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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--Columbia Basin, Water Years 1996-2000

Snake River at Burbank, Washington (13353200)

Daily Mean Streamflow

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

Cubic feet per second             1,827        10,300    19,800    30,300    51,400    91,400   159,000   228,000
Cubic meters per second           1,827           292       561       858     1,455     2,588     4,502     6,456

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)                68                 3.0     3.8      8.3      13.3     18.6     22.0     22.5
00076 Turbidity (NTU)                68                 0.8     1.2      2.2       4.2     10.8     21.0    240.0
00095 Conductance (uS/cm)            68                75.0    87.0    140.5     171.0    255.0    341.0    378.0
00300 Dissolved oxygen               68                 7.6     7.9      9.6      11.4     12.8     14.5     16.0
00400 pH (standard units)            68                 7.0     7.7      7.9       8.0      8.1      8.2      8.4
00452 CO3 (filtered)                 68                 0.0     0.0      0.0       0.0      0.0      0.0      0.0
00453 HCO3 (filtered)                68                32.0    38.0     59.5      71.0    102.5    140.0    159.0
39086 Alk (filtered, as CaCO3)       68                26.0    31.0     48.5      58.0     84.0    115.0    130.0
70331 % finer than 62 microns        42                31.0    84.0     91.0      94.0     96.7     98.0     99.0
80154 Suspended sediment             67                 2.0     3.0      5.0      10.0     17.0     38.0    132.0

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  68       76      < 0.015  < 0.015    0.004    0.013    0.020    0.040    0.070
00613 NO2-N                   .010  68       85      < 0.010  < 0.010    0.004    0.007    0.010    0.030    0.050
00623 Org+NH3-N (filtered)    .200  67       58      < 0.200  < 0.200  < 0.200    0.177    0.200    0.200    0.300
00625 Org+NH3-N (whole-water) .200  68       78      < 0.200  < 0.200    0.197    0.200    0.272    0.322    0.700
00631 NO2+NO3-N               .050  68      100        0.048    0.066    0.113    0.284    0.610    1.100    1.800
00665 Total P (whole-water)   .010  68       96      < 0.010    0.019    0.031    0.047    0.071    0.109    0.320
00666 Total P (filtered)      .010  67       87      < 0.010  < 0.010    0.013    0.023    0.040    0.061    0.080
00671 PO4-P                   .010  68       97      < 0.010    0.003    0.010    0.020    0.037    0.054    0.062
00681 DOC                     .300  68      100        1.600    1.700    1.979    2.250    2.600    3.100    5.000
00689 SOC                     .200  64      100        0.200    0.200    0.300    0.400    0.500    0.800    1.400

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  68      100        7.194    8.586    12.84    14.83    21.53    30.53    32.07
00925 Magnesium               .010  68      100        1.795    2.100    3.769    4.615    7.421    10.45    11.80
00930 Sodium                  .200  67      100        3.857    4.500    7.213    10.46    15.61    23.00    24.14
00935 Potassium               .010  67      100        0.880    0.980    1.380    1.900    2.650    3.300    3.630
00940 Chloride                .010  68      100        1.493    2.080    3.765    5.200    8.753    12.32    14.58
00945 Sulfate                 .010  68      100        4.504    4.990    8.691    13.01    20.43    31.00    34.34
00950 Fluoride                .100  68      100        0.100    0.121    0.200    0.260    0.327    0.458    0.500
00955 Silica                  .010  67      100        9.200    9.637    11.12    14.87    19.07    22.23    23.22

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  65       89      <   2.0  <   2.0      1.2      2.0      2.3      3.6      4.0
01005 Barium                   1.0  42      100          9.8     12.0     16.0     19.5     25.0     32.4     33.3
01010 Beryllium                1.0  41        0      <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0
01020 Boron                   16.0  62       76      <  16.0  <  16.0     16.8     22.8     36.2     50.4     58.0
01025 Cadmium                  1.0  41        0      <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0
01030 Chromium                 5.0  42       29      <   5.0  <   5.0  <   5.0  <   5.0      1.0      2.9      5.0
01035 Cobalt                   3.0  42        0      <   3.0  <   3.0  <   3.0  <   3.0  <   3.0  <   3.0  <   3.0
01040 Copper                   1.0  41       51      <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0      1.0      1.5      4.6      6.7
01046 Iron                    10.0  68       71      <  10.0  <  10.0  <  10.0     10.0     20.7    123.1    280.0
01049 Lead                     1.0  41        0      <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0
01056 Manganese                1.0  43       84      <   1.0  <   1.0      1.0      1.8      3.0      5.0     14.8
01060 Molybdenum              10.0  42       64      <  10.0  <  10.0  <  10.0      1.0      1.7      2.3     10.0
01065 Nickel                   1.0  42       29      <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0      1.0      4.0      5.0
01075 Silver                   1.0  42        0      <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0
01080 Strontium                0.5  66      100         50.4     55.0     79.7     96.9    130.0    178.4    189.9
01085 Vanadium                10.0  66       14      <  10.0  <  10.0  <  10.0  <  10.0  <  10.0     10.0     11.4
01090 Zinc                     3.0  41       22      <   3.0  <   3.0  <   3.0  <   3.0  <   3.0      1.3      3.0
01095 Antimony                 1.0  40        0      <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0
01106 Aluminum                10.0  42       98      <  10.0      1.7      3.5      7.0     31.0    100.0    370.0
01130 Lithium                  6.0  66       88      <   6.0  <   6.0      6.0      7.9     10.1     16.5     17.6
01145 Selenium                 2.4  66        0      <   2.4  <   2.4  <   2.4  <   2.4  <   2.4  <   2.4  <   2.4
22703 Uranium                  1.0  40       40      <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0      1.3      2.5      3.0

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  66        0      < 0.007  < 0.007  < 0.007  < 0.007  < 0.007  < 0.007  < 0.007
04028 Butylate                .002  64        2      < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002    0.002
04035 Simazine                .005  66        8      < 0.005  < 0.005  < 0.005  < 0.005  < 0.005    0.005    0.005
04037 Prometon                .018  66        5      < 0.018  < 0.018  < 0.018  < 0.018  < 0.018  < 0.018    0.018
04040 Desethyl atrazine       .002  66       68      < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002    0.002    0.005    0.008    0.008
04041 Cyanazine               .004  66        0      < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004
04095 Fonofos                 .003  66        0      < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003
34253 alpha-HCH               .002  66        0      < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002
34653 p,p DDE                 .006  66        5      < 0.006  < 0.006  < 0.006  < 0.006  < 0.006  < 0.006    0.006
38933 Chlorpyrifos            .004  66        0      < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004
39341 gamma-HCH               .004  66        0      < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004
39381 Dieldrin                .001  66        0      < 0.001  < 0.001  < 0.001  < 0.001  < 0.001  < 0.001  < 0.001
39415 Metolachlor             .002  66       64      < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002    0.004    0.007    0.010    0.015
39532 Malathion               .005  66        0      < 0.005  < 0.005  < 0.005  < 0.005  < 0.005  < 0.005  < 0.005
39542 Parathion               .004  66        0      < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004
39572 Diazinon                .002  66        0      < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002
39632 Atrazine                .008  66       76      < 0.008  < 0.008    0.002    0.004    0.006    0.008    0.010
46342 Alachlor                .005  66       27      < 0.005  < 0.005  < 0.005  < 0.005    0.002    0.005    0.008
49260 Acetochlor              .002  66        0      < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002
82630 Metribuzin              .004  66        8      < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004    0.008    0.012
82660 Diethylanaline          .003  66        0      < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003
82661 Trifluralin             .002  66        6      < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002    0.002    0.006
82663 Ethalfluralin           .004  66        0      < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004
82664 Phorate                 .002  66        0      < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002
82665 Terbacil                .100  66       11      < 0.100  < 0.100  < 0.100  < 0.100  < 0.100    0.008    0.100
82666 Linuron                 .002  66        0      < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002
82667 Methyl parathion        .006  66        0      < 0.006  < 0.006  < 0.006  < 0.006  < 0.006  < 0.006  < 0.006
82668 EPTC                    .002  66       48      < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002    0.004    0.009    0.010
82669 Pebulate                .004  66        0      < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004
82670 Tebuthiuron             .010  66        0      < 0.010  < 0.010  < 0.010  < 0.010  < 0.010  < 0.010  < 0.010
82671 Molinate                .004  66        0      < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004
82672 Ethoprop                .003  66        2      < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003    0.003
82673 Benfluralin             .002  66        0      < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002
82674 Carbofuran              .003  66        0      < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003
82675 Terbufos                .013  66        0      < 0.013  < 0.013  < 0.013  < 0.013  < 0.013  < 0.013  < 0.013
82676 Pronamide               .003  66        0      < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003
82677 Disulfoton              .017  66        0      < 0.017  < 0.017  < 0.017  < 0.017  < 0.017  < 0.017  < 0.017
82678 Triallate               .001  66       33      < 0.001  < 0.001  < 0.001  < 0.001    0.003    0.010    0.037
82679 Propanil                .004  66        0      < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004
82680 Carbaryl                .003  66        3      < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003    0.006
82681 Thiobencarb             .002  66        0      < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002
82682 Dachthal (DCPA)         .002  66       35      < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002  < 0.002    0.002    0.003    0.008
82683 Pendimethalin           .004  66        5      < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004  < 0.004    0.006
82684 Napropamide             .003  66        0      < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003  < 0.003
82685 Propargite              .013  65        0      < 0.013  < 0.013  < 0.013  < 0.013  < 0.013  < 0.013  < 0.013
82686 Azinphos methyl         .007  66        2      < 0.007  < 0.007  < 0.007  < 0.007  < 0.007  < 0.007    0.007
82687 Permethrin              .005  66        0      < 0.005  < 0.005  < 0.005  < 0.005  < 0.005  < 0.005  < 0.005
91063 Diazinon-d10 (%)        .100  66      100        68.20    79.50    90.77    100.6    109.0    120.0    134.4
91064 Terbuthylazin (%)       .100  48      100        85.22    92.92    104.6    111.6    117.9    132.0    141.8
91065 HCH alpha-D6 (%)        .100  66      100        63.50    77.55    88.66    95.86    104.4    113.3    134.0

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     26     100       0.80     0.90     1.00     1.30      1.70     5.40      6.00
29818 Arsenic (ppm)         0.10     26     100       8.30     8.80     9.50    11.30     13.60    18.20     20.70
29820 Barium (ppm)          1.00     26     100      500.0    500.0    570.0    645.0     670.0    770.0     810.0
29822 Beryllium (ppm)       0.10     26     100       1.40     1.60     1.80     1.90      2.00     2.20      2.70
29826 Cadmium (ppm)         0.10     26     100       0.10     0.10     0.30     0.45      0.60     0.90      1.60
29829 Chromium (ppm)        1.00     26      88    <  1.00  <  1.00    46.00    53.00     66.00    79.00     94.00
29832 Copper (ppm)          1.00     26     100      33.00    34.00    39.00    42.00     44.00    82.00     100.0
29836 Lead (ppm)            1.00     26     100      17.00    18.00    21.00    24.00     40.00    71.00     130.0
29839 Manganese (ppm)       10.0     26     100       1100     1200     1300     1500      1800     2400      2400
29841 Mercury (ppm)         0.01     26      88    <  0.01  <  0.01     0.05     0.07      0.09     0.15      0.18
29843 Molybdenum (ppm)      5.00     26       4    <  5.00  <  5.00  <  5.00  <  6.00   < 25.00  < 25.00     50.00
29845 Nickel (ppm)          1.00     26      88    <  1.00  <  1.00    26.00    33.50     39.00    49.00     59.00
29847 Selenium (ppm)        0.10     26     100       0.30     0.30     0.50     0.60      0.70     1.10      1.20
29850 Silver (ppm)          0.50     26      19    <  0.50  <  0.50  <  0.50  <  1.20   <  2.50     5.00      5.00
29853 Vanadium (ppm)        1.00     26     100      87.00    89.00    110.0    120.0     130.0    150.0     150.0
29855 Zinc (ppm)            1.00     26     100      100.0    110.0    120.0    130.0     140.0    280.0     390.0
30221 Aluminum (%)          0.10     26     100       5.60     5.70     6.70     7.30      7.90     8.90      9.10
30244 Total carbon (%)      0.10     26      81    <  0.10  <  0.10     2.20     3.05      4.00     7.40      7.90
30269 Iron (%)              0.10     26     100       3.50     3.60     4.40     4.70      5.60     6.10      6.40
30292 Phosphorus (%)        0.01     26     100       0.11     0.13     0.13     0.14      0.16     0.20      0.20
30308 Sulfur (%)            0.10     26      77    <  0.10  <  0.10     0.10     0.10      0.30     1.10      1.20
30317 Titanium (%)          0.01     26     100       0.40     0.40     0.50     0.50      0.60     0.62      0.70
35031 Cobalt (ppm)          1.00     26     100      16.00    18.00    20.00    22.00     24.00    25.00     25.00
35040 Strontium (ppm)       0.01     26     100      160.0    180.0    220.0    225.0     250.0    320.0     370.0
35046 Uranium (ppm)         50.0     26       0    < 50.00  < 50.00  < 50.00  < 250.0   < 250.0  < 250.0   < 500.0
35050 Lithium (ppm)         1.00     26     100      25.00    28.00    32.00    35.50     39.00    51.00     55.00
49955 Thallium (ppm)        50.0     26       0    < 50.00  < 50.00  < 50.00  < 250.0   < 250.0  < 250.0   < 500.0
50279 Sediment (mg/L)       1.00     26     100       1.30     3.00    11.00    18.00     26.00    46.00     147.0
50465 Organic carbon (%)    0.10     26      81    <  0.10  <  0.10     2.20     2.90      3.70     4.60      7.80

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