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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--Rio Grande Basin, Water Years 1996-2000

Rio Grande below Falcon Dam, Texas (08461300)

Daily Mean Streamflow

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

Cubic feet per second             1,827            18       205       678     1,340     2,310     5,830    11,600
Cubic meters per second           1,827             1         6        19        38        65       165       328

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)                29                15.0    15.5     22.5      27.5     28.7     32.0     33.0
00076 Turbidity (NTU)                29                 0.7     1.0      4.0       4.8      7.2     21.0     35.0
00095 Conductance (uS/cm)            29               762.0   788.0    943.0    1090.0   1190.0   1290.0   1370.0
00300 Dissolved oxygen               28                 1.5     4.9      6.0       7.5      8.9     11.1     11.6
00400 pH (standard units)            28                 7.6     7.7      7.9       8.0      8.1      8.4      8.5
00452 CO3 (filtered)                 29                 0.0     0.0      0.0       0.0      0.0      0.0      3.0
00453 HCO3 (filtered)                29                98.0   103.0    116.0     126.0    136.0    147.0    148.0
39086 Alk (filtered, as CaCO3)       29                80.0    85.0     95.0     103.0    111.0    121.0    122.0
70331 % finer than 62 microns        25                20.0    54.0     85.8      94.0     97.0    100.0    100.0
80154 Suspended sediment             28                 6.0     7.0     11.0      16.5     21.5     44.0     90.0

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                   .015  28       96      < 0.015    0.023    0.045    0.081    0.125    0.180    0.319
00613 NO2-N                   .010  28       68      < 0.010  < 0.010  < 0.010    0.011    0.020    0.076    0.084
00623 Org+NH3-N (filtered)    .200  28      100        0.238    0.274    0.303    0.354    0.438    0.500    0.698
00625 Org+NH3-N (whole-water) .200  29      100        0.463    0.488    0.586    0.661    0.700    0.855    0.905
00631 NO2+NO3-N               .050  28       75      < 0.050  < 0.050  < 0.050    0.082    0.170    0.393    0.776
00665 Total P (whole-water)   .050  29       97      < 0.050    0.025    0.040    0.051    0.070    0.104    0.211
00666 Total P (filtered)      .050  28       57      < 0.050  < 0.050  < 0.050    0.010    0.025    0.077    0.087
00671 PO4-P                   .010  28       89      < 0.010  < 0.010    0.003    0.007    0.011    0.064    0.070
00681 DOC                     .300  29      100        2.700    2.900    3.400    3.600    3.793    4.100    5.900
00689 SOC                     .200  29       97      < 0.200    0.200    0.600    0.771    1.100    1.700    2.700

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  29      100        54.54    55.00    60.85    63.35    68.47    70.47    70.56
00925 Magnesium               .010  29      100        14.67    14.96    18.00    19.91    22.00    25.34    26.83
00930 Sodium                  .200  29      100        66.63    70.62    95.47    114.8    130.0    145.8    154.1
00935 Potassium               .010  29      100        4.740    4.760    5.110    5.600    5.880    6.400    6.800
00940 Chloride                .010  29      100        86.90    87.47    119.2    140.0    150.0    180.0    183.8
00945 Sulfate                 .010  29      100        127.7    134.7    170.2    204.6    232.3    250.0    260.0
00950 Fluoride                .100  29      100        0.445    0.453    0.547    0.674    0.779    0.900    0.900
00955 Silica                  .010  29      100        7.899    8.548    9.321    10.00    10.95    11.94    12.18

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                  1.0  29      100          1.9      2.0      2.0      3.0      3.2      4.0      4.0
01005 Barium                   1.0  24      100        100.0    103.5    109.4    114.3    127.4    132.0    145.0
01010 Beryllium                1.0  24        0      <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0
01020 Boron                   16.0  28      100        135.8    142.4    165.3    193.4    204.7    232.0    240.0
01025 Cadmium                  1.0  24        0      <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0
01030 Chromium                 5.0  24       42      <   5.0  <   5.0  <   5.0  <   5.0      1.5      2.4      5.0
01035 Cobalt                   3.0  24        0      <   3.0  <   3.0  <   3.0  <   3.0  <   3.0  <   3.0  <   3.0
01040 Copper                   1.0  24       88      <   1.0  <   1.0      1.0      1.2      1.8      2.2      3.0
01046 Iron                    10.0  29       10      <  10.0  <  10.0  <  10.0  <  10.0  <  10.0     10.0     10.0
01049 Lead                     1.0  24        0      <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0
01056 Manganese                1.0  24      100          1.6      1.8      2.4      4.2      7.8     14.0     43.0
01060 Molybdenum              10.0  24       96      <  10.0      5.0      6.0      6.6      8.0      8.6     10.0
01065 Nickel                   1.0  24       92      <   1.0  <   1.0      1.2      1.6      1.9      2.0      2.0
01075 Silver                   1.0  24        0      <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0
01080 Strontium                0.5  29      100        866.1    915.6     1042     1200     1300     1446     1450
01085 Vanadium                10.0  29       48      <  10.0  <  10.0  <  10.0  <  10.0     10.0     11.1     13.4
01090 Zinc                     1.0  23      100          1.2      1.3      1.8      2.8      4.1      9.9     13.0
01095 Antimony                 1.0  23        0      <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0
01106 Aluminum                10.0  24       50      <  10.0  <  10.0  <  10.0  <  10.0      1.6      2.0     10.0
01130 Lithium                  4.0  29      100         22.4     25.1     32.8     42.0     51.0     55.8     58.9
01145 Selenium                 2.4  29       10      <   2.4  <   2.4  <   2.4  <   2.4  <   2.4      2.4      2.4
22703 Uranium                  1.0  23      100          1.7      1.8      2.6      3.0      3.5      4.0      4.0

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  28        0      < 0.007  < 0.007  < 0.007  < 0.007  < 0.007  < 0.007  < 0.007
04028 Butylate                .002  28        0      < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002
04035 Simazine                .005  28        0      < 0.005  < 0.005  < 0.005  < 0.005  < 0.005  < 0.005  < 0.005
04037 Prometon                .018  28        4      < 0.018  < 0.018  < 0.018  < 0.018  < 0.018  < 0.018    0.018
04040 Desethyl atrazine       .002  28       32      < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002    0.002    0.003    0.004
04041 Cyanazine               .004  28        0      < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004
04095 Fonofos                 .003  28        0      < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003
34253 alpha-HCH               .002  28        0      < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002
34653 p,p DDE                 .006  28        0      < 0.006  < 0.006  < 0.006  < 0.006  < 0.006  < 0.006  < 0.006
38933 Chlorpyrifos            .004  28       14      < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004    0.029    0.061
39341 gamma-HCH               .004  28        0      < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004
39381 Dieldrin                .001  28        0      < 0.001  < 0.001  < 0.001  < 0.001  < 0.001  < 0.001  < 0.001
39415 Metolachlor             .002  28       11      < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002    0.003    0.005
39532 Malathion               .005  28        0      < 0.005  < 0.005  < 0.005  < 0.005  < 0.005  < 0.005  < 0.005
39542 Parathion               .004  28        0      < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004
39572 Diazinon                .006  27       30      < 0.006  < 0.006  < 0.006  < 0.006    0.004    0.053    0.066
39632 Atrazine                .001  28       79      < 0.001  < 0.001    0.004    0.006    0.008    0.010    0.011
46342 Alachlor                .002  28        0      < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002
49260 Acetochlor              .002  28        0      < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002
82630 Metribuzin              .004  27       11      < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004    0.014    0.026
82660 Diethylanaline          .003  28        0      < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003
82661 Trifluralin             .002  28        0      < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002
82663 Ethalfluralin           .004  28        0      < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004
82664 Phorate                 .002  28        0      < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002
82665 Terbacil                .007  28        0      < 0.007  < 0.007  < 0.007  < 0.007  < 0.007  < 0.007  < 0.007
82666 Linuron                 .002  26        0      < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002
82667 Methyl parathion        .006  26        0      < 0.006  < 0.006  < 0.006  < 0.006  < 0.006  < 0.006  < 0.006
82668 EPTC                    .002  26        0      < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002
82669 Pebulate                .004  26        0      < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004
82670 Tebuthiuron             .010  26       12      < 0.010  < 0.010  < 0.010  < 0.010  < 0.010    0.010    0.010
82671 Molinate                .004  28        0      < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004
82672 Ethoprop                .003  28        0      < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003
82673 Benfluralin             .002  28        0      < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002
82674 Carbofuran              .006  28        4      < 0.006  < 0.006  < 0.006  < 0.006  < 0.006  < 0.006    0.006
82675 Terbufos                .013  28        0      < 0.013  < 0.013  < 0.013  < 0.013  < 0.013  < 0.013  < 0.013
82676 Pronamide               .003  28        0      < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003
82677 Disulfoton              .017  28        0      < 0.017  < 0.017  < 0.017  < 0.017  < 0.017  < 0.017  < 0.017
82678 Triallate               .001  28        0      < 0.001  < 0.001  < 0.001  < 0.001  < 0.001  < 0.001  < 0.001
82679 Propanil                .004  28        0      < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004
82680 Carbaryl                .003  28        0      < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003
82681 Thiobencarb             .002  28        0      < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002
82682 Dachthal (DCPA)         .002  28       21      < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002    0.003    0.004
82683 Pendimethalin           .004  28        0      < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004
82684 Napropamide             .003  28        0      < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003
82685 Propargite              .013  26        0      < 0.013  < 0.013  < 0.013  < 0.013  < 0.013  < 0.013  < 0.013
82686 Azinphos methyl         .030  28        0      < 0.030  < 0.030  < 0.030  < 0.030  < 0.030  < 0.030  < 0.030
82687 Permethrin              .005  28        0      < 0.005  < 0.005  < 0.005  < 0.005  < 0.005  < 0.005  < 0.005
91063 Diazinon-d10 (%)        .100  28      100        74.50    76.80    98.41    105.8    111.2    114.6    137.0
91064 Terbuthylazin (%)       .100  18      100        99.30    99.30    102.0    106.1    110.5    129.1    129.1
91065 HCH alpha-D6 (%)        .100  28      100        74.90    76.40    85.58    94.79    100.0    104.6    106.2

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     24     100       0.90     0.90     1.35     2.90      6.35    13.50     20.00
29818 Arsenic (ppm)         0.10     24     100       4.30     5.30     6.50     8.65      9.65    11.10     15.30
29820 Barium (ppm)          1.00     24     100      100.0    180.0    255.0    300.0     340.0    410.0     420.0
29822 Beryllium (ppm)       0.10     24     100       0.50     0.50     0.75     0.90      1.10     1.70      2.00
29826 Cadmium (ppm)         0.10     24      96    <  0.10     0.10     0.20     0.35      0.55     1.00      1.20
29829 Chromium (ppm)        1.00     24     100      23.00    23.00    30.00    37.00     52.00    71.00     130.0
29832 Copper (ppm)          1.00     24     100       6.00     7.00    10.00    11.00     14.50    24.00     30.00
29836 Lead (ppm)            1.00     24     100       4.00    11.00    17.50    20.50     25.00    42.00     140.0
29839 Manganese (ppm)       10.0     24     100      290.0    540.0    740.0    955.0      1200     1700      2600
29841 Mercury (ppm)         0.01     21      90    <  0.01  <  0.01     0.06     0.12      0.20     0.28      0.34
29843 Molybdenum (ppm)      5.00     23      30    <  5.00  <  5.00  <  7.00  < 10.00     11.00    50.00     50.00
29845 Nickel (ppm)          1.00     24     100      14.00    15.00    19.50    23.50     36.00    53.00     74.00
29847 Selenium (ppm)        0.10     24     100       0.70     0.80     1.00     1.30      1.55     2.10      2.20
29850 Silver (ppm)          0.50     24       8    <  0.50  <  0.50  <  1.00  <  1.00   <  1.15     5.00      5.00
29853 Vanadium (ppm)        1.00     24     100      16.00    27.00    44.50    53.50     66.00    86.00     100.0
29855 Zinc (ppm)            1.00     24     100      50.00    60.00    75.00    90.00     125.0    210.0     240.0
30221 Aluminum (%)          0.10     24     100       1.30     2.30     3.15     3.80      4.60     6.20      6.30
30244 Total carbon (%)      0.10     17      76    <  0.10  <  0.10     4.40     5.20      5.70    11.20     11.20
30269 Iron (%)              0.10     24     100       0.50     0.90     1.35     1.65      2.05     2.80      3.00
30292 Phosphorus (%)        0.01     24     100       0.03     0.03     0.10     0.11      0.14     0.20      0.25
30308 Sulfur (%)            0.10     15      73    <  0.10  <  0.10  <  0.10     2.40      4.10     5.30      5.30
30317 Titanium (%)          0.01     24     100       0.10     0.10     0.10     0.16      0.20     0.30      0.33
35031 Cobalt (ppm)          1.00     24     100       2.00     4.00     6.00     8.00     10.00    14.00     15.00
35040 Strontium (ppm)       0.01     24     100      370.0    420.0    585.0    840.0      1000     1200      1800
35046 Uranium (ppm)         50.0     23       0    < 50.00  < 50.00  < 50.00  < 100.0   < 250.0  < 500.0     500.0
35050 Lithium (ppm)         1.00     24     100      24.00    31.00    38.50    44.50     48.00    55.00     58.00
49955 Thallium (ppm)        50.0     23       0    < 50.00  < 50.00  < 50.00  < 100.0   < 250.0  < 500.0     500.0
50279 Sediment (mg/L)       1.00     24     100       9.00    10.00    13.00    19.50     26.50    52.00     86.00
50465 Organic carbon (%)    0.10     15      60    <  0.10  <  0.10  <  0.10     3.70      4.20     5.80      5.80

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