U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY NATIONAL EUTROPHICATION SURVEY WORKING PAPER SERIES REPORT ON U\KECASITAS VEimJRA COUMY CALIFORNIA EPA REGION IX WORKING PAPER No, 742 CORVALLIS ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LABORATORY - CORVALLIS, OREGON and ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING & SUPPORT LABORATORY - LAS VEGAS, NEVADA ------- REPORT ON LAKECASITAS VEMURA COUNTY CALIFORNIA EPA REGION IX WORKING PAPER No, 742 KITH THE COOPERATION OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD AND THE CALIFORNIA NATIONAL GUARD JUNE, 1978 ------- CONI'tNI'S .Page. Foreword ii List of Califoinia Study Lakes iv Lake and Drainage Area Map v I. Conclusions II. Reservoir and Drainage Basin Characteristics III. Hater Quality Summary IV. Nutrient Loadings V. Literature Reviev/ed VI. Appendices ------- 11 FOREWORD The National Eutrophication Survey was initiated in 1972 in response to an Administration commitment to investigate the nation- wide threat of accelerated eutrophication to freshwater lakes and reservoirs. OBJECTIVES The Survey was designed to develop, in conjunction with state environmental agencies, information on nutrient sources, concentrations, and impact on selected freshwater lakes as a basis for formulating comprehensive and coordinated national, regional, and state management practices relating to point-source discharge reduction and non-point source pollution abatement in lake watersheds. ANALYTIC APPROACH The mathematical and statistical procedures selected for the Survey's eutrophication analysis are based on related concepts that: a. A generalized representation or model relating sources, concentrations, and impacts can be constructed. b. By applying measurements of relevant parameters associated with lake degradation, the generalized model can be transformed into an operational representation of a lake, its drainage basin, and related nutrients. c. With such a transformation, an assessment of the potential for eutrophication control can be made. LAKE ANALYSIS V In this report, the first stage of evaluation of lake and water- shed data collected from the study lake and its drainage basin is documented. The report is formatted to provide state environmental agencies with specific information for basin planning [§303(e)], water quality criteria/standards review [§303(c)], clean lakes [§314(a,b)], and water quality monitoring [§106 and §305(b)] activities mandated by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972. ------- Ill Beyond the single lake analysis, broader based correlations between nutrient concentration (and loading) and trophic condi- tion are being made to advance the rationale and data base for refinement of nutrient water quality criteria for the Nation's fresh water lakes. Likewise, multivariate evaluations for the relationships between land use, nutrient export, and trophic condition, by lake class or use, are being developed to assist in the formulation of planning guidelines and policies by EPA and to augment plans implementation by the states. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The staff of the National Eutrophication Survey (Office of Research & Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) expresses sincere appreciation to the California State Water Resources Control Board and the nine Regional Water Quality Control Boards for professional involvement, to the California National Guard for conducting the tributary sampling phase of the Survey, and to those California wastewater treatment plant operators who voluntarily provided effluent samples and flow data. The staff of the Division of Planning and Research of the State Water Resources Control Board provided invaluable lake documentation and counsel during the Survey, coordinated the reviews of the preliminary reports, and provided critiques most useful in the preparation of this Working Paper series. Major General Glen C. Ames, the Adjutant General of Cali- fornia, and Project Officer Second Lieutenant Terry L. Barrie, who directed the volunteer efforts of the California National Guardsmen, are also gratefully acknowledged for their assistance to the Survey. ------- IV NATIONAL EUTROPHICATION SURVEY STUDY RESERVOIRS State of California Name Amador Boca Britton Casitas Crowley Don Pedro Elsinore Fallen Leaf Hennessey Henshaw Iron Gate Lopez Mary Mendocino Nicasio Lower Otay Pillsbury Santa Margarita Shasta Shaver Silver Tahoe Tulloch Lower Twin Upper Twin County Amador Nevada Shasta Ventura Mono Tuolumne Riverside El Dorado Napa San Diego Siskiyou San Luis Obispo Mono Mendocino Marin San Diego Lake San Luis Obispo Shasta Fresno Mono El Dorado, Placer, CA; Carson City, Douglas, Washoe, NV Calaveras, Tuolumne Mono Mono ------- Tributary Sampling Site X Lake Sampling Site •^' Drainage Area Boundary ------- LAKE CASITAS STORE! NO. 0604 I. CONCLUSIONS A. Trophic Condition*: Survey data indicate that Lake Casitas is eutrophic. It ranked twelfth in overall trophic quality when the 24 Cali- fornia lakes and reservoirs sampled in 1975 were compared using a combination of six parameters**. Thirteen of the water bodies had less median total phosphorus, 14 had less and one had the same median dissolved orthophosphorus, six had less and one had the same median inorganic nitrogen, seven had less mean chlorophyll a_, and twelve had greater mean Secchi disc transparency. Marked depression of dissolved oxygen occurred with depth at sampling stations 1, 2, and 3 in November. Survey limnologists did not observe algal concentrations or macrophytes in the reservoir at any sampling time; however, copper sulfate is applied occasionally for control of algae x, (Bailey, 1977). B. Rate-Limiting Nutrient: Due to nutrient changes in the samples during shipment from the field to the laboratory, the algal assay results are not considered representative of conditions in the reservoir at the times the samples were collected. * Trophic assessment is based on levels of nutrients, dissolved oxygen, and chlorophyll a; phytoplankton kinds and numbers; and transparency (Allum et al., 19771] ** See Appendix A. ------- The reservoir data indicate nitrogen limitation all three sampling times. C. Nutrient Controllability: 1. Point sources--No known wastewater treatment plants impacted Lake Casitas during the sampling year. Septic tanks serving shoreline dwellings and recreational areas added an estimated 6.0% of the total phosphorus load, but a shoreline survey would be needed to determine the significance of those sources. The phosphorus loading of 0.04 g/m2 measured during the sampling year is less than that proposed by Vollenweider (Vollenweider and Dillon, 1974) as an oligotrophic loading (see page 12). However, the eutrophic condition of the reservoir and the apparent loss of phosphorus during the sampling year (page 10) indicate an underestimation of phosphorus inputs. This could have been the result of the operation of the Robles- Casitas diversion canal which has contributed 50 percent of the water stored in the lake in past years (Johns, 1975). Since only two samples were taken from the canal, it appears that diversion of water to Lake Casitas was minimal during the sampling year. If so, the phosphorus load contributed by the canal was much less than would be input during a normal diversion year, and a phosphorus loss could have occurred because of "wash-out" during a period of abnormally low diversion and resulting low phosphorus input. ------- 2. Non-point sources—The phosphorus contributions of non-point sources, including direct precipitation, amounted to 94.0% of the total load. Coyote Creek added 16.7%, and the ungaged minor tributaries and immediate drainage con- tributed an estimated 32.1%. The phosphorus export rate of Coyote Creek was a low 2 kg/km2 during the sampling year (see page 11 ). ------- II. RESERVOIR AND DRAINAGE BASIN CHARACTERISTICS1" A. Morphometry"^: 1. Surface area: 10.97 kilometers2. 2. Mean depth: 28.6 meters. 3. Maximum depth: 86.9 meters. 4. Volume: 313.742 x 106 m3. 5. Mean hydraulic retention time: 19.1 years. B. Tributary and Outlet: (See Appendix C for flow data) 1. Tributaries - Drainage Mean flow Name area (km2)* (m3/sec)* Coyote Creek 34.2 0.191 Minor tributaries & immediate drainage - 44.2 0.331 Totals 78.4 0.522 2. Outlets - Aqueducts - 0.522 Coyote Creek 89.4 - Totals 89.4** 0.522** C. Precipitation***: 1. Year of sampling: 26.6 centimeters. 2. Mean annual: 36.2 centimeters. t Table of metric equivalents—Appendix B. tt At maximum pool; Martin and Hansen, 1966. * For limits of accuracy; see Working Paper No. 175, "... Survey Methods, 1973-1976". ** Includes area of reservoir; outflow adjusted to equal sum of inflows. *** See Working Paper No. 175. ------- III. WATER QUALITY SUMMARY Lake Casitas was sampled three times during the open-water season of 1975 by means of a pontoon-equipped Huey helicopter. Each time, samples for physical and chemical parameters were collected from a number of depths at four stations on the reservoir (see map, page v). During each visit, a single depth-integrated (4.6 m to surface) sample was composited from the stations for phytoplankton identifi- cation and enumeration; and during the first and last visits, a single 18.9-liter depth-integrated sample was composited for algal assays. Also each time, a depth-integrated sample was collected from each of the stations for chlorophyll ^analysis. The maximum depths sampled were 60.4 meters at station 1, 52.4 meters at station 2, 46.6 meters at station 3, and 28.0 meters at station 4. The sampling results are presented in full in Appendix D and are summarized in the following table. ------- PARAMETER TEMP (C) OISS OXY (MG/L) CNDCTVY (MCROMO) PH (STAND UNITS) TOT ALK (MG/L) TOT P (MG/L) ORTHO P (MG/L) N02*N03 (MG/L) AMMONIA (MG/L) NJEL N (MG/L) INOWG N (MG/L) TOTAL N (MG/L) CHLRH'YL A (UG/L> SECCHI (METE»S) A. SUMMARY OP PHYSICAL AND 1ST SAMPLING ( 3/ 7/75) 4 SITES RANGE 10.6 - 12.1 8.2 - 10.0 579. - 612. 8.1 - 8.5 135. - 148. ?.023 - 0.130 0.012 - 0.026 0.020 - 0.100 0.020 - 0.030 0.200 - 0.600 0.040 - 0.120 0.220 - 0.620 o.a - 4.3 1.8 - 4.4^ CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS FOR CASITAS RESERVOIR STORET CODE 0604 2ND SAMPLING ( 6/24/75) 4 SITES 3RD SAMPLING (11/13/75) 4 SITES MEAN 11.4 9.0 593. 8.3 143. 0.034 0.0 18 O.C54 0.021 0.263 0.07S 0.317 3.3 2.7 MEDIAN 11.1 8.7 591. 8.2 144. 0.029 0.017 0.060 0.020 0.200 0.0*0 0.280 3.8 2.4 RANGE 12.1 4.8 470. 7.6 139. 0.020 0.004 0.020 0.020 0.200 0.040 0.220 2.0 2.1 - 20.3 - 10.2 - 565. 8.1 - 151. - 0.396 - 0.037 - 0.200 - 0.050 - 0.600 - 0.250 - 0.620 5.7 2.4 MEAN 16.3 7.8 522. 7.8 145. 0.045 0.014 0.059 0.024 0.310 0.084 0.374 3.8 2.3 MEDIAN 15.9 7.8 515. 7.7 145. 0.031 0.012 0.025 0.020 0.300 0.055 0.355 3.8 2.4 RANGE 12.9 1.0 398. 7.6 130. 0.017 0.005 0.020 0.020 0.200 0.040 0.220 2.1 «»««»* - 17.4 - 11. b - 500. 8.4 - 147. - 0.0*5 - 0.0d2 - 0.270 - 0.030 - 0.200 - 0.290 - 0.470 2. a -«•»««««•»< MEAN 16.6 6.3 459. 8.0 138. 0.029 0.018 0.061 0.020 0.200 0.081 0.261 2.4 tOiHHHHHX MEDIAN 17.3 7.2 460. 8.0 136. 0.021 0.010 0.02U 0.020 0.200 0.040 0.220 2.4 >»«»««» ------- B. Biological characteristics: 1. Phytoplankton - Sampling Date 03/07/75 Dominant Genera 1. Chroomonas (?) sp. 2. Ankistrodesmus sp. 3. Scenedesmus sp. Total Algal Units per ml 268 239 89 596 06/24/75 11/13/75 1. Dinobryon sp. 2. Chroomonas (?) sp_. Total 1. Cyclotella sp. 2. Melosira sp. 3. Chroomonas sp. 4. Cryptomonas sp. 5. Ankistrodesmus sp. Other genera Total 2,973 125 3,098 1,453 305 229 152 152 386 2,677 ------- 2. Chlorophyll a^ - Chlorophyll a (van) 0.8 4.1 4.8 3.6 3.5 4.1 2.0 5.7 2.8 2.3 2.1 2.5 C. Limiting Nutrient Study: Due to significant changes in nutrient levels in the samples during shipment from the field to the laboratory, the algal assay results are not considered representative of conditions in the reservoir at the times the samples were col- lected (03/07/75 and 11/13/75). The reservoir data indicate nitrogen limitation all three sampling times. The mean inorganic nitrogen/orthophosphorus ratios were 4/1 in March, 6/1 in June, and 4/1 in November. Sampling Date 03/07/75 06/24/75 11/13/75 Station Number 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 ------- IV. NUTRIENT LOADINGS (See Appendix E for data) For the determination of nutrient loadings, the California National Guard collected monthly near-surface grab samples when possible from each of the tributary sites indicated on the map (page v). Sampling was begun in November, 1974, and was completed in April, 1975. Through an interagency agreement, stream flow estimates for the year of sampling and a "normalized" or average year were provided by the California District Office of the U.S. Geological Survey for the tributary sites nearest the reservoir. In this report, nutrient loads for Coyote Creek at station A-2 were calculated using mean annual concentrations and mean annual flows. The outlet load was calculated using mean annual concentrations at station C-l and the mean annual outlet flows. Nutrient loads for unsampled "minor tributaries and immediate drainage" ("ZZ" of U.S.G.S.) were estimated using the mean concen- trations in Coyote Creek and Santa Ana Creek at stations A-2 and B-l and the mean annual ZZ flow. No known wastewater treatment plants impacted Lake Casitas during the sampling year. ------- 10 A. Waste Sources: 1. Known municipal - None 2. Known industrial - None B. Annual Total Phosphorus Loading - Average Year: 1. Inputs - kg P/ % of Source yr total a. Tributaries (non-point load) - Coyote Creek 70 16.7 b. Minor tributaries & immediate drainage (non-point load) - 135 32.1 c. Known municipal STP's - None - d. Septic tanks* - 25 6.0 e. Known industrial - None f. Direct precipitation** - 190 45.2 Total 420 100.0 2. Outputs - Reservoir outlets - Aqueducts 445 Coyote Creek - Total 445 3. Net annual P loss - 25 kg. * Estimate based on five picnic areas, eight campgrounds, and 12 shore- line dwellings; see Working Paper No. 175. ** See Working Paper No. 175. ------- 11 C. Annual Total Nitrogen Loading - Average Year: 1. Inputs - kg N/ % of Source yjr total a. Tributaries (non-point load) - Coyote Creek 2,980 12.3 b. Minor tributaries & immediate drainage (non-point load) - 8,610 35.4 c. Known municipal STP's - None d. Septic tanks* - 865 3.6 e. Known industrial - None f. Direct precipitation** - 11,845 48.7 Total 24,300 100.0 2. Outputs - Reservoir outlets - Aqueducts 14,865 Coyote Creek - Total 14,865 3. Net annual N accumulation - 9,435 kg. D. Non-point Nutrient Export by Subdrainage Area: Tributary kg P/km2/yr kg N/km2/yr Coyote Creek 2 87 E. Mean Nutrient Concentrations in Ungaged Streams: Mean Total P Mean Total N Tributary Cone, (mg/1) Cone, (mg/1) Santa Ana Creek 0.014 1.222 Robles-Casitas Canal 0.020 0.530 * Estimate based on five picnic areas, eight campgrounds, and 12 shore- line dwellings; see Working Paper No. 175. ** See Working Paper No. 175. ------- 12 F. Yearly Loads: In the following table, the existing phosphorus loadings are compared to those proposed by Vollenweider (Vollenweider and Dillon, 1974). Essentially, his "dangerous" loading is one at which the receiving water would become eutrophic or remain eutrophic; his "permissible" loading is that which would result in the receiving water remaining oligotrophic or becoming oligotrophic if morphometry permitted. A meso- trophic loading would be considered one between "dangerous" and "permissible". Note that Vollenweider's model may not be applicable to water bodies with short hydraulic retention times. Total Phosphorus Total Nitrogen Total Accumulated Total Accumulated grams/m2/yr 0.04 loss* 2.2 0.9 Vollenweider phosphorus loadings (g/m2/yr) based on mean depth and mean hydraulic retention time of Lake Casitas: "Dangerous" (eutrophic loading) 0.24 "Permissible" (oligotrophic loading) 0.12 * There was an apparent loss of phosphorus during the sampling year. This may have been due to solubilization of previously sedimented phosphorus, recharge with phosphorus-rich ground water, or (probably) insufficient tributary sampling. ------- 13 V. LITERATURE REVIEWED Allum, M.O., R.E. Glessner, and J.H. Gakstatter, 1977. An evalua- tion of the National Eutrophication Survey data. Working Paper No. 900, Corvallis Env. Res. Lab., Corvallis, OR. Bailey, Thomas E., 1977. Personal communication (reviews of pre- liminary report). CA Water Res. Contr. Bd., Sacramento. Johns, Gerald E., 1975. Personal communication (water body in- formation). CA Water Res. Contr. Bd., Sacramento. Martin, R. 0. R., and Ronald L. Hanson, 1966. Reservoirs in the United States. Water-Supply Paper 1838, U.S. Geol. Surv., Wash., DC. Vollenweider, R. A., and P. J. Dillon, 1974. The application of the phosphorus loading concept to eutrophication research. Natl. Res. Council of Canada Publ. No. 13690, Canada Centre for Inland Waters, Burlington, Ontario. ------- 14 VI. APPENDICES APPENDIX A LAKE RANKINGS ------- LAKE DATA TO HE USEO In LAKE CODE LAKE NAME ObOl 0603 60CA LAKE 0603 LAKE BPITTON 0604 CASITAS RESERVOIR 0605 CPOHLEY LAKE 0606 DON PEORO RESERVOIR 0607 LAKE ELSINORE 0603 FALLEN LEAF RESERVOIR 0&09 LAKE HENNESSEY 0610 LAKE HENSHA* 06ii IRON GATE RESERVOIR 061* LOPEZ LAKE 0615 LAKE MARY 06 1 t LAKE MENDOCINO 0617 NICASIO RESERVOIR 0618 LOWER OTAY RESERVOIR 0619 LAKE PILLStiURY 0630 SANTA MARGARITA LAKE 062i SHASTA LAKE 0623 SHAVER 0633 SILVER LAKE 063* TULLOCK RESERVOIR 0635 UPPER TrfIN LAKES 0636 LOWER TWIN LAKES MED I AN TOTAL P 0.0^0 0.01? 0.067 0.029 0.04* 0.013 0.469 0.007 0.027 0.138 0.184 0.371 0.010 0.023 0.055 0.058 0.022 0.03/ 0.021 0.014 0.012 0.025 0.015 0.014 MEDIAN 0.390 Ci.040 0.115 0.050 0.045 0.060 0.120 0.040 0.060 0.070 0.690 0.090 0.040 0.050 0.345 0.180 0.060 0.070 0.060 0.060 0.055 0.060 0.040 0.040 500- MEAN SEC 408.667 372.633 M>«5.50u 400.250 374.750 381.733 489.214 24.357 41b.OOO 461.000 440.333 372.000 296.000 436.500 482.778 447.250 466.667 400.000 381.542 346.400 356.000 433.000 300.200 246.000 MEAN CHLOfA 22.383 1.700 4.811 3.192 5.600 3.564 70.572 0.786 4.525 26.783 6.217 8.658 2.550 3.100 6.633 15.933 6.389 9.122 4.087 1.700 1.800 13.878 3.340 2.900 15- MlN 00 14.600 6.800 11.200 14.000 12.200 11.400 8.000 8.800 15.000 9.800 13.800 15.000 10.600 9.400 9.800 15.000 b.200 14.800 9.000 7.400 7.000 7.400 7.400 11.400 MEDIAN DISS OKTnU 0.020 0.003 0.04/ 0.014 0.034 0.004 0.092 0.005 0.012 0.073 0.124 0.343 0.002 o.ooe 0.013 0.013 0.008 0.014 0.015 0.004 0.003 0.009 0.004 0.003 ------- OF LIKES *1T-. nIGnE4 VALJES OF LAKES WlTn HlGH£^ VALUES) LAKE COOt ObOl 0602 0603 060** 0605 0607 0608 0609 Ohio 0611 0614 0615 0616 0617 0618 0619 0620 0621 0622 062J 0624 0625 0626 NAM£ A'-'AOOR BOCA LAKE LAKE BPITTON CASITAS RESERVOIR CROWLEf LAKE DON PEDRO RESERVOIR LAKE ELSINORE FALLEN LEAF RESERVOIR LAKE HFNNESSEY LAKE HENSHAW IRON GATE RESEKVOIR LOPEZ LAKE LAKE MARY LAKE MENDOCINO NICACIO RESERVOIR LOWER OTAY RESERVOIR LAKE PILLS>?URY SANTA MARGARITA LAKE SHASTA LAKE SHAVER SILVER LAKE TULLOCK RESERVOIR IJPPtR TWIN LAKES LOWER TWIN LAKES MEDIAN TOTAL P 35 89 17 43 30 83 0 100 48 13 9 4 96 65 26 22 57 39 61 78 89 52 70 74 ( ei ( 20 ( 4) ( 10) ( 7) < 19) < 0) ( 23) < 11) ( 3) ( 2) < D ( 22) ( 15) ( 6) ( 5) ( 13) ( 9) ( 14) ( 18) ( 20) < 12) ( 16) ( 17) MEDIAN INOUG N 4 98 22 74 7* b4 17 87 54 33 0 26 87 70 9 13 41 33 54 41 65 b4 98 87 < 1) ( 22) ( 5) ( 17) ( 18) ( 11) ( 4) ( 19) < ID ( 7) ( 0) ( 6) ( 19) ( 16) ( 2) ( 3) ( 9) ( 7) ( 11) ( 9) ( 15) ( 11) < 22) ( 19) 500- MEAN sec 43 70 17 48 65 57 0 100 39 13 26 i 74 1 91 i 30 i 4 1 22 1 9 1 52 1 61 1 83 ( 78 ( 35 ( 87 ( 96 ( ( 10) ( 16) ( 4) ( 11) ( 15) ( 13) ( 0) ( 23) ( 9) ( 3) t 6) 1 17) 1 21) [ 7) I 1) [ 5) 1 2) : 12) : 14) : 19) : 18) 8) 20) 22) MEAN CHLORA •y 91 48 7C 43 61 0 100 52 4 39 i 26 i 83 < 74 I 30 ( 13 I 35 I 22 1 57 1 96 1 87 ( 17 ( 65 ( 78 < ( 2) ( 2D ( ID ( 16) ( 10) ( 1*) ( 0) ( 23) ( 12) ( 1) t 9) 1 6) ! 19) I 17) I 7) 1 3) I 8) [ 5) : 13) : 22) ; 20) 4) 15) 18) 15- MIN oo 17 100 43 22 30 37 78 70 4 I 54 i 26 i 4 1 48 1 61 < 54 1 4 I 74 ( 13 1 65 < 87 ( 96 ( 87 ( 87 ( 37 ( ( 4) ( 23) ( 10) ( 5) ( 7) ( 8) ( 18) ( 16) I 0) ( 12) I 6) 1 0) ! 11) I 14) [ 12) : 0) : 17) 1 3) ; is) 19) 22) 19) 19) 8) MEOIAN DISS ORTHO P 2.0 41 17 37 22 78 9 70 52 13 4 i 0 i 100 i 63 i 46 1 46 1 63 1 37 1 30 1 78 ( 91 ( 57 < 78 < 91 ( ( 6) ( 20) ( 4) ( 8) ( 5) ( 17) ( 2) ( 16) I 12) ( 3) ( 1) 1 0) 1 23) 1 14) I 10) ! 10) 1 14) [ 8) ! 7) 17) 20) 13) 17) 20) INDEX Nu 134 539 164 294 268 370 104 527 249 130 104 134 505 363 169 120 279 196 328 463 506 302 485 463 ------- LAKES RANKED BY INOCX. NOS. WANK LAKE CODE LAKE NAME INOEX NO 1 0602 BOCA LAKE 539 2 0608 FALLEN LEAF RESERVOIR 527 3 0623 SILVER LAKE 506 4 0615 LAKE MARY 505 5 0625 UPPER T*IN LAKES UBS 6 0626 LOWER TWIN LAKES 463 7 0622 SHAVER 463 8 0606 DON PEORO RESERVOIR 370 9 0616 LAKE MENOOCINO 363 10 0621 SHASTA LAKE 328 11 0624 TULLOCK RESERVOIR 302 12 060<» CASITAS RESERVOIR 294 13 0619 LAKE PILLSBURY 279 It 0605 CROrfLEY LAKE 268 15 0609 LAKE HENNESSEY 249 Ib 0620 SANTA MARGARITA LAKE 196 17 0617 NICASIO RESERVOIR 169 18 0603 LAKE 6RITTON 164 19 0614 LOPEZ LAKE 134 20 0601 AMAOOR RESERVOIR 134 21 0610 LAKE HENSHA* 130 22 0618 LOHER OTAY RESERVOIR 120 23 0607 LAKE ELSINORE 104 24 0611 IRON GATE RESERVOIR 104 ------- APPENDIX B CONVERSION FACTORS ------- ••••* CONVERSION FACTORS Hectares x 2.471 = acres Kilometers x 0.6214 = miles Meters x 3.281 = feet Cubic meters x 8.107 x 10 ~4 = acre/feet Square kilometers x 0.3861 = square miles Cubic meters/sec x 35.315 - cubic feet/sec Centimeters x 0.3937 = inches Kilograms x 2.205 = pounds Kilograms/square kilometer x 5.711 = Ibs/square mile ------- APPENDIX C TRIBUTARY FLOW DATA ------- TRIBUTARY FLOW INFORMATION FOR CALIFORNIA 09/24/76 LAKE CODE 0604 LAKE CASITAS TOTAL DRAINAGE AREA OF LAKEtSQ KM) 89.4 SUB-ORA1NAGE TRIBUTARY AREA(SO KM) JAN FE8 0604A1 0604A2 0604ZZ 89.4 34.2 55.2 0.0 0.0 U.583 0.926 0.997 1.608 MAR 0.0 0.213 0.371 APR 0.0 0.138 0.234 MAY 0.0 0.048 0.080 NORMALIZED FLOwS(CMS) JUN JUL AUG 0.0 0.029 0.042 0.0 0.017 0.021 0.0 0.010 0.011 SEP 0.0 0.003 0.003 OCT 0.0 0.009 0.01k NOV 0.0 0.111 0.222 DEC MEAN 0.0 0.0 0.253 0.191 0.462 0.331 SUMMARY TOTAL DRAINAGE AREA OF LAKE = SUM OF SUB-DSAINAGE AREAS = 89.4 89.4 TOTAL FLOW IN TOTAL FLOW OUT 0.0 MEAN MONTHLY FLOWS AND DAILY FLOWS(CMS) TRIBUTARY MONTH YEAR MEAN FLOW DAY 0604A1 0604A2 0604ZZ 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 ? 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 a 9 10 74 7<* 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 76 75 75 74 74 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 74 • 74 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.011 0.221 0.033 0.249 C.7b7 0.143 0.072 0.046 0.024 0.010 0.008 0.007 0.011 0.411 0.085 0.496 1.47? 0.283 0.127 0.057 0.04? 0.003 0.008 0.006 16 23 13 16 8 25 23 13 FLOW DAY 0.0 0.0 0.0 FLOW DAY FLOW 0.012 0.037 0.028 0.221 0. 150 27 0.110 ------- APPENDIX D PHYSICAL and CHEMICAL DATA ------- STORET RETRIEVAL DATE 76/09/34 DATE FROM TO 75/03/07 75/06/24 75/11/13 TIME OF DAY 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 00 00 06 00 00 00 00 00 DEPTH FEET 0000 0005 0015 0035 0070 0105 0135 0000 0005 0015 0040 0030 0120 0160 0198 0000 0005 0019 0050 0095 0140 0160 0197 00010 WATER TEMP CENT 10.6 11.1 11.0 11.0 11.0 10.9 10.9 19.2 19.1 18.6 15.9 14.7 13.1 12.2 12.1 17.3 17.3 17.3 17.3 17.3 16.6 13.1 12.9 00300 DO MG/L 8.8 8.4 8.6 8.6 8.6 8.6 8.4 9.4 9.6 9.6 8.2 7.4 6.3 5.4 4*8 7.0 7.2 7.0 7.0 6.8 5.4 2.0 1.4 00077 TRANSP CM SECCHI FIELD INCHES MI 174 84 060401 34 22 25.0 119 20 15.0 3 CASITAS RESERVOIR 06111 CALIFORNIA 140591 11EPALES 0139 FEET 2111202 DEPTH CLASS 00 94 TVY MHO 585 591 608 605 605 598 588 565 565 550 520 510 500 090 490 459 457 500 064 475 441 398 409 00400 PH su 8.30 8.30 8.20 8.20 8.20 8.20 8.20 8. 1C 8.00 8.00 7.90 7.80 7.80 7.70 7.70 8.45 8.25 8.10 8.00 7.95 8.00 7.80 7.60 00410 T ALK CAC03 MG/L 148 147 146 145 145 145 146 150 140 143 141 144 143 104 14J 141 139 141 143 141 102 143 143 00610 NH3-N TOTAL MG/L 0.030 0.020K 0.020K 0.020K 0.020K 0.020K 0.020K 0.040 0.020 0.020 0.020K 0.020 0.020K 0.020K 0.020K 0.020K O.C20K 0.020K 0.020K 0.020K 0.020K 0.020K 0.020K 00625 TOT KJEL N MG/L 0.500 0.200 0.200K 0.200 0.200 0.400 0.300 0.600 0.400 0.500 0.300 0.300 0.400 0.300 0.300 0.200K 0.200K 0.200K 0.200K 0.200K 0.200 0.200K 0.200K 00630 N02&N03 N-TOTAL MG/L 0.050 0.060 0.070 0.080 0.030 0.030 0.090 0.020K 0.020 0.020K 0.050 0.060 0.110 0.160 0.190 0.020 0.020 0.020 0.02& 0.02U 0.120 0.240 0.270 00671 PHOS-DIS OKTriO MG/L P 0.022 0.022 0.022 0.023 0.024 0.024 0.024 0.010 0.006 0.006 0.014 0.025 0.027 0.032 0.024 0.021 0.009 0.010 0.011 0.014 0.033 0.042 0.045 K* VALUK KNOWN TO BE. LESS THAN INDICATED ------- STOSET RETRIEVAL DATE 76/09/24 060401 34 22 25.0 119 20 15.0 CASITAS RESERVOIR 06111 CALIFORNIA 140591 11EPALES 0139 FEET 2111202 DEPTH CLASS 00 00665 DATE TIME DEPTH PHOS-TOT FROM OF TO DAY FEET MG/L P 75/03/07 75/06/24 75/11/13 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 20 20 ?0 20 ?0 20 ?0 20 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0000 0005 0015 0035 0070 0105 0135 0000 0005 0015 0040 00"30 0120 0160 0198 0000 0005 0019 0050 0095 0140 0160 0197 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .033 .026 .029 .030 .029 .029 .029 .035 .028 .027 .023 .036 .037 .041 .062 .030 .018 .019 .019 .022 .033 .057 .066 32217 CHLRPHYL A UG/L 0.8 00031 INCDT LT REMNING PERCENT 3.5 2.8 ------- STORET RETRIEVAL DATE 76/09/24 DATE FROM TO 75/03/07 75/06/24 75/11/13 TIME OF DAY 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 DEPTH FEET 0000 0005 0015 0040 0070 0100 0110 0130 0000 0005 0015 0040 0070 0100 0135 0172 0000 0005 0019 0050 0095 0140 0162 00010 WATER TEMP CENT 11.6 11.7 11.8 11.2 11.0 10.9 10.9 10.9 19.8 19.8 19.5 15.9 15.0 14.3 12.6 12.3 17.3 17.3 17.3 17.3 17.3 15.4 13.1 00300 DO MG/L 10.0 9.8 9.6 8.8 8.6 8.4 8.2 8.2 10.2 9.4 7.8 6.8 6.2 4.8 4.8 7.2 7.2 8.4 7.0 7.2 3.2 1.4 00077 TRANSP SECCHI INCHES 96 96 00094 CNOUCTVY FIELD MICROMHO 588 604 583 581 579 583 586 597 555 555 535 510 500 490 470 470 460 458 490 492 472 439 428 060402 34 22 25.0 119 20 15.0 3 CASITAS RESERVOIR 06111 CALIFORNIA 140591 11EPALES 0144 FEET 2111202 DEPTH CLASS 00 94 TVY MHO 588 604 583 581 579 583 586 597 555 555 535 510 500 490 470 470 460 458 490 492 472 439 428 00400 PH SU 8.50 8.50 8.45 8.20 8.20 8.20 8.20 8.20 7.70 7.80 7.80 7.80 7.70 7.60 7.60 7.60 8.00 8.10 8.40 8.10 8.00 7.70 7.60 00410 T ALN CAC03 MG/L 145 144 143 144 143 145 146 135 140 142 139 142 144 145 144 145 134 136 138 134 138 146 147 00610 NH3-N TOTAL MG/L 0.020K 0.020K 0.020K 0.020K 0.020K 0.020K 0.020K 0.020K 0.020K 0.020 0.020K 0.020K 0.020 0.020 0.030 0.050 0.020K 0.020K 0.020K 0.020K 0.020K 0.020K 0.030 00625 TOT K.JEL N MG/L 0.400 0.300 0.300 0.300 0.200K 0.200K 0.200K 0.200K 0.600 0.500 0.300 0.300 0.200K 0.200K 0.200 0.300 0.200K 0.200K 0.200K 0.200K 0.200K 0.200K 0.200K 00630 N02&N03 N-TOTAL MG/L 0.020K 0.020K 0.020K 0.060 0.080 0.080 0.080 0.100 0.020K 0.020K 0.020K 0.040 0.040 0.030 0-. 180 0.200 0.030 0.020K 0.020K 0.020 0.020 0.160 0.220 00671 PHOS-DIS ORTHO MG/L P 0.014 0.014 0.015 0.026 0.024 0.023 0.023 0.023 0.007 0.006 0.006 0.014 0.016 0.017 0.037 0.027 0.009 0.006 0.006 0.012 0.013 0.031 0.031 K* VALUE KNOWN TO BE LESS THAN IMOICflTEO ------- STORET RETRIEVAL DATE 76/09/24 060*02 34 22 25.0 119 20 15.0 CASITAS RESERVOIR 06111 CALIFORNIA 140591 HEPALES 014<» FEET 2111202 DtPTH CLASS 00 00665 32217 00031 DATE FROM TO 75/03/07 75/06/24 75/11/13 TIME DEPTH OF DAY 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 42 42 42 FEET 0000 0005 0015 42 0040 42 42 42 42 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 0070 0100 0110 0130 0000 0005 0015 0040 0070 0)00 0135 0172 0000 0005 0019 0050 0095 0140 0162 PHOS-TOT CriLRPHYL INCDT LT MG/L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 d 0 0 * • V * • • • • • * • • • • • • • • • • • * • A REMNING P UG/L PERCENT 027 4.1 029 031 029 029 029 027 027 021 4.1 024 027 027 031 031 045 396 020 2.3 017 018 022 023 039 042 ------- STORET RETRIEVAL DATE 76/09/24 DATE FROM TO 75/03/07 75/06/24 75/1 1/13 TIME OF DAY 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 DEPTH FEET 0000 0005 0015 0030 0055 0085 0115 0145 0000 0005 0015 0040 0080 0115 0151 0000 0005 0021 0050 0095 0140 0153 00010 WATER TEMP CENT 12.0 12.0 12.1 11.9 11.5 11.1 11.1 11.1 20.2 19.7 17.7 15.6 14.7 13.6 12.6 17.4 17.3 17.3 17.3 17.3 16.4 13.6 00300 DO MG/L 10.0 10.0 10.0 9.4 8.6 8.2 8.6 8.6 9.6 10.2 9.2 7.8 7.6 6.0 5.0 7.4 7.2 7.0 7.2 7.2 4.4 1.0 00077 TRANSP SECCHI INCHES 90 90 00094 CNDUCTVY FIELD MICROMHO 589 593 589 599 604 603 612 586 560 555 540 525 515 505 500 469 465 451 481 481 424 450 060403 34 23 53.0 119 20 54.0 3 CASITAS RESERVOIR 06111 CALIFORNIA 140591 11EPALES 0157 FEET 2111202 DEPTH CLASS 00 94 :TVY i iMHO 589 593 589 599 604 603 612 586 560 555 540 525 515 505 500 469 465 451 481 481 424 450 00400 PH SU 8.50 8.50 8.50 8.45 8.20 8.20 8.15 8.15 7.70 7.80 7.80 7.70 7.70 7.60 7.70 8.10 3.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 7.80 7.80 00410 T ALK CAC03 MG/L 144 145 141 141 142 141 ItO 140 146 147 147 149 149 151 151 131 133 130 131 131 135 147 00610 NH3-N TOTAL MG/L 0.020K 0.020K 0.020K 0.020K 0.020 0.030 0.020 0.020 0.030 0.020 0.030 0.030 0.030 0.020 0.020 0.020K 0.020K 0.020K 0.020K 0.020K 0.020K 0.020K 00625 TOT KJEL N MG/L 0.300 0.200K 0.200K 0.200K 0.200K 0.300 0.200K 0.200K 0.400 0.200 0.200 0.200K 0.200 0.200 0.200K 0.200K 0.200K 0.200K 0.200K 0.200K 0.200K 0.200K 00630 N02&N03 N-TOTAL MG/L 0.020K 0.020K 0.020K 0.020K 0.050 0.070 0.080 0.080 0.030 0.020K 0.020K 0.020 0.030 0.090 0.170 0.020K 0.020 0.020K 0.020K 0.020K 0.080 0.160 00671 PHOS-OIS OHTHO MG/L P 0.014 0.014 0.014 0.013 0.017 0.012 0.017 0.016 0.007 0.004 0.006 0.010 0.013 0.021 0.024 0.008 0.007 0.009 0.010 0.013 0.039 0.082 K* VALUF KNOWN TO tit LnSS THAN INDICATED ------- STORE! RETRIEVAL DATE 76/09/24 060403 34 33 53.0 119 20 54.0 3 CASITAS RESERVOIR 06111 CALIFORNIA 140591 11EPALES 2111202 0157 FEET DEPTH CLASS 00 DATE TIME DEPTt FROM OF TO DAY FEET 75/03/07 75/06/24 75/11/13 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 0000 15 0005 15 0015 15 0030 15 0055 15 0085 15 0115 15 0145 35 0000 35 0005 35 0015 35 0040 35 0080 35 0115 35 0151 15 0000 15 0005 15 0021 15 0050 15 0095 15 0140 15 0153 0665 32217 'S-TOT CHLRPHYL A /L P UG/L 0.02rt 4.8 0.026 0.028 0.025 0.026 0.130 0.036 0.056 0.038 2.0 0.032 0.030 0.030 0.031 0.039 0.045 0.023 2.1 0.017 0.018 0.019 0.023 0.044 0.095 00031 INCOT LT REMNING PERCENT ------- STORET RETRIEVAL DATE 76/09/24 DATE FROM TO 75/03/07 75/06/23 75/11/13 00010 TIME DEPTH WATER OF TEMP DAY FEET 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 16 16 16 16 16 16 09 09 09 09 09 09 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 05 05 05 05 05 05 50 50 50 SO 50 SO 0000 0005 0015 0035 0050 0070 0085 0000 0005 0015 0040 0065 0092 0000 0005 0016 0035 0060 0088 CENT 12. 12. 12. 11. 11. 11. 11. 20. 20. 19. 15. 15. 14. 17. 17. 17. 17. 17. 16. 0 1 0 7 5 1 1 3 3 1 9 2 7 4 3 3 3 2 9 00300 DO MG/L 9. 9. 10. 10. 9. 9. 8. 9. 10. 10. 8. 7. 6. 8. 7. 7. 7. 7. 11. 8 2 0 0 2 0 4 8 0 0 0 2 8 2 8 8 6 4 6 00077 TRANSP SECChI INCHES 72 96 00094 CNDUCTVY FIELD MICROMHO 590 590 601 586 595 594 589 560 560 545 510 500 495 471 451 431 448 494 490 060404 34 2>* 07.0 119 20 27.0 3 CASITAS RESERVOIR 06111 CALIFORNIA 140591 11EPALES 2111202 0090 FEET DEPTH CLASS 00 94 TVY 1 MHO 590 590 601 586 595 594 589 560 560 545 510 500 495 471 451 431 448 494 490 00400 PH su 8.50 8.50 8.50 8.40 8.35 8.20 8.20 7.80 7.80 7.80 7.70 7.70 7.70 8.00 8.10 8.10 8.10 6.10 8.10 00410 T ALK CAC03 MG/L 138 140 141 143 145 146 145 144 145 145 146 145 136 136 136 136 135 135 00610 NH3-N TOTAL MG/L 0.020K 0.020K 0.020K 0.020K 0.020K 0.020K 0.020 0.020 0.030 0.020 0.020K 0.030 0.020K 0.020K 0.020K 0.020K 0.020K 0.020K 00625 TOT KJEL N MG/L 0.600 0.300 0.200K 0.200 0.300 0.200 0.200 0.500 0.300 0.300 0.200 0.200K 0.200K 0.200 0.200K 0.200K 0.200K 0.200K 0.200K 00630 N026.N03 N-TOTAL MG/L 0.020K 0.020K 0.020K 0.020 0.050 0.080 0.080 0.020K 0.020K 0.020K 0.020K 0.020 0.040 0.020K 0.020K 0.020K 0.020K 0.020K 00671 PHOS-DIS ORTHO MG/L P 0.013 0.013 0.012 0.015 0.015 0.022 0.022 0.004 0.012 0.009 0.009 0.013 0.015 0.008 0.007 0.006 0.005 0.006 K* VALUE KNOriM TO RF THAN INDIC/VTRO ------- STOREF RETRIEVAL DATE 76/09/24 060404 34 24 07.0 119 20 27.0 3 CASITAS RESERVOIR 06111 CALIFORNIA 140591 11EPALES 2111202 0090 FEET DEPTH CLASS 00 00665 DATE TIME DEPTH PHOS-TOT FROM OF TO DAY FEET MG/L P 75/03/07 75/06/23 75/11/13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 16 16 16 16 16 16 09 09 09 09 09 09 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 05 05 05 05 05 05 50 50 50 50 SO 50 0000 0005 0015 0035 0050 0070 0035 0000 0005 0015 0040 0065 0092 0000 0005 0016 0035 0060 0088 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .029 .029 .023 .024 .036 .040 .037 .031 .023 .022 .024 .020 .039 .02^ .019 .019 .0?0 .019 .019 32217 CHLRPHYL A UG/L 3.6 00031 INCDT LT REMNING PERCENT 5.7 2.5 ------- APPENDIX E TRIBUTARY DATA ------- STORET RETRIEVAL DATE 76/09/24 DATE TIME DEPTH N025.N03 FROM OF TO DAY FEET 74/11/16 7<*/12/08 75/01/25 75/03/23 75/04/13 75/04/27 12 09 13 12 12 11 15 00 00 00 00 00 0604A2 34 25 00.0 119 22 00.0 4 COYOTE CREEK 06 VENTURA CO MAP T/LAKE CASITAS 140591 CASITA5 PASS RD AT GOING STATION 11EPALES 2111204 0000 FEET DEPTH CLASS 00 0630 5.N03 OTAL G/L 0.030 0.248 0.056 0.10C 0.045 0.015 00625 TOT KJEL N MG/L 0.500 0.200 0.200 0.500 0.725 0.350 00610 NH3-N TOTAL MG/L 0.005K O.C08K 0.005K 0.010 0.020 0.015 00671 PHOS-DIS ORTHO MG/L P 0.010 0.005 0.005K 0.005K 0.010 0.005K 00665 PHOS-TOT MG/L P 0.010 0.010K 0.010K 0.010K 0.025 0.010 K* VALUE KNOWN TO BE LESS THAN ------- STORE! RETRIEVAL DATE 76/09/24 060481 34 25 10.0 119 21 30.0 4 SANTA ANA WEEK 06 VENTURA CO HWY T/LAKE CASITAS BALDWIN »?u SRDG .i M w SANTA ANA «D JCT 11£PALES 3111204 0000 FEET DEPTH CLASS 00 DATE TIME OEPTrt N02&N03 FROM OF TO OAY FEET 74/12/08 08 ?0 75/01/25 12 35 75/03/23 10 30 75/04/13 10 30 75/04/27 10 00 0630 &N03 OTAL G/L 0.336 0.040 0.015 0.010 0.010 00625 TOT KJEL N HG/L 2.100 0.20C 1.700 0.650 1.050 00610 NH3-N TOTAL MG/L C.045 0.005.-^ 0.015 C.025 0.020 00671 PHOS-OIS ORTHO MG/L P 0.015 0.020 0.005K 0.010 0.010 00665 PHOS-TOT MG/L P 0.020 0.020 0.010K 0.010 0.010 K» VALUc KNOn'N TO THAN IMDICATED LESS ------- STORET RETRIEVAL DATE 76/09/34 0604C1 3* 22 05.0 119 20 00.0 4 MUNICIPLE WATER SUPPLY1 INTAKE 06 VENTURA CO MAP 0/LAKE CASITAS 140591 AT BASE OF CASITAS DAM 11EPALES 3111204 0000 FEET DEPTH CLASS 00 DATE FROM TO 74/11/lb 74/12/08 75/01/25 75/03/23 75/04/13 75/04/27 TIME DEPTH OF DAY 10 08 14 09 09 09 00630 N02&N03 N-TOTAL FEET 40 00 35 00 00 00 MG/L 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 018 043 064 086 105 095 00625 TOT KJEL N MG/L 0.700 1.100 0.200 1.000 1.000 1.000 00610 NH3-N TOTAL MG/L 0 0 0 0 0 0 .020 .030 .015 .015 .030 .020 00671 PHOS-DIS 00665 PHOS-TOT ORTHO MG/L 0. 0. 0. o. 0. c. p 010 020 026 040 030 015 MG/L 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. P 020 020 030 040 030 020 ------- STORE! RETRIEVAL DATE 76/09/24 00630 DATE TIME DEPTH N02&N03 FROM OF N-TOTAL TO OAY FEET MG/L 75/03/23 10 00 75/04/13 10 00 0.046 0 .-015 00625 TOT KJEL N MG/L 0.650 0.350 0604D1 34 25 00.0 119 20 10.0 4 ROdLES-CASITAS CANAL 06 VENTURA CO MAP T/LAKE CASITAS 140591 ST HrfY 150 7 MI NW OF OAKVIEW HEPALES 2111204 0000 FEET DEPTH CLASS 00 00610 NH3-N TOTAL MG/L 0.018 0.015 00671 PHOS-DIS ORTHO MG/L P 0.010 0.010 00665 PHOS-TOT MG/L P 0.010 0.030 ------- |