WSP04251

• File Number: 8200.765
• Description: White River General
• State: CO
• Basin: Yampa/White
• Water Division: 6
• Date: 5/1/1977
• Author: USEPA
• Title: Report of Baseline Water Quality Investigations on the White River in Western Colorado - September through October 1975 and May through June 1976
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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Parameters Units Fall Spring Fall $prinq ~all 5pr1nq ..lill.. $priM
Te~p, Oc 7,5 8.0 5,5 8.0 13.z 10.0 14,5 13.5
pH SU 7.1 6.6 7,3 6.6 7.6 6.9 7.9 7,1
Flow m3fs 3,68 0.88 6.23 0,025 1.44 0.093 0.42
00 mg/1 8,8 9.3 8,6 8.7 7.1 8.7 8.2, 8,2
Conduct. umhos/cm 310 150 130 90 730 410 1400 620
Turbidity FlU 5.2 4.4 0,56 1.4 24 55 4.7 78
Alkalinity mg/t as CaCO::l. 78 47 56 40 212 129 331 172
Hardness mg/1 127 60 49 35 310 181 662 271
TOS mg/1 215 96 123 59 474 252 1115 388
lDS Metric Tonsl.Day 68 9, 1 32 1.0 32 9.0 14
TS5 mg/1. 21 : 18 2.6 5 38 128 15 210
TSS' Metri c Tons/Day 6.7 0.2 2.7 0.1 16 0.1 7.7
Tot. Chloride mg/1 <I 1.2 <1 <1.0 5.2 3.5 <1.4 5,1
Tot. Fluoride mg/1 0.14 <0.10 <0.10 <0.1 0.23 0.12 0.56 0.16
Tot. Arsenic IlQ/l <5 <5 <5 <5 <5 <10 <S <10
Tot. Ahminum JJg/t 700 550 '<200 <150 1150 2750 300 4050
Tot. Boron llg/f. 90 100 60 60 240 170 <230 220
Tot. Cadmium tl9/1 <5 <6 <5 <6 <5 <6 <5 6
Tot. Calcium ug/! 33000 15000 12000 8600 69000 41000 82000 60000
.... Tot. Chromium P9/1 <20 <10 <IS <10 <IS <10 <IS <10
CJT_ Tot. Copper 1.19/1. 7 <10 <6 <7 8 <10 <8 10
Tot. Iron ',]9/t 770 610 130 190 1180 31S0 370 51S0
Tot. Lead pg/! 7 <5 6 <5 <5 <5 <5 <5
Tot. lithium3 u9/! <25 <10 <25 <10 35 20 60 35
Tot. MagnesitJl\ ',J.g/r. 8400 4000 5000 2900 25000 132000 85000 24000
Tot. Manganese pg/!. 22 16 16 16 109 59 84 100
Tot. Molybdenum "g/1 <10 <10 <10 <10 <10 <10 <10 <10
Tot. Potassium "9/1 1200 800 1100 700 3200 ,2200 5200 3800
Tot. Selenium \.19/1. <5 <5 <5 <5 <5 <5 <5 <5
Tot. Silver Ilg!t <5 <5 <5 <5 <5 <5 <5 <5
Tot. SodillU "1l9/1 2600 2600 1800 1800 20000 9800 66000 19000
Tot. Zinc "g/1 100 15 75 <10 45 30 25 30
Tl\Il Qg/1 0.35 0.89 0.76 0:77
Nil;! + 'N03 - N mg/1 0.04 0.06 0.05 0.09
NH - N lI1!J/1 <0.01 0.01 ' 0.01 0,02
To~al P mg/1 0.056 0.028 0,112 0.183
Ortho P mg/1 0.017 0.019 0.024 0.025
Total P kg/day 0.01 U.Ol . <0.01
2 The pH values are logarithmic averages; all other averages are arithmetic.
3 The limit of detection for lithium was 25 \.Ig/1 for the fall samples and 10 \J9/t for the spring samples.