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

CONVERSION FACTORS AND ABBREVIATED WATER - QUALITY UNITS
Multiply By To obtain
cubic foot per second (ft /s) 0.028317 cubic meter per second
mile (mi) 1.609 kilometer
Temperature in degree Celsius ( ° C) may be converted to degree Fahrenheit
( ° F) by using the following equation:
O F = 9/5( ° C) +32
Water - quality terms and abbreviations used in this report are:
5 -day biochemical oxygen demand (BOD5)
microgram per liter (pg /L)
microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius (PS /cm)
milligram per liter (mg /L)
milliliter (mL)
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Figures 31 -46.
Graphs showing statistical summaries of: -- Continued
43. Concentrations of total ammonia as nitrogen and
total nitrite plus nitrate as nitrogen for Lower
Monument Creek------------------------------ - - - - --
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44. Monthly variations in concentrations of total
ammonia as nitrogen and total nitrite plus
nitrate as nitrogen for.site M28, 1975- 83-- - - - - ---
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45. Downstream variations in concentrations of
(A) total - recoverable copper, (B) total -
recoverable lead, (C) total - recoverable nickel,
and (D) total selenium for sites M28 and M35,
1980- 83------------------------------------- - - - - --
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46. Concentrations of total- recoverable (A) iron,
(B) manganese, and (C) zinc for sites M28 and
M34, 1975 -79, and for sites M28 and M35, 1980 -83 --
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TABLES
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Table 1.
Numeric water - quality standards for the stream -
classification segments of Fountain and Monument
Creeks------------------------------------------- - - - - --
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2.
Summary of selected water - quality data for Fountain
and Monument Creeks, 1975- 83----- -------- ---------- - - --
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3.
Statistical summary of water - quality data for Upper
Fountain Creek----------------------------------- - - - - --
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4.
Statistical summary of water - quality data for Lower
Fountain Creek----------------------------------- - - - - --
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5.
Statistical summary of water - quality data for Upper
Monument Creek----------------------------------- - - - - --
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6.
Statistical summary of water - quality data for Lower
Monument Creek----------------------------------- - - - - --
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CONVERSION FACTORS AND ABBREVIATED WATER - QUALITY UNITS
Multiply By To obtain
cubic foot per second (ft /s) 0.028317 cubic meter per second
mile (mi) 1.609 kilometer
Temperature in degree Celsius ( ° C) may be converted to degree Fahrenheit
( ° F) by using the following equation:
O F = 9/5( ° C) +32
Water - quality terms and abbreviations used in this report are:
5 -day biochemical oxygen demand (BOD5)
microgram per liter (pg /L)
microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius (PS /cm)
milligram per liter (mg /L)
milliliter (mL)
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