WSP00315

• File Number: 8200.765
• Description: White River General
• State: CO
• Basin: Yampa/White
• Water Division: 6
• Date: 1/1/1984
• Author: USGS
• Title: Quantity and Quality of Streamflow in the White River Basin - Colorado and Utah
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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CONTENTS

5.0 Reconnaissance of surface-water quality--Continued
5.2 Water quality--Continued

5.2.3 Stream temperature, pH, and percent saturation
of dissolved oxygen-----------~------------------------ 32
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5.2.4 Algal-growth potential and nutrients-------------------- 34
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5.2.5 Trace elements----------------------------------________ 36

5.2.5.1 Concentrations in bed material-------------------- 36
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5.2.5.2 Total-recoverable concentrations------------------ 38
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6.0 Historic quality of surface water------------------------------- 40
6.1 Oissolved sol ids----~~--------h----------~--___~____________ 40

6.1.1 General analysis-----------------------------------__~-- 40
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6.1.2 Computational metnods----------------------~------------ 46
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6.1.3 Possible dissolved-solids changes----------------------- 50
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6.2 Watertemperature---------------~----------------~----------- 54

6.2.1 General analysis-------------------~-------------------- 54
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6.2.2 Harmonic characteristics versus elevation--------------- 58
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6.2.3 Air-temperature relations------------------------------- . 60
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6.3 Suspended sediment--h---h---------h--~h-----,------------- 64
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6.4 Major i norgani c const i tuents--------------------------------- 66
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6.5 Benthic invertebrates---------------~------------------------ 70
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