Water Quality of Fountain and Monument Creeks

• Description: ARCA
• State: CO
• State: KS
• Basin: Arkansas
• Water Division: 2
• Date: 1/1/1990
• Author: U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geologic Survey, Colorado Springs Department of Utilities, Lower Fountain Water-Quality Management Association, Patrick Edelmann
• Title: Water Quality of Fountain and Monument Creeks
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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CONTENTS
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Abstract ----------------------------------------------------------- - - - - -- 1
Introduction------------------------------------------------------- - - - - -- 2
Purpose and scope--------------------------------------------- - - - - -- 2
Acknowledgments----------------------------------------------- - - - - -- 4
Stream classifications and water - quality standards----------------- - - - - -- 4
Description of stream - classification segments and streamflow------------- 5
Upper Fountain Creek------------------------------------------ - - - - -- 5
Lower Fountain Creek------------------------------------------ - - - - -- 8
Upper Monument Creek------------------------------------------ - - - - -- 10
Lower Monument Creek------------------------------------------ - - - - -- 15
General water - quality characteristics of streams------------------- - - - - -- 18
Fountain Creek------------------------------------------------ - - - - -- 19
Water temperature---------------------------------------- - - - - -- 19
Specific conductance------------------------------------- - - - - -- 24
pH ------------------------------------------------------- - - - - -- 24
Five -day biochemical oxygen demand----------------------- - - - - -- 27
Dissolved oxygen----------------------------------------- - - - - -- 29
Suspended solids----------------------------------------- - - - - -- 29
Monument Creek------------------------------------------------ - - - - -- 33
Water temperature---------------------------------------- - - - - -- 33
Specific conductance------------------------------------- - - - - -- 33
pH ------------------------------------------------------- - - - - -- 37
Five -day biochemical oxygen demand----------------------- - - - - -- 37
Dissolved oxygen----------------------------------------- - - - - -- 37
Suspended solids----------------------------------------- - - - - -- 44
Water quality of the stream - classification segments---------------- - - - - -- 44
Upper Fountain Creek------------------------------------------ - - - - -- 44
Fecal coliform bacteria and major inorganic constituents- - - - - -- 44
Trace elements------------------------------------------- - - - - -- 47
Lower Fountain Creek------------------------------------------ - - - - -- 52
Fecal coliform bacteria and major inorganic constituents- - - - - -- 52
Trace elements------------------------------------------- - - - - -- 54
Upper Monument Creek------------------------------------------ - - - - -- 59
Fecal coliform bacteria and major inorganic constituents- - - - - -- 59
Trace elements------------------------------------------- - - - - -- 59
Lower Monument Creek------------------------------------------ - - - - -- 62
Fecal coliform bacteria and major inorganic constituents- - - - - -- 62
Trace elements------------------------------------------- - - - - -- 66
Conclusions-------------------------------------------------------- - - - - -- 66
References cited--------------------------------------------------- - - - - -- 71
Supplemental data-------------------------------------------------- - - - - -- 73
FIGURES
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Figure 1. Map showing location of surface - water - quality sites
and streamflow - gaging sites on Fountain and Monument
Creeks--------------------------------------------- - - - - -- 3
2. Map showing location of stream - classification segments
and description of stream -use classification------- - - - - -- 6
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