1.14
0.6
5.86
FEB
10...
1100
8.0
1.4
11.7
8.5
84
0.0
23
5.98
1.84
1.17
0.6
6.72
MAR
17...
1120
22
14
10.4
8.2
76
2.0
18
4.76
1.37
1.08
0.8
7.46
APR
14...
1020
76
3.7
10.7
8.3
68
4.5
22
5.93
1.82
0.86
0.4
4.52
MAY
05...
1035
78
4.3
10.1
7.0
57
5.0
16
4.50
1.26
0.58
0.4
3.48
19...
1030
325
5.0
10.3
7.7
29
3.5
10
2.81
0.766
0.44
0.3
1.86
JUN
02...
1035
1,060
5.5
10.1
7.6
17
5.5
7
1.97
0.513
0.41
0.2
1.07
16...
1040
619
1.9
9.5
7.5
17
7.5
6
1.80
0.458
0.31
0.2
0.99
JUL
07...
1040
313
1.6
8.6
7.8
17
10.5
6
1.79
0.442
0.26
0.2
1.22
21...
1020
242
2.0
8.4
7.4
19
12.0
6
1.85
0.443
0.29
0.2
1.11
AUG
11...
1050
109
1.3
8.5
8.0
26
15.0
8
2.24
0.608
0.41
0.3
1.80
SEP
08...
1025
96
1.8
8.7
7.8
29
10.5
10
2.63
0.725
0.40
0.2
1.71

402245105302300 BIG THOMPSON RIVER BELOW SANITATION OUTFLOW ABOVE LAKE ESTES, CO-Continued

WATER-QUALITY DATA, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2002 TO SEPTEMBER 2003
Date
Alka-
linity,
wat flt
fxd end
lab,
mg/L as
CaCO3
(29801)
Chlor-
ide,
water,
fltrd,
mg/L
(00940)
Sulfate
water,
fltrd,
mg/L
(00945)
Residue
water,
fltrd,
sum of
consti-
tuents
mg/L
(70301)
Residue
water,
fltrd,
tons/
acre-ft
(70303)
Residue
water,
fltrd,
tons/d
(70302)
Residue
on
evap.
at
180degC
wat flt
mg/L
(70300)
Ammonia
+
org-N,
water,
unfltrd
mg/L
as N
(00625)
Ammonia
water,
fltrd,
mg/L
as N
(00608)
Nitrite
+
nitrate
water
fltrd,
mg/L
as N
(00631)
Ortho-
phos-
phate,
water,
fltrd,
mg/L
as P
(00671)
Phos-
phorus,
water,
fltrd,
mg/L
(00666)
Phos-
phorus,
water,
unfltrd
mg/L
(00665)
OCT
07...
E13
2.76
3.0
--
--
--
34
0.56
0.370
0.115
0.033
0.042
0.059
NOV
18...
20
4.37
3.7
34
0.06
1.47
42
0.80
0.429
0.276
--
--
--
DEC
09...
E19
4.27
2.9
--
--
--
42
0.11
0.021
0.212
E.004
0.009
0.011
JAN
13...
25
4.59
3.9
41
0.06
1.30
44
0.77
0.569
0.225
0.398
0.40
0.43
FEB
10...
26
6.43
4.5
45
0.08
1.28
59
0.52
0.251
0.446
0.160
0.177
0.24
MAR
17...
19
8.22
3.7
40
0.07
2.94
49
0.37
0.042
0.329
0.012
0.021
0.076
APR
14...
13
6.94
6.1
36
0.08
12.1
59
0.48
E.014
0.267
E.006
0.017
0.043
MAY
05...
13
5.24
4.5
28
0.06
9.98
47
0.23
<0.015
0.113
<0.007
0.006
0.017
19...
8
1.80
2.7
16
0.06
36.4
41
0.39
0.027
0.133
E.004
0.010
0.035
JUN
02...
6
0.71
1.7
11
0.03
73.4
26
0.27
<0.015
0.185
<0.007
0.006
0.031
16...
6
0.65
1.5
10
0.03
40.1
24
0.14
E.008
0.158
<0.007
0.004
0.018
JUL
07...
7
0.75
1.4
11
0.02
14.2
17
0.15
<0.015
0.147
<0.007
0.005
0.017
21...
7
0.76
1.3
11
0.02
10.1
15
0.25
0.073
0.127
0.012
0.015
0.025
AUG
11...
10
1.49
1.4
14
0.03
7.30
25
0.33
0.144
0.100
0.018
0.027
0.036
SEP
08...
11
1.61
2.5
17
0.03
6.48
25
0.31
0.172
0.181
0.016
0.022
0.033

WATER-QUALITY DATA, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2002 TO SEPTEMBER 2003
Date
Arsenic
water,
fltrd,
ug/L
(01000)
Copper,
water,
fltrd,
ug/L
(01040)
Iron,
water,
fltrd,
ug/L
(01046)
Lead,
water,
fltrd,
ug/L
(01049)
Mangan-
ese,
water,
fltrd,
ug/L
(01056)
Mercury
water,
fltrd,
ug/L
(71890)
Nickel,
water,
fltrd,
ug/L
(01065)
Silver,
water,
fltrd,
ug/L
(01075)
OCT
07...
<0.3
0.8
128
0.10
5.5
<0.02
0.27
<0.2
NOV
18...
<0.3
0.8
121
E.06
8.6
<0.02
0.32
<0.2
DEC
09...
<0.3
0.5
111
<0.08
7.0
<0.02
0.34
<0.2
JAN
13...
<0.3
0.8
84
E.05
7.1
<0.02
0.40
<0.2
FEB
10...
<0.3
1.0
75
<0.08
6.9
<0.02
0.40
<0.2
MAR
17...
<0.3
1.2
181
0.18
11.5
<0.02
0.36
<0.2
APR
14...
<0.3
1.4
182
E.07
10.1
<0.02
0.50
<0.2
MAY
05...
E.1
1.4
151
E.05
8.0
<0.02
0.42
<0.2
19...
<0.3
1.5
133
0.10
6.9
<0.02
0.31
<0.2
JUN
02...
<0.3
1.3
87
<0.08
5.3
<0.02
0.31
<0.2
16...
<0.3
0.9
68
<0.08
3.7
<0.02
0.28
<0.2
JUL
07...
<0.3
0.7
67
<0.08
4.3
<0.02
0.17
<0.2
21...
<0.3
0.7
81
<0.08
3.9
<0.02
0.16
<0.2
AUG
11...
<0.3
0.7
102
<0.08
3.5
<0.02
0.21
<0.2
SEP
08...
<0.3
0.9
99
E.05
4.9
<0.02
0.12
<0.2

< -- Actual value is known to be less than the value shown.
E -- Estimated laboratory analysis value.

402245105302300 BIG THOMPSON RIVER BELOW SANITATION OUTFLOW ABOVE LAKE ESTES, CO-Continued

WATER-QUALITY DATA, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2002 TO SEPTEMBER 2003
Date
Benzene
water
unfltrd
ug/L
(34030)
Ethyl-
benzene
water
unfltrd
ug/L
(34371)
meta-
+ para-
Xylene,
water,
unfltrd
ug/L
(85795)
o-
Xylene,
water,
unfltrd
ug/L
(77135)
Toluene
water
unfltrd
ug/L
(34010)
OCT
07...
<0.4
<0.4
<0.4
<0.4
<0.4
NOV
18...
<0.4
<0.4
<0.4
<0.4
<0.4
DEC
09...
<0.4
<0.4
<0.4
<0.4
<0.4
JAN
13...
<0.4
<0.4
<0.4
<0.4
<0.4
FEB
10...
<0.4
<0.4
<0.4
<0.4
<0.4
MAR
17...
<0.4
<0.4
<0.4
<0.4
<0.4
APR
14...
<0.4
<0.4
<0.4
<0.4
<0.4
MAY
05...
<0.4
<0.4
<0.4
<0.4
<0.4
19...
<0.4
<0.4
<0.4
<0.4
<0.4
JUN
02...
<0.4
<0.4
<0.4
<0.4
<0.4
16...
<0.4
<0.4
<0.4
<0.4
<0.4
JUL
07...
<0.4
<0.4
<0.4
<0.4
<0.4
21...
<0.4
<0.4
<0.4
<0.4
<0.4
AUG
15...
<0.4
<0.4
<0.4
<0.4
<0.4
SEP
08...
<0.4
<0.4
<0.4
<0.4
<0.4

< -- Actual value is known to be less than the value shown.


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