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Concentrations and annual fluxes for selected water-quality constituents from the USGS National Stream Water Quality Accounting Network (NASQAN)

By Valerie J. Kelly, Richard P. Hooper, Brent T. Aulenbach, and Mary Janet

Summary Statistics--Colorado Basin, Water Years 1996-2000

Colorado River near Cisco, Utah (09180500)

Daily Mean Streamflow

Units                               N             Min     5th       25th     Median    75th      95th      Max

Cubic feet per second             1,827         2,410     3,220     4,140     5,280     8,030    21,100    40,500
Cubic meters per second           1,827            68        91       117       150       227       597     1,147

Field Parameters, Turbidity, and Suspended Sediment

Units in milligrams per liter, except where noted

Parameter                             N               Min      5th     25th    Median     75th     95th     Max

00010 Temperature (C)                53                 0.0     4.0     10.0      15.0     18.5     23.0     25.0
00076 Turbidity (NTU)                53                 2.1     2.9     22.0      45.0     99.0    700.0    980.0
00095 Conductance (uS/cm)            53               340.0   350.0    580.0     890.0   1040.0   1160.0   1270.0
00300 Dissolved oxygen               52                 6.8     6.9      7.8       8.5      9.7     12.3     13.3
00400 pH (standard units)            53                 8.0     8.0      8.2       8.3      8.4      8.5      8.6
00452 CO3 (filtered)                 53                 0.0     0.0      0.0       0.0      5.0      8.0     11.0
00453 HCO3 (filtered)                53                89.0    98.0    124.0     150.0    168.0    187.0    195.0
39086 Alk (filtered, as CaCO3)       53                73.0    80.0    107.0     128.0    144.0    160.0    165.0
70331 % finer than 62 microns        51                47.0    55.0     76.0      91.0    100.0    100.0    100.0
80154 Suspended sediment             52                23.0    45.0     82.5     156.5    602.5   2370.0   3303.0

Nutrients and Organic Carbon, dissolved (filtered at 0.45 microns) and whole-water (unfiltered)

Units in milligrams per liter

Note: because of changes in reporting levels (RL), all censored data in this summary are converted to the highest RL reported for this station

                                          Percent
Parameter                       RL  N    Detections    Min      5th      25th    Median    75th     95th     Max

00608 NH3-N                   .020  53       47      < 0.020  < 0.020  < 0.020  < 0.020    0.035    0.080    0.112
00613 NO2-N                   .010  53       38      < 0.010  < 0.010  < 0.010  < 0.010    0.010    0.020    0.027
00623 Org+NH3-N (filtered)    .200  52       67      < 0.200  < 0.200  < 0.200    0.200    0.222    0.300    0.502
00625 Org+NH3-N (whole-water) .200  52       98      < 0.200    0.235    0.331    0.456    0.591    2.533    3.433
00631 NO2+NO3-N               .050  53      100        0.145    0.191    0.289    0.366    0.509    0.741    1.000
00665 Total P (whole-water)   .050  53       94      < 0.050  < 0.050    0.051    0.126    0.203    1.381    1.951
00666 Total P (filtered)      .050  53       60      < 0.050  < 0.050  < 0.050    0.010    0.019    0.050    0.067
00671 PO4-P                   .010  53       83      < 0.010  < 0.010    0.001    0.007    0.010    0.016    0.019
00681 DOC                     .300  46      100        1.500    2.500    3.000    3.385    4.000    5.100    8.200
00689 SOC                     .200  51       88        0.300    0.400    0.900    1.500    3.600  > 10.00  > 220.0

Major Ions, dissolved (filtered at 0.45 microns)

Units in milligrams per liter, except where noted

                                          Percent
Parameter                       RL  N    Detections    Min      5th      25th    Median    75th     95th     Max

00915 Calcium                 .020  53      100        32.19    35.13    52.69    73.13    85.00    103.4    120.0
00925 Magnesium               .010  53      100        7.791    8.805    14.41    21.94    28.00    31.80    35.00
00930 Sodium                  .200  53      100        16.17    18.07    36.82    70.00    86.98    100.0    111.9
00935 Potassium               .010  53      100        1.360    1.390    2.400    3.030    3.670    4.070    4.400
00940 Chloride                .010  53      100        11.14    12.74    35.53    62.48    90.44    110.0    124.9
00945 Sulfate                 .010  53      100        59.40    61.80    119.3    212.8    252.8    315.7    370.0
00950 Fluoride                .100  53      100        0.140    0.156    0.257    0.301    0.348    0.428    0.436
00955 Silica                  .010  53      100        5.375    6.400    8.773    9.300    9.702    10.60    11.61

Trace Elements, dissolved (filtered at 0.45 microns)

Units in micrograms per liter

Note: because of changes in reporting levels (RL), all censored data in this summary are converted to the highest RL reported for this station

                                          Percent
Parameter                       RL  N    Detections    Min      5th      25th    Median    75th     95th     Max

01000 Arsenic                  2.0  51       43      <   2.0  <   2.0  <   2.0  <   2.0      1.2      2.0      2.0
01005 Barium                   1.0  41      100         38.8     41.1     50.0     56.0     62.0     69.0     75.0
01010 Beryllium                1.0  39        0      <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0
01020 Boron                   16.0  51      100         16.2     22.2     32.9     53.9     67.8     79.1     97.1
01025 Cadmium                  1.0  39        0      <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0
01030 Chromium                 1.0  39       56      <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0      1.0      1.6      2.6      3.3
01035 Cobalt                   3.0  41        0      <   3.0  <   3.0  <   3.0  <   3.0  <   3.0  <   3.0  <   3.0
01040 Copper                   1.0  39       92      <   1.0  <   1.0      1.3      1.9      2.3      4.0      6.0
01046 Iron                    10.0  53       42      <  10.0  <  10.0  <  10.0  <  10.0     10.0     14.3     22.4
01049 Lead                     1.0  39        0      <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0
01056 Manganese                1.0  41       73      <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0      2.0      5.0     15.0     16.9
01060 Molybdenum              10.0  41       98      <  10.0      2.5      3.5      5.0      6.0      7.8     10.0
01065 Nickel                   1.0  41       73      <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0      1.4      2.0      2.8      6.0
01075 Silver                   1.0  41        0      <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0
01080 Strontium                0.5  53      100        271.9    305.7    486.5    776.3    918.1     1136     1400
01085 Vanadium                10.0  53        2      <  10.0  <  10.0  <  10.0  <  10.0  <  10.0  <  10.0     10.0
01090 Zinc                     1.0  39       82      <   1.0  <   1.0      1.0      1.5      2.3      5.1      8.3
01095 Antimony                 1.0  39        0      <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0
01106 Aluminum                10.0  41       90      <  10.0  <  10.0      1.9      3.0      5.0     10.0     11.0
01130 Lithium                  4.0  53      100          4.0      8.4     17.0     28.2     33.3     42.1     49.0
01145 Selenium                 2.4  53       92      <   2.4  <   2.4      2.0      3.0      4.0      5.1      7.0
22703 Uranium                  1.0  39      100          1.3      1.4      2.0      3.7      4.4      6.6      7.0

Pesticides, dissolved (filtered at 0.7 microns)

Units in micrograms per liter, except where noted

Note: concentrations sometimes are estimated below the reporting level (RL); in this summary, all censored and estimated concentrations are converted to highest RL reported for this station; the percent detections described in the table include estimated concentrations, when appropriate

                                          Percent
Parameter                       RL  N    Detections    Min      5th      25th    Median    75th     95th     Max

04024 Propachlor              .007  48        0      < 0.007  < 0.007  < 0.007  < 0.007  < 0.007  < 0.007  < 0.007
04028 Butylate                .002  48        0      < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002
04035 Simazine                .010  48        2      < 0.010  < 0.010  < 0.010  < 0.010  < 0.010  < 0.010    0.010
04037 Prometon                .018  48        4      < 0.018  < 0.018  < 0.018  < 0.018  < 0.018  < 0.018    0.018
04040 Desethyl atrazine       .005  48       19      < 0.005  < 0.005  < 0.005  < 0.005  < 0.005    0.004    0.005
04041 Cyanazine               .004  48       13      < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004    0.010    0.023
04095 Fonofos                 .003  48        0      < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003
34253 alpha-HCH               .002  48        0      < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002
34653 p,p DDE                 .012  48       10      < 0.012  < 0.012  < 0.012  < 0.012  < 0.012    0.006    0.012
38933 Chlorpyrifos            .004  48        4      < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004    0.004
39341 gamma-HCH               .004  48        0      < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004
39381 Dieldrin                .001  48        0      < 0.001  < 0.001  < 0.001  < 0.001  < 0.001  < 0.001  < 0.001
39415 Metolachlor             .004  48       65      < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004    0.004    0.007    0.013    0.018
39532 Malathion               .005  48       10      < 0.005  < 0.005  < 0.005  < 0.005  < 0.005    0.005    0.008
39542 Parathion               .004  48        0      < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004
39572 Diazinon                .002  48       15      < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002    0.004    0.008
39632 Atrazine                .008  48       60      < 0.008  < 0.008  < 0.008    0.004    0.007    0.012    0.020
46342 Alachlor                .007  48       42      < 0.007  < 0.007  < 0.007  < 0.007    0.007    0.015    0.050
49260 Acetochlor              .010  48       10      < 0.010  < 0.010  < 0.010  < 0.010  < 0.010    0.009    0.042
82630 Metribuzin              .004  48        2      < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004    0.006
82660 Diethylanaline          .003  48        0      < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003
82661 Trifluralin             .005  48        2      < 0.005  < 0.005  < 0.005  < 0.005  < 0.005  < 0.005    0.005
82663 Ethalfluralin           .004  48        0      < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004
82664 Phorate                 .002  48        0      < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002
82665 Terbacil                .007  48        0      < 0.007  < 0.007  < 0.007  < 0.007  < 0.007  < 0.007  < 0.007
82666 Linuron                 .006  48        0      < 0.006  < 0.006  < 0.006  < 0.006  < 0.006  < 0.006  < 0.006
82667 Methyl parathion        .006  48        0      < 0.006  < 0.006  < 0.006  < 0.006  < 0.006  < 0.006  < 0.006
82668 EPTC                    .020  48        6      < 0.020  < 0.020  < 0.020  < 0.020  < 0.020    0.010    0.020
82669 Pebulate                .004  48        0      < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004
82670 Tebuthiuron             .010  48        2      < 0.010  < 0.010  < 0.010  < 0.010  < 0.010  < 0.010    0.010
82671 Molinate                .004  48        0      < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004
82672 Ethoprop                .003  48        0      < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003
82673 Benfluralin             .005  48        0      < 0.005  < 0.005  < 0.005  < 0.005  < 0.005  < 0.005  < 0.005
82674 Carbofuran              .080  48       10      < 0.080  < 0.080  < 0.080  < 0.080  < 0.080    0.040    0.080
82675 Terbufos                .013  48        0      < 0.013  < 0.013  < 0.013  < 0.013  < 0.013  < 0.013  < 0.013
82676 Pronamide               .003  48        0      < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003
82677 Disulfoton              .017  48        0      < 0.017  < 0.017  < 0.017  < 0.017  < 0.017  < 0.017  < 0.017
82678 Triallate               .001  48        0      < 0.001  < 0.001  < 0.001  < 0.001  < 0.001  < 0.001  < 0.001
82679 Propanil                .004  48        0      < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004
82680 Carbaryl                .015  48        4      < 0.015  < 0.015  < 0.015  < 0.015  < 0.015  < 0.015    0.015
82681 Thiobencarb             .002  48        0      < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002
82682 Dachthal (DCPA)         .004  48       56      < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004    0.002    0.003    0.007    0.008
82683 Pendimethalin           .004  48        0      < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004
82684 Napropamide             .003  48        0      < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003
82685 Propargite              .013  46        2      < 0.013  < 0.013  < 0.013  < 0.013  < 0.013  < 0.013    0.013
82686 Azinphos methyl         .150  47        2      < 0.150  < 0.150  < 0.150  < 0.150  < 0.150  < 0.150    0.150
82687 Permethrin              .005  48        0      < 0.005  < 0.005  < 0.005  < 0.005  < 0.005  < 0.005  < 0.005
91063 Diazinon-d10 (%)        .100  48      100        71.40    83.16    94.85    100.9    108.7    119.5    123.9
91064 Terbuthylazin (%)       .100  33      100        89.92    94.74    102.6    109.2    116.2    128.2    131.7
91065 HCH alpha-D6 (%)        .100  48      100        72.04    76.90    89.00    97.80    104.4    114.3    127.0

Suspended Sediment Chemistry

Units in parts per million (ppm) or parts per hundred (%)

Values censored higher than the reporting level (RL) indicate samples with insufficient sediment mass to quantify concentration above the RL

                                          Percent
Parameter                    RL       N  Detections    Min      5th      25th    Median    75th     95th     Max

29816 Antimony (ppm)        0.10     41     100       0.60     0.80     1.10     1.60      3.50     8.20     24.00
29818 Arsenic (ppm)         0.10     41     100       3.30     4.10     5.50     6.30      7.60    10.80     14.40
29820 Barium (ppm)          1.00     41     100      110.0    260.0    320.0    420.0     500.0    600.0     630.0
29822 Beryllium (ppm)       0.10     41     100       0.60     0.60     0.90     1.20      1.40     1.70      2.30
29826 Cadmium (ppm)         0.10     41      95    <  0.20     0.30     0.60     0.80      0.90     1.30      3.00
29829 Chromium (ppm)        1.00     41      93    <  1.00  <  1.00    44.00    53.00     74.00    95.00     130.0
29832 Copper (ppm)          1.00     41     100       9.00    13.00    16.00    18.00     21.00    24.00     51.00
29836 Lead (ppm)            1.00     41     100      11.00    14.00    18.00    25.00     33.00    48.00     96.00
29839 Manganese (ppm)       10.0     41     100      210.0    240.0    380.0    460.0     520.0    570.0     740.0
29841 Mercury (ppm)         0.01     36      75    <  0.01  <  0.01     0.01     0.03      0.04     0.08      0.10
29843 Molybdenum (ppm)      5.00     40      43    <  5.00  <  5.00  <  5.00  <  7.50     10.00    37.50     50.00
29845 Nickel (ppm)          1.00     41      93    <  1.00  <  1.00    26.00    30.00     40.00    53.00     76.00
29847 Selenium (ppm)        0.10     41      98    <  0.60     0.70     1.10     1.70      2.60     3.10      4.30
29850 Silver (ppm)          0.50     41       5    <  0.50  <  0.50  <  0.50  <  1.00   <  2.50  <  5.00     15.00
29853 Vanadium (ppm)        1.00     41     100      31.00    36.00    57.00    71.00     84.00    110.0     160.0
29855 Zinc (ppm)            1.00     41     100      50.00    60.00    80.00    100.0     120.0    140.0     160.0
30221 Aluminum (%)          0.10     41     100       2.20     2.60     3.40     4.70      5.30     6.60      7.60
30244 Total carbon (%)      0.10     35      86    <  0.10  <  0.10     2.40     2.90      3.30     5.80      6.60
30269 Iron (%)              0.10     41     100       0.90     1.00     1.60     1.90      2.20     2.50      3.10
30292 Phosphorus (%)        0.01     41     100       0.03     0.04     0.05     0.06      0.07     0.10      0.11
30308 Sulfur (%)            0.10     32      84    <  0.10  <  0.10     0.10     0.70      2.05     4.90      5.10
30317 Titanium (%)          0.01     41     100       0.10     0.10     0.18     0.20      0.27     0.30      0.34
35031 Cobalt (ppm)          1.00     41     100       3.00     3.00     6.00     7.00      8.00    10.00     23.00
35040 Strontium (ppm)       0.01     41     100      170.0    220.0    280.0    400.0     610.0    810.0      1800
35046 Uranium (ppm)         50.0     40       3    < 50.00  < 50.00  < 50.00  < 100.0   < 250.0  < 250.0     250.0
35050 Lithium (ppm)         1.00     41     100      15.00    23.00    31.00    35.00     43.00    49.00     56.00
49955 Thallium (ppm)        50.0     40       0    < 50.00  < 50.00  < 50.00  < 100.0   < 250.0  < 250.0     250.0
50279 Sediment (mg/L)       1.00     41     100       6.90    24.00    126.0    254.0     542.0     1517      2440
50465 Organic carbon (%)    0.10     35      83    <  0.10  <  0.10     0.90     1.30      1.60     2.30      3.20

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