Water Quality Data for the Arkansas River Basin 1990-93

• Description: ARCA
• State: CO
• State: KS
• Basin: Arkansas
• Water Division: 2
• Date: 1/1/1996
• Author: Russell G. Dash, Roderick F. Ortiz, U.S. Geologic Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior
• Title: Water Quality Data for the Arkansas River Basin 1990-93
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

Table 47. Onsite measurements and bacteriological and selected inorganic data for station 381510104350601,
Arkansas River below Highway 227, at Pueblo
DIS- PH COLI- STREP-
CHARGE, SPE- WATER FORM, TOCOCCI HARD- MAGNE-
INST. CIFIC WHOLE FECAL, FECAL, NESS CALCIUM SIUM,
CUBIC CON- FIELD TEMPER- OXYGEN, 0.7 KF AGAR TOTAL DIS- DIS -
FEET DUCT- (STAND- ATURE DIS - UM -MF (COLS. (MG /L SOLVED SOLVED
DATE TIME PER ANCE ARD WATER SOLVED (COLS./ PER AS (MG /L (MG /L
SECOND (US /CM) UNITS) (DEG C) (MG /L) 100 ML) 100 ML) CACO3) AS CA) AS MG)
APR 1990
10... 1500 376 850 8.4 18.0 7.7 310 81 27
MAY
14... 1500 552 796 8.3 19.5 8.3 K8 K100 310 80 27
JUN
11... 1515 643 8.4 17.0 8.0 35 330 250 66 21
JUL
24... 1430 800 537 8.5 25.0 7.1 230 K1100 210 57 16
AUG
20... 1540 527 8.4 24.0 7.7 310 500 210 57 16
OCT
22... 1350 680 724 8.7 15.0 9.3 E25 110 270 72 22
DEC
17... 1345 184 1110 8.9 5.5 10.3 12 500 390 100 34
MAR 1991
28... 1000 421 712 8.2 8.0 10.2 <2 44 280 74 22
APR
15... 1345 322 801 8.3 15.0 8.5 <2 44 290 78 24
MAY
20... 1450 653 652 8.6 14.0 9.2 78 350 270 71 22
JUN
10... 1530 562 8.5 18.0 8.7 70 320 220 60 17
JUL
22... 1545 E1900 461 8.4 22.0 7.6 <3 E510 150 43 11
AUG
15... 1440 1390 556 8.4 24.0 7.5 170 160 220 62 16
OCT
28... 1430 233 931 8.5 9.5 9.8 150 180 340 90 28
DEC
16... 1505 227 1140 8.5 6.0 9.9 E31 150 390 100 33
MAR 1992
26... 0915 552 748 8.3 7.0 10.4 270 73 22
APR
28... 1300 676 660 8.7 12.0 10.2 E10 E33 250 66 21
MAY
18... 1400 668 612 8.8 15.5 10.2 E10 46 250 66 20
JUN
16... 1300 1610 526 8.9 18.0 9.1 46 86 210 57 16
JUL
16... 1330 957 443 8.8 20.5 8.2 E13 50 180 49 14
AUG
17... 1340 675 520 8.7 22.0 8.5 45 68 210 59 16
OCT
20... 1300 324 783 8.5 14.5 10.1 42 110 300 79 24
JAN 1993
14... 1140 E280 909 8.4 0.0 13.0 E3 E13 320 82 28
MAR
25... 0850 372 910 8.4 6.0 10.8 E8 E18 310 78 27
SOLIDS, NITRO- NITRO -
ALKA- CHLO- RESIDUE NITRO- GEN, NITRO- GEN,
SODIUM, LINITY SULFATE RIDE, AT 180 GEN, NO2 +NO3 GEN, AMMONIA PHOS-
DIS- LAB DIS- DIS- DEG C NO2 +NO3 DIS - AMMONIA DIS- PHORUS
SOLVED (MG /L SOLVED SOLVED DIS - TOTAL SOLVED TOTAL SOLVED TOTAL
DATE (MG /L AS (MG /L (MG /L SOLVED (MG /L (MG /L (MG /L (MG /L (MG /L
AS NA) CACO3) AS SO4) AS CL) (MG /L) AS N) AS N) AS N) AS N) AS P)
APR 1990
10... 63 143 250 28 588 2.30 0.020 0.570
MAY
14... 57 137 270 21 546 1.40 0.020 0.290
JUN
11... 35 130 190 12 422 0.400 0.070 0.060
JUL
24... 33 108 140 11 350 0.800 0.020 0.090
AUG
20... 31 104 140 11 354 0.500 0.070 0.100
OCT
22... 47 136 230 18 480 1.10 0.020 0.170
DEC
17... 97 180 330 42 766 4.10 0.050 0.670
MAR 1991
28... 41 141 200 16 468 0.990 0.010 0.150
APR
15... 50 145 220 18 517 1.20 <0.010 0.220
90 Water - Quality Data for the Arkansas River Basin, Southeastern Colorado, 1990 -83