Water Quality Variations and Trends in Monument and Fountain Creeks

• Description: ARCA
• State: CO
• State: KS
• Basin: Arkansas
• Water Division: 2
• Date: 1/1/1993
• Author: Barbara C. Ruddy, U.S. Geologic Survey, Colorado Springs Department of Utilities
• Title: Water Quality Variations and Trends in Monument and Fountain Creeks
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

Table 3.-- Summary of significant trends for selected water - quality properties and constituents
[07103747 Monument Creek at Palmer Lake; 07103780 Monument Creek above North Gate Boulevard at U.S. Air Force Academy;
07104000 Monument Creek at Pikeview; 07104905 Monument Creek at Bijou Street at Colorado Springs; 07103700 Fountain
Creek near Colorado Springs; 07105500 Fountain Creek at Colorado Springs; 07105530 Fountain Creek below Janitell Road
below Colorado Springs; 07105905 Fountain Creek above Little Fountain Creek below Fountain; 07106500 Fountain Creek at
Pueblo; ( +), significant positive trend; ( -), significant negative trend; -, moderately significant trend, the significance
level is less than or equal to 0.1 and greater than 0.05; **, significant trend, the significance level is less than or
equal to 0.05 and greater than 0.01; ***, very significant trend, the significance level is less than or equal to 0.01;
o, trend not significant; - -, insufficient data]
0
r
w
Significant trends
by station
Property or constituent
07103747
07103780
07104000
07104905
07103700 07105500
07105530
07105905 07106500
Instantaneous streamflow (t),*
( -),***
(+),*k*
(+),**
(+),**
( +), **
( +),*
( +),**
( +),**
Specific conductance ( -),**
( +),*^^
o
(+),*
( -),*
( -),**
o
PH ( +),**
( +), k
( +),**
( +),***
0
( +),**
( +),**
Water temperature o
(+),*
o
o
( -),*
(+),*
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Dissolved oxygen o
(-),*
o
o
Hardness as calcium carbonate --
--
--
'-
--
--
0
--
Dissolved calcium --
--
'-
--
--
"'
0
Dissolved magnesium --
Dissolved chloride o
-'
o
--
(t),
-"
o
--
o
o
( -),*
"
o
--
Dissolved sulfate o
o
(t),***
0
0
--
o
-'
Suspended solids --
( -),^
(+),^^
0
0
0
0
0
Nitrite plus nitrate as nitrogen --
(t),
( +),*
(+),
0
0
0
(+),**
Total ammonia as nitrogen --
Un- ionized ammonia as nitrogen o
o
(+),*- *
--
(+),***
--
(+),�-�
--
0
--
0
o
( +),**
( -),*
0
o
Total ammonia plus organic nitrogen --
0
0
(-),^
( -),*
(-),**
0
( - )2 *
Total organic nitrogen as nitrogen o
(+),**
o
( -),^
o
o
( -),*
0
0
Total phosphorus --
-'
0
0
0
0
0
Total recoverable copper o
0
0
( -),***
(-),*
( -),^`
0
0
0
Dissolved iron o
o
--
--
o
--
o
--
--
Total recoverable iron o
( -),**
(t),
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total recoverable lead --
--
--
o
--
--
--
--
o
Dissolved manganese o
o
--
( +),*
--
0
o
0
( -),*
('), ^^
o
( -),*
--
0
--
Total recoverable manganese o
o
--
0
( -),**
( -),*
0
Total recoverable nickel --
--
o
o
Total selenium --
--
o
o
--
0
0
0
0
Total recoverable zinc --
--
0
°
o
5 -day biochemical oxygen demand o
(+),*
( +),*
( -),
o
( -),*^
o
o
Fecal coliform --
o
--
o
( -),*^
o
( +),*
( -),
o
Fecal streptococcus (- ),**^'
0
0
0
( -),