WSP04581

• File Number: 8170
• Description: Arkansas Basin Water Quality Issues
• State: CO
• Basin: Arkansas
• Water Division: 2
• Date: 1/1/1996
• Author: USGS
• Title: Relations of Discharge and Specific-Conductance Trends to Reservoir Operations in the Lower Arkansas River - Southeastern Colorado
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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. 2-25. Graphs showing:

2. Example of a box plot................................................................................................................................. 8

3. Daily mean discharge at selected Arkansas River gaging stations. 1982................................................... 1(0

4. Downstream increase in the median specific conductance of the Arkansas River ..................................... 1 7

5. Daily mean discharge at station 07096000 (Arkansas River at Cadon City) for 1964-74 and

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1975-94 ........................ ................... ........................ .................................... .................................... ............

6. Total annual volwne of water imponed into the Arkansas River from the

Colorado River Basin, 1964-94 .................................................................................................................. I q

7. Specific conductance at station 07096000 (Arkansas River at Canon City), 1964-94............................... ,;;l 0

8. Monthly specific conductance at station 07096000 (Arkansas River at Canon City)

19~-74 and 1975-94 .................................................................................................................................. .;;2 0

9.

Daily mean discharge at station 07099400 (Arkansas River above,Pueblo) for 1966-74
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and 1975-94.................................................................~8..."S{J:....................................................... :;:2 ~

Specific conductance at station 07099400 (Ar~ \.~ve Pueblo), 1966-94............................... ::< 3

Monthly specific conductance at station ~~as River above Pueblo) 1966-74
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and 1975-94................................~-;S....0~......................................................................................... ~ '3

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Duration plots of specific-condiicra,,~1! slation 07099400 (Arkansas River above Pueblo);
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Arkansas River at Pueblo Board or" Water Works diversion; and Arkansas River at

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12.

St. Charles Mesa W8ler District diversion, 1966-74 and 1975-94.............................................................. d.. L.j

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13. Daily mean discharge at station 07109500 (Arkansas River near Avondale) for 1969-74 and 1975-94... -<; '-'

14. Specific conductance at station 07109500 (Arkansas River near Avondale), 1969-94.............................. Q '/

15. Monthly specific conductance at station 07109500 (Arkansas River near Avondale) for 1969-74 and

1975-94 ....................................................................................................................................................... .;:I, 7

16. Duration plots of specific conductance at station 07109500 (Arkansas River near Avondale),

1969-74 and 1975-94 .................................................................................................................................. ~ 8

17. Daily mean discharge at station 07124000 (Arkansas River at Las Animas) for 1961-74 and

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1975-94 ....................................................................................................................................................... 30

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