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variable nutrient loadings due to snowmelt runoff and thunderstorm events can be expected; hence, more frequent sampling surveys are suggested. The variables to be analyzed for each site survey are summarized in Table 2. In general, field measurements will be made at each site visit for temperature, dissolved-oxygen concentration, pH, and specific conductance. Through recording the time of the site visit and the stream level from the USGS staff gate, the stream discharge can be calculated from the currently applicable rating curve for each stream-flow site, It is assumed that staff-gate readings and access to applicable rating curves can be obtained from the USGS. Samples will be collected at each site for each survey for analyses of nitrogen and phosphorus nutrient species, alkalinity, and total suspended solids (Table 2). With this schedule anticipated at each site, a total of 32 samples will be collected over the monitoring year. To the extent possible, stream-inflow site surveys would be conducted on the same day as the in-reservoir monitoring. Task 2 In-Reservoir Monitoring -- To assess seasonal variability and possible long-term trends in nutrient, chemical, and biological conditions in Bear Creek Reservoir, three in-reservoir locations. would be sampled for selected chemical constituents and biological-indicator variables. These sampling sites generally would be located as follows: one site each at the tributary-inflow inundated areas where Bear Creek and Turkey Creek enter the reservoir from the northwest and southwest, respectively; and a third site in the deeper part of the reservoir near the impoundment dam to the east (Figure 1). Samples collected at each of the three reservoir sites 37