U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
NATIONAL EUTROPHICATION SURVEY
WORKING PAPER SERIES
REPORT
ON
BLUEWATER LAKE
MCKINLEY AND VALENCIA COUNTIES
NEW MEXICO
EPA REGION VI
WORKING PAPER No, 818
CORVALLIS ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LABORATORY - CORVALLIS, OREGON
and
ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING & SUPPORT LABORATORY - LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
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REPORT
ON
BLUEWATCR LAKE
MOTLEY AND VALENCIA COUNTIES
NEW MEXICO
EPA REGION VI
WORKING PAPER No, 818
WITH THE COOPERATION OF THE
NEW MEXICO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT AGENCY
AND THE
NEW MEXICO NATIONAL GUARD
JULY 1977
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REPORT ON BLUEWATER LAKE
MCKINLEY AND VALENCIA COUNTIES, NEW MEXICO
EPA REGION VI
by
National Eutrophication Survey
Water and Land Quality Branch
Monitoring Operations Division
Environmental Monitoring & Support Laboratory
Las Vegas, Nevada
and
Special Studies Branch
Corvallis Environmental Research Laboratory
Corvallis, Oregon
Working Paper No. 818
OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
July 1977
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CONTENTS
Page
Foreword i i
List of New Mexico Study Lakes iv
Lake and Drainage Area Map v
Sections
I. Conclusions 1
II. Lake and Drainage Basin Characteristics 3
III. Lake Water Quality Summary 5
IV. Nutrient Loadings 11
V. Literature Reviewed 15
VI. Appendices 16
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FOREWORD
The National Eutroph1cat1on Survey was Initiated 1n 1972 1n
response to an Administration commitment to Investigate the nation-
wide threat of accelerated eutrophlcatlon to freshwater lakes and
reservoirs.
OBJECTIVES
The Survey was designed to develop, 1n conjunction with state
environmental agencies, Information on nutrient sources, concen-
trations, and impact on selected freshwater Idkes as a basis for
formulating comprehensive and coordinated national, regional, and
state management practices relating to point source discharge
reduction and nonpoint source pollution abatement in lake water-
sheds.
ANALYTIC APPROACH
The mathematical and statistical procedures selected for the
Survey's eutrophlcatlon 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 eutrophlcatlon control can be made.
LAKE ANALYSIS
In this report, the first stage of evaluation of lake and
watershed data collected from the study lake and its drainage
basin is documented. The report 1s formatted to provide state
environmental agencies with specific information for basin
flanninq [§303(e)L water quaHtv criteria/standards review
§303(c)], clean lakes [§314(a,b)]t and water quality monitoring
[§106 and §305(b)] activities mandated by the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972.
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Beyond the single lake analysis, broader based correlations
between nutrient concentrations (and loading) and trophic condition
are being made to advance the rationale and data base for refine-
ment of nutrient water quality criteria for the Nation's freshwater
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 the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency and to augment plans Implementation by the states.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The staff of the National Eutrophication Survey (Office of
Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)
expresses sincere appreciation to the New Mexico Environmental
Improvement Agency for professional involvement, to the New Mexico
National Guard for conducting the tributary sampling phase of the
Survey, and to those New Mexico wastewater treatment plant operators
who provided effluent samples and flow data.
The staff of the Surveillance Section, Water Quality Division,
New Mexico Environmental Improvement Agency provided invaluable lake
documentation and counsel during the Survey, reviewed the preliminary
reports and provided critiques most useful In the preparation of
this Working Paper Series.
Brigadier General Franklin E. Miles, the Adjutant General of
New Mexico, and Project Officer Colonel Marvin D. Bohannon, who
directed the volunteer efforts of the New Mexico National Guardsmen,
are also gratefully acknowledged for their assistance to the Survey.
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IV
NATIONAL EUTROPHICATION SURVEY
STUDY LAKES
STATE OF NEW MEXICO
LAKE NAME
Alamogordo Reservoir
(Sumner Lake)
Bluewater Lake
Conchas Reservoir
Eagle Nest Lake
Elephant Butte Reservoir
El Vado Reservoir
Lake McMillan
Ute Reservoir
COUNTY
De Baca, Guadalupe
Valencia, McKinley
San Miguel
Col fax
Sierra
Rio Arriba
Eddy
Quay
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BLUEWATER LAKE
Tributary Sampling Site
X Lake Sampling Site;
Drainage Area Boundary
Land Subject to Inundation
o i 2 3 4 5 Km.
Map Location
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REPORT ON BLUEWATER LAKE, NEW MEXICO
STORE! NO. 3502
I. CONCLUSIONS
A. Trophic Condition:*
Survey data indicate that Bluewater Lake is meso-
eutrophic. Chlorophyll a_ values in the lake ranged from
1.6 ug/1 to 7.2 yg/1 with a mean of 3.9 yg/1. The potential
for primary productivity as measured by algal assay control
yields was high on the May sampling date and low during the
October sampling. Lake water transparency was low. Of the
nine New Mexico lakes (including Navajo Reservoir) sampled
in 1975, three had higher median total phosphorus values
(0.036 mg/1), none had higher median inorganic nitrogen
levels (0.140 mg/1), and three had higher median ortho-
phosphorus values (0.012 mg/1) than Bluewater Lake.
Survey limnologists did not report any algal blooms or
macrophyte problems during their visits to the lake. However,
low Secchi disc readings (range of 0.3 to 0.9 meters) suggest
that light limitation may be affecting primary productivity.
Other sources (New Mexico Water Quality Control Commission,
1975) report that blue-green algal blooms have been recorded
in the lake.
*See Appendix E.
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B. Rate-Limiting Nutrient:
The algal assay results indicate that Bluewater Lake was
limited by available phosphorus during both sample collection
times (05/05/75, 10/01/75). Lake data suggest nitrogen limi-
tation in the spring and summer and phosphorus limitation in
the fall.
C. Nutrient Controllability:
1. Point sources -
There were no known point sources impacting Blue-
water Lake during the sampling year. The present phos-
n
phorus loading of 0.08 g/m /yr is slightly less than
that proposed by Vollenweider as "oligotrophic" for a
lake of such volume and hydraulic retention time.
2. Nonpoint sources -
Nonpoint sources, including precipitation, con-
tributed all of the calculated phosphorus load to Blue-
water Lake during the sampling year. Cottonwood Creek
contributed 34.7$, Bluewater Creek contributed 19.5%,
and ungaged tributaries contributed an estimated 22.9%
of the total.
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II. LAKE AND DRAINAGE BASIN CHARACTERISTICS
Lake and drainage basin characteristics are itemized below.
Lake morphometry data were provided by Martin and Hanson (1966)
and Tony Drypolcher (personal communication). Tributary flow
data were provided by the New Mexico District Office of the U.S.
Geological Survey (USGS). Outlet drainage area includes the lake
surface area. Mean hydraulic retention time was obtained by
dividing the lake volume by mean flow of the outlet. Precipi-
tation values are estimated by methods as outlined in National
Eutrophication Survey (NES) Working Paper No. 175. A table of
metric/English conversions is included as Appendix A.
A. Lake Morphometry:
2
1. Surface area: 7.07 km.
2. Mean depth: 6.7 meters.
3. Maximum depth: 17.4 meters.
4. Volume: 47.489 x 106 m3.
5. Mean hydraulic retention time: 2,114 days (5.8 yr)
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B. Tributary and Outlet:
(See Appendix B for flow data)
1. Tributaries -
Drainage^ Mean Flow
Name area (km ) (m3/sec)
A-2 Bluewater Creek 195.3 0.09
B-l Cottonwood Creek 167.8 0.09
C-l Unnamed Stream 15.8 0.01
Minor tributaries and
immediate drainage - 135.6 0.07
Total 514.5 0.26
2. Outlet - A-l Bluewater Creek 520.6 0.26
C. Precipitation:
1. Year of sampling: 37.7 cm.
2. Mean annual: 31.3 cm.
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III. LAKE WATER QUALITY SUMMARY
Bluewater Lake 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 col-
lected from three stations on the lake and from a number of depths
at each station (see map, page v). During each visit, depth-
integrated samples were collected from each station for chlorophyll
^analysis and phytoplankton identification and enumeration. During
the first and last visits, 18.9-liter depth-integrated samples
were composited for algal assays. Maximum depths sampled were
13.7 meters at Station 01, 7.6 meters at Station 02, and 7.0 meters
at Station 03. For a more detailed explanation of NES methods,
see NES Working Paper No. 175.
The results obtained are presented in full in Appendix C and
are summarized in III-A for waters at the surface and at the maximum
depth for each site. Results of the phytoplankton counts and
chlorophyll a^ determinations are included in III-B. Results of the
Umltfng nutrient study are presented in III-C.
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MEDIAN (METE-S)
PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS
( 8/19/75 )
MAX
S*** s 3 DEPTH
KANGE
MEDIAN (METERS)
( 10/ 1/75 )
MAX
S»»« = 1 DEPTH
RANGE
RANGE MEDIAN (METERS)
(OFT, CFM)
O.-l.S M OEPTH
MAX DEPTH.**
DISSOLVED OXYGEN
O.-l.S M DEPTH
MAX DEPTH**
CONDUCTIVITY (UMH
0.-1.5 "< DEPTH
MAX DEPTH**
6
3
(MG/L)
3
0^)
6
3
PH (STANDARD UMITS)
O.-l.S M DEPTH 6
MAX DEPTH** 3
TOTAL ALKALINITY
0.-1.5 M DEPTH
MAX DEPTH**
TOTAL P (MG/L)
O.-l.S vi DEPTH
MAX DEPTH**
DISSOLVED OHTHO P
O.-l.S M DEPTH
MAX DEPTH**
N02+N03 (MG/L)
O.-l.S M DEPTH
MAX DEPTH**
AMMONIA (MG/L)
0.-1.5 M DEPTH
MAX DEPTH**
KJELDAHL M (MG/L)
0.-1.5 M OEPTH
MAX DEPTH**
(MR/L)
6
3
6
3
(MG/L)
6
3
3
6
3
6
3
9.5-
9.3-
7.8-
7.4-
332.-
342.-
7.8-
7.6-
112.-
115.-
0.029-0
0.032-0
0.009-0
0.013-0
0.080-0
0.080-0
0.040-0
0.040-0
0.600-0
0.600-0
10.0
9.5
8.2
8.0
353.
352.
8.3
8.1
116.
116.
.041
.044
.016
.014
.120
.100
.100
.080
.800
.hOO
9.7
9.3
7.6
7.4
347.
347.
8.0
8.0
us.
IIS.
0.030
0.013
0.012
0.014
O.OS5
0.100
0.055
o.ono
0.750
0.0-
7.0-
0.0-
7.0-
0.0-
7.0-
0.0-
7.0-
n.o-
7.0-
0.0-
7.0-
0.0-
7.0-
0.0-
7.0-
0.0-
7.0-
n.o-
7.0-
1.5
13.7
1.5
13.7
1.5
13.7
1.5
13.7
1.5
13.7
n!7
1.5
13.7
1.5
13.7
1.5
13.7
1.5
13.7
6
3
6
3
6
3
6
3
6
3
6
3
fr
3
6
3
6
3
6
3
16.5- 17.0
16.4- 16.4
5.6- 7.8
3.6- 6.2
385.- 392.
385.- 394.
8.3- 8.7
8.4- 8.6
123.- 130.
123.- 133.
0.029-0.055
0.033-0.073
0.004-0.009
0.007-0.034
0.020-0.030
0.020-0.310
0.020-0.050
0.050-0.200
0.400-0.700
0.400-0.600
16.8
16.4
6.6
5.4
386.
385.
8.6
8.5
127.
125.
0.036
0.038
0.006
0.010
0.020
0.030
0.035
0.070
0.450
0.400
0.0-
4.6-
0.0-
4.6-
0.0-
4.6-
0.0-
4.6-
0.0-
4.6-
0.0-
4.6-
0.0-
4.6-
0.0-
4.6-
0.0-
4.6-
0.0-
4.6-
1.5
12.?
1.5
12.2
1.5
12.2
1.5
12.2
1.5
12.2
1.5
12.2
1.5
12.2
1.5
12.2
1.5
12.2
1.5
12.2
6
3
6
3
6
3
6
3
6
3
6
3
6
3
6
3
6
3
6
3
16.2- 16.6
16.1- 16.3
6.2- 9.0
6.4- 7.0
324.- 327.
324.- 325.
8.3- 8.4
8.4- 8.4
146.- 149.
147.- 150.
0.033-0.05?
0.036-0.050
0.011-0.016
0.012-0.016
0.050-0.050
0.040-0.050
0.190-0.220
0.190-0.210
0.600-0.900
0.700-0.900
16.3
16.1
6.7
6.5
325.
325.
8.3
A. 4
148.
147.
0.037
0.037
0.012
0.012
0.050
0.050
0.195
0.200
0.800
0.800
0.0- 1.5
4.3- 11.3
0.0- 1.5
4.3- 11.3
0.0- 1.5
4;a- 11.3
0.0- 1.5
4.3- 11.3
0.0- l.S
4.3- 11.3
0.0- 1.5
4.3- 11.3
0.0- 1.5
4.3- 11.3
0.0- 1.5
4.3- 11.3
0.0- 1.5
4.3- 11.3
0.0- 1.5
4.3- 11.3
SECCHI DISC (METERS)
0.5- 0.9
0.5
0.4- 0.9 0.7
0.3- 0.3 0.3
* N = NO. OF SAMPLES
«« MAXIMUM OEPTH SAMPLED AT EACH SITE
*«« S = NO. OF SITES SAMPLED ON THIS DATE
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B. Biological Characteristics:
1. Phytoplankton -
Sampling
Date
05/05/75
08/19/75
10/01/75
Dominant
Genera
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
1.
2.
3.
Flagellate
Cvclotella
Chroomonas ?
Schroederia
Chlamydomonas
Other genera
Total
Aphanizomenon
Chlamydomonas
Chroomonas ?
Cryptomonas
Cvclotella
Other genera
Total
Chroomonas ?
Aphanizomenon
Crvptomonas
Other genera
Algal
Units
Per ml
570
342
171
171
114
229
1,597
1,213
152
152
114
76
7_4_
1,781
432
351
54
*-_
Total
837
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2. Chlorophyll a_ -
Sampling Station Chlorophyll a_
Date Number (yg/1)
05/05/74 01 1.6
02 3.6
03 1.6
08/19/75 01 7.2
02 3.5
03 4.7
10/01/75 01 2.9
02 6.0
03 3.7
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C. Limiting Nutrient Study:
1. Autoclaved, filtered, and nutrient spiked -
Ortho P Inorganic N Maximum Yield
Spike (mg/1) Cone, (mg/1) Cone, (mg/1) (mg/1-dry wt.)
a. 05/05/75
Control 0.010 0.125 1.2
0.05 P 0.060 0.125 4.9
0.05 P + 1.0 N 0.060 1.125 30.1
l.OON 0.010 1.125 1.1
b. 10/01/75
Control 0.005 0.230 0.2
0.05 P 0,055 0.230 4.5
0.05 P + 1.0 N 0.055 1.230 8.7
1.00 N 0.005 1.230 0.2
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2. Discussion -
The control yields of the assay alga, Selenastrum capri-
cornutum, indicate that the potential for primary productivity
in Bluewater Lake was high during the May sampling (05/05/75)
and low during the October sampling (10/01/75). In both assays
the addition of phosphorus alone and in combination with nitrogen
produced a significant increase in growth over control yields,
indicating phosphorus limitation. Spikes of only nitrogen did
not produce a growth response beyond that of the control.
The mean inorganic nitrogen to orthophosphorus ratios (N/P)
in the lake data were 11/1, 12/1, and 19/1 in the spring, summer,
and fall, respectively, suggesting primary limitation by nitrogen
in the spring and summer and phosphorus limitation in the fall
(a mean N/P ratio of 14/1 or greater generally reflects phosphorus
limitation).
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IV. NUTRIENT LOADINGS
(See Appendix D for data)
For the determination of nutrient loadings, the New Mexico
National Guard collected monthly near-surface grab samples from
each of the tributary sites indicated on the map (page v), except
for the high runoff months of April and May when two samples were
collected. Sampling was begun in December 1974, and was completed
in November 1975.
Through an interagency agreement, stream flow estimates for
the year of sampling and a "normalized" or average year were pro-
vided by the New Mexico District Office of the USGS for the tribu-
tary sites nearest the lake.
In this report, nutrient loads for sampled tributaries were
determined by using a modification of a USGS computer program for
calculating stream loadings. Nutrient loads indicated for tribu-
taries are those measured minus known point source loads, if any.
Nutrient loadings for unsampled "minor tributaries and
immediate drainage" ("ZZ" of USGS) were estimated by using the mean
2
annual nutrient loads, in kg/km /year, in Bluewater Creek, Cotton-
wood Creek, and Unnamed Stream, at Stations A-2, B-l, and C-l
2
and multiplying the means by the ZZ area in km.
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A. Waste Sources:
1. Known municipal - None
2. Known industrial - None
B. Annual Total Phosphorus Loading - Average Year:
1. Inputs -
% of
Source kg P/yr total
a. Tributaries (nonpoint load) -
A-2 Bluewater Creek 115 19.5
B-l Cottonwood Creek 205 34.7
C-l Unnamed Stream 10 1.7
b. Minor tributaries and immediate
drainage (nonpoint load) - 135 22.9
c. Known municipal STP's - None
d. Septic tanks* - <5 <0.1
e. Known industrial - None
f. Direct precipitation** - 125 21.2
Total 590 100.0%
2. Outputs - A-l Bluewater Creek 475
3. Net annual P accumulation - 115
*Estimate based on 1 lakeshore residence and 1 park.
**Estimated (See NES Working Paper No. 175).
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C. Annual Total Nitrogen Loading - Average Year:
1. Inputs -
% of
Source kg N/yr total
a. Tributaries (nonpoint load) -
A-2 Bluewater Creek 2,245 15.3
B-l Cottonwood Creek 2,580 17.6
C-l Unnamed Stream 265 1.8
b. Minor tributaries and immediate
drainage (nonpoint load) - 1,900 13.0
c. Known municipal STP's - None
d. Septic tanks* - 45 0.3
e. Known industrial - None
f. Direct precipitation** - 7,630 52.0
Total 14,665 100.0%
2. Outputs - A-l Bluewater Creek 9,350
3. Net annual N accumulation - 5,315
*Estimate based on 1 lakeshore residence and 1 park.
**Estimated (See NES Working Paper No, 175).
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D. Mean Annual Nonpoint Nutrient Export by Subdrainage Area:
Tributary kg P/km2/yr kg N/km2/yr
Bluewater Creek 1 11
Cottonwood Creek 1 15
Unnamed Stream 1 17
E. Yearly Loadings:
In the following table, the existing phosphorus annual
loading is compared to the relationship proposed by Vollenweider
(1975). Essentially, his "eutrophic" loading is that at which
the receiving waters would become eutrophic or remain eutrophic;
his "oligotrophic" loading is that which would result in the
receiving water remaining oligotrophic or becoming oligotrophic
if morphometry permitted. A "mesotrophic" loading would be
considered one between eutrophic and oligotrophic.
Note that Vollenweider's model may not apply to lakes with
short hydraulic retention times or in which light penetration is
severely restricted by high concentrations of suspended solids
in the surface waters.
Total Yearly
Phosphorus Loading
(g/m?/yr)
Estimated loading for Bluewater Lake 0.08
Vollenweider's "eutrophic" loading 0.22
Vollenweider's "oligotrophic" loading 0.11
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V. LITERATURE REVIEWED
Drypolcher, Tony. 1975. Personal communication (lake morphometry).
New Mexico Environmental Improvement Agency, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Martin, R. 0. R., and R. L. Hanson. 1966. Reservoirs in the United
States. Geological Survey Water Supply Paper 1838. United States
Department of Interior, Geological Survey, Washington, D.C.
New Mexico Water Quality Control Commission. 1975. Water Quality
in New Mexico. Santa Fe, New Mexico.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 1975. National Eutrophica-
tion Survey Methods 1973-1976. Working Paper No. 175. National
Environmental Research Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, and Pacific
Northwest Environmental Research Laboratory, Corvallis, Oregon.
Vollenweider, R. A. 1975. Input-Output Models With Special
Reference to the Phosphorus Loading Concept in Limnology.
Schweiz. Z. Hydrol. 37:53-84.
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VI. APPENDICES
APPENDIX A
CONVERSION FACTORS
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CONVERSION FACTORS
Hectares x 2.471 = acres
Kilometers x 0.6214 = miles
Meters x 3.201 = feet
Cubic meters x 8.107 x 10 = 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/squarc mile
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APPENDIX B
TRIBUTARY FLOW DATA
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TRiBiiT«HY FLOW INFORMATION FOP NEW MEXICO
LAKfc CODE 3502 dLuE WATER LAKE
TOTAL DRAINAGE AREA OF LAKEtSO KM) 520.6
12/16/76
TRIBUTARY ARF.A(S3 KM)
JAN
FEB
MAH
APP,
MAV
NORMALIZED FLOwS(CMS)
JUN JUL AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC
ME*
3502A1
3502A2
3502B1
3502C1
3502ZZ
520.6
195.3
167.8
15.8
142.7
0.013
0.007
0.003
0.000
0.003
0.133
0.045
0.046
0.003
0.037
n.227
0.076
0.079
0.007
0.062
0.360
0.122
0.127
0.012
0.099
0.227
0.076
0.08?
0.005
0.062
0.071
0.028
0.020
0.002
0.019
0.595
0.190
0.204
0.028
0.161
0.821
0.283
0.278
0.031
0.224
0.204
0.082
0.059
0.006
0.057
0.368
0.125
0.122
0.013
0.099
0.113
0.037
0.042
0.003
0.031
n.oi4
0.007
0.003
0.000
0.004
0.26
0.04
0.09
O.OC
0.01
SUMMARY
520.6
521.6
TOTAL DRAINAGE ARFA OF LAKE
SUM OF SUB-DRAINAGE AREAS
MEAN MONTHLY FLOWS AND DAILY FLOWS(CMS)
TRIBUTARY MONTH YEAtJ MEAN FLO* DAY FLOW DAY
3502A1
TOTAL FLOW IN
TOTAL FLO* OUT
3.12
3.15
3502A2
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
74
75
75
75
75
75
75
75
75
75
75
75
74
75
75
75
75
75
75
75
75
75
75
75
0.068
0.062
0.062
0.071
0.142
0.765
1.133
0.850
0.680
0.623
0.595
0.538
0.025
0.028
0.091
0.623
1.246
0.396
0.054
0.025
0.028
0.028
0.028
0.028
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21
q
2?
7
27
29
14
Ifl
I*
0.068
0.062
0.062
0.079
0.125
0.934
1.161
0.736
0.651
0.623
0.566
0.538
0.031
0.031
0.037
0.680
1.388
0.159
0.071
0.027
0.042
0.028
0.028
0.028
29
31
29
31
FLOW DAY
0.204
1.076
FLOW
1.076
0.105
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TRIBUTARY FLOW INFORMATION FOR NEW MEXICO
LAKE CODE 350c
SLUE WATER LAKE
MEAN MONTHLY FLOWS AND DAILY FLO*S(C'
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APPENDIX C
PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL DATA
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STORET RETRIEVAL DATE 76/12/16
N.«TL EUTROPHICATION SURVEY
EPA-LAS VEGAS
350201
35 17 33.0 108 C6 43.0 3
BLUE WATER LAKE
35061 NEW MEXICO
/TYPA/AMBNT/LAKE
DATE
FROM
TO
75/05/05
75/08/19
75/10/01
TIME
OF
DAY
10 10
10 10
10 10
10 10
11 40
11 40
11 40
11 40
13 40
13 40
13 40
13 40
DEPTH
FEET
0000
0005
0015
0045
0000
0005
0015
0040
0000
0005
0015
0037
00010
WATER
TEMP
CENT
10.0
10.0
10.3
9.3
16.9
17.0
16.7
16.4
16.3
16.2
16.2
16.1
11EPALES
04001002
0049 FEET DEPTH CLASS
00300
00
MG/L
7.8
8.2
8.0
7.4
7.8
7.0
5.6
5.4
6.6
6.6
6.8
6.4
00077
TRANSP
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STORET RETRIEVAL DATE .76/12/16
NATL EUTROPHICATION SURVEY
EPA-LAS VCGAS
/TYPA/AMBNT/LAKE
00010
DATE TIME DEPTH HATER
FRO" OF TFMP
TO DAY FEET CENT
75/05/05 10 35 0000 9.6
10 35 0005 9.9
10 35 0015 9.9
10 35 0025 9.3
75/08/19 11 00 0000 16.9
11 00 0005 16.8
11 00 0015 16.4
75/10/01 14 00 0000 16.6
14 00 0005 16.3
14 00 0015 16.3
350202
35 18 41.0 108 08 46.0
BLUE MATER LAKE
35031 NEW MEXICO
120991
11EPALES
04001002
0029 FEET DEPTH CLASS
00300
DO
MG/L
8.2
7.8
7.8
7.4
6.6
6.5
3.6
8.0
6.8
7.0
00077
TRANSP
SECCHI
INCHES
18
17
12
00094
CNDUCTVY
FIELD
MICROMHO
340
332
350
347
392
388
394
325
325
325
00400
PH
su
8.00
7.80
8.20
7.60
8.65
8.60
8.40
8.35
8.40
8.40
00410
T ALK
CAC03
MG/L
112
114
115
115
129
130
133
148
149
147
00610
NM3-N
TOTAL
MG/L
0.050
0.040
0.040
0.080
0.040
0.020K
0.200
0.190
0.200
0.200
00
00625
TOT KJEL
N
MG/L
0.800
0.600
O.AOO
0.600
0.500
0.400
0.600
0.800
0.800
0.800
00630 00671
N02&N03 PHOS-DIS
N-TOTAL ORTrlO
MG/L MG/L P
0.080
0.080
0.070
0.100
0.020
0.020K
0.310
0.050
0.050
0.050
0.009
0.010
0.010
0.014
0.009
0.004
0.034
0.011
0.012
0.012
DATE
FROM
TO
75/05/05
75/08/19
75/10/01
TIME DEPTH
OF
DAY FEET
10 35 0000
10 35 0005
10 35 0015
10 35 0025
11 00 0000
11 00 0005
11 00 0015
14 00 0000
14 00 0005
14 00 0015
00665
PHOS-TOT
MG/L P
0.038
0.041
0.037
0.044
0.055
0.039
0.073
0.037
0.033
0.037
32217
CHLRPHYL
A
UG/L
3.6
3.5
6.0
00031
INCDT LT
PFMNING
PERCENT
K VALUE KNOWN TO BE LESS
THAN INDICATED
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STOBET RETRIEVAL DATE 76/12/16
NATL EUTP.OPHICATION SURVEY
EP»-LAS "EGAS
/TYOA/AMBMT/LAKE
DATE TIME DEPTH
FROM OF
TO DAY FEET
75/05/05 11 00 0000
11 00 0005
11 00 0015
11 00 0023
75/08/19 11 20 0000
11 20 0005
11 20 0015
75/10/01 1* 15 0000
14 15 0005
14 15 0014
350203
35 17 -J9.u 106 Oft 57.0 3
BLUE WATER LAKE
35061 NEt» MEXICO
120991
11EPALES 04001002
0027 FEET DEHTH CLASS 00
00010
MATER
TEMP
CENT
9.5
9.5
9.4
9.5
16.7
16.5
16.4
16.3
16.3
16.1
00300
DO
MG/L
7.8
8.0
6.6
5.6
6.2
7.0
6.2
6.5
00077
THANSP
SECCHI
INCHES
18
12
00094
CNDUCTVY
FIELD
MICROMHO
346
351
351
342
385
385
385
324
325
324
00400
PH
SU
7.80
8.20
8.20
8.10
8.60
8.65
8.65
8.40
8.35
8.40
00410
T ALK
CAC03
MG/L
116
114
115
115
124
123
123
149
147
150
00610
NH3-N
TOTAL
MG/L
0.070
0.040
0.040
0.040
0.050
0.050
0.050
0.200
0.220
0.210
00625
TOT KJtL
N
MG/L
0.700
0.600
0.600
0.600
0.400
0.400
0.400
0.800
0.900
0.900
00630
N02&N03
N-TOTAL
MG/L
0.100
0.080
0.080
O.OftO
0.030
0.020K
0.020K
0.050
0.050
0.040
00671
PMOS-OIS
0»THO
MG/L P
0.016
0.012
0.013
0.013
0.007
0.007
0.007
0.014
0.016
0.016
DATE TIME DEPTH
FROM OF
TO DAY FEET
75/05/05 11 00 0000
11 00 0005
11 00 0015
11 00 0023
75/08/19 11 20 0000
11 20 0005
11 20 0015
75/10/01 14 15 0000
14 15 0005
14 IS 0014
0665
S-TOT
/L P
0.030
0.030
0.030
0.032
0.044
0.034
0.033
0.052
0.049
0.050
32217
CHLRPHYL
A
UG/L
1.6
4.7
3.7
00031
INCDT LT
RfMNING
PFKCENT
K VALUE KNOWN TO BE LESS
THAN INDICATED
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APPENDIX D
TRIBUTARY AND WASTEWATER
TREATMENT PLANT DATA
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STOHET RETRIEVAL DATE 7°6/12/16
N«TL f'JTSOPHlCATION SURVEY
EPA- LAS VEGAS
DATE TIME DEPTH N02t»N03
FROM OF
TO DAY FEET
74/13/07
75/01/19
75/03/09
75/03/21
75/04/08
75/04/29
75/05/22
75/05/31
75/06/07
75/07/27
75/08/29
75/09/14
75/10/18
75/11/15
11
10
11
11
11
10
11
13
50
30
10
20
15
10
45
30
10 15
12 25
12 00
12 30
21 00
3502A1
35 X? 31.0 10* 06 40.0 4
BLUEfcATER CREEK
35 7.5 PRE*ITT
0/8LUE HATE* LAKE 120991
RNK 500 FT S END ORT RO 7 M S» RT 66 JCT
11EPAUES 2111204
0000 FEET DEPTH CLASS 00
0630
t»N03
OTAL
6/L
0.016
0.060
0.016
0.030
0.065
0.030
0.030
0.030
0.005
0.150
0.030
0.030
0.005
0.025
00625
TOT KJEL
N
MG/L
1.000
0.650
1.000
0.650
3.150
2.000
0.900
0.650
1.050
1.250
0.800
1.300
0.200
0.600
00610
MH3-N
TOTAL
MG/L
0.025
0.032
0.016
0.037
0.045
0.040
0.015
0.020
0.075
0.100
0.090
0.220
0.030
O.OOb
00671
PHOS-DIS
ORTHO
MG/L P
0.010
0.010
0.010
0.040
0.005
0.005K
0.010
0.015
0.005
0.015
0.010
0.040
0.005
0.005
00665
PHOS-TOT
MG/L P
0.010
0.025
0.030
0.170
0.040
0.010K
0.310
0.070
0.030
0.080
0.030
0.100
0.010
0.020
K VALUE KNOWN TO BE LESS
THAN INDICATED
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STOKET RETRIEVAL DATE 76/13/16
NAIL EUTROPHICATIOM SURVEY
EPA- LAS VEGiS
3502A2
35 15 50.0 108 06 38.0 4
BLuEniATEd CREEK
35 7.5 P9EWITT
T/BLUE WATER LAKE 120991
DRT «D 8RDG 4 Ml S RT 412 JCT
11EPALES 2111204
0000 FEET DEPTH CLASS 00
DATE TIME DEPTH N02^N03
FROM OF
TO DAY FEET
74/12/07
75/01/19
75/02/09
75/03/21
75/04/08
75/04/29
75/05/22
75/05/31
75/06/07
75/07/27
75/08/29
75/09/14
75/10/18
75/11/15
13
11
12
12
11
14
14
11
13
12
11
12
10
45
20
35
15
45
40
50
50
45
30
30
J0630
>fs.N03
rOTAL
«G/L
0.016
0.028
0.016
0.020
0.030
0.005
0.020
0.005
0.005
0.020
0.010
0.015
0.005
O.OOS
00625
TOT KJEL
N
MG/L
1.600
0.100
0.100
1.850
0.750
1.200
2.100
0.600
0.425
0.300
0.250
0.700
0.100
0.200
00610
NH3-N
TOTAL
MG/L
0.020
0.008K
0.008K
0.030
0.030
0.020
0.030
0.020
0.025
0.055
0.020
0.220
0.010
0.005K
00671
PHOS-DIS
ORTHO
MG/L P
0.017
0.015
0.015
0.005
0.030
0.015
0.025
0.020
0.010
0.010
0.010
0.010
0.010
0.010
00665
PHOS-TOT
MG/L P
0.020
0.015
0.020
0.040
0.100
0.050
0.110
0.040
0.020
0.050
0.010
0.030
0.030
0.020
K VALUE KNOWN TO BE LESS
THAN INDICATED
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STOSET RETRIEVAL DATE 76/13/16
NATL EUTROPHICATIO* SURVEY
EPA- LAS VEGAS
DATE TIME DEPTH N026.N03
FROM OF
TO DAY FEET
74/12/07 14 00
75/04/08 12 00
75/04/29 10 50
75/05/22 13 20
75/05/31 14 10
75/11/15 12 00
3502B1
35 20 30.0 108 12 43.0 4
COTTONWOOD CHEEK
35 7.5 PINE CANYON
T/BLUE XATEH LAKE 120991
SEC RO BBOG 1.8 MI NNW OF STALLINGS RNCH
11EPALES 2111204
0000 FEET DEPTH CLASS 00
0630
6.N03
OTAL
6/L
0.008
0.130
0.005
0.020
0.005
0.005
00625
TOT KJEL
N
MG/L
0.400
1.450
1.650
1.750
0.350
0.200
00610
MH3-N
TOTAL
MG/L
0.040
0.075
0.025
0.020
0.020
0.005K
00671
PHOS-DIS
OftTHO
MG/L P
0.005K
0.030
0.020
0.005
0.005
0.005K
00665
PHOS-TOT
MG/L P
0.010K
0.250
0.040
0.200
0.030
0.020
K VALUE KNOWN TO BE LESS
THAN INDICATED
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STORE! RETRIEVAL DATE 7f>/12/16
*ATL EUTROPHICATION SURVEY
EPA- LAS VEGAS
DATE TIME DEPTH N02S.N03
FRO" OF
TO DAY FEET
75/03/21 11 05
75/04/08 12 15
75/06/07
75/08/29 14 10
3502C1
35 18 45.0 108 iO 00.0 4
UNNAMED STREAM
35 7.5 PINE CANYON
T/BLUE 1ATEK LAKE 120991
SEC RD XING 2 MI ESE OF STALLINGS RANCH
11EPALES 2111204
0000 FEZT DEPTH CLASS 00
0630
IS.N03
OTAL
G/L
0.010
0.010
0.010
0.005
00625
TOT KJEL
N
MG/L
1.600
1.100
0.900
0.350
00610
>!H3-'N
TOTAL
MG/L
0.055
0.085
0.035
0.015
00671
PHOS-DIS
ORTHO
MG/L P
0.025
0.035
0.010
0.005K
00665
PHOS-TOT
MG/L P
0.050
0.040
0.060
0.010
K VALUE KNOWN TO BE LESS
THAN INDICATED
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APPENDIX E
PARAMETRIC RANKINGS OF LAKES
SAMPLED BY NES IN 1975
STATE OF NEW MEXICO
Mean or median values for six of the key parameters evaluated
1n establishing the trophic conditions of New Mexico lakes sampled
are presented to allow direct comparison of the ranking, by parameter,
of each lake relative to the others. Median total phosphorus,
median inorganic nitrogen and median dissolved orthophosphorus
levels are expressed in mg/1. Chlorophyll a_ values are expressed
in yg/1. To maintain consistent rank order with the preceding
parameters, the mean Secchi disc depth, in inches, is subtracted
from 500. Similarly, minimum dissolved oxygen values are subtracted
from 15 to create table entries.
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LAKE DATA TO BE USED IN RANKINGS
LAKE
CODE LAKE NAME
0812 NAVAJO RESERVOIR
3501 ALAMOGORDO
3502 BLUE WATER LAKE
3503 CONCHAS RESERVOIR
3504 EAGLE NEST LAKE
3505 ELEPHANT BUTTE RESERVOIR
3506 EL VAOO RESERVOIR
3507 LAKE MACMILLAN
3509 UTE RESERVOIR
MEDIAN
TOTAL P
0.025
0.025
0.036
0.020
0.181
0.083
0.034
0.097
0.021
MEDIAN
INORG N
0.130
0.050
0.140
0.040
0.070
0.110
0.140
0.045
0.040
500-
MEAN SEC
420.92.8
469.667
480.125
451.833
455.750
475.750
466.444
489.778
448.750
MEAN
CHLORA
2.164
5.867
3.867
3.275
13.357
6.758
2.189
14.133
3.242
15-
MIN DO
11.200
10.600
11.400
14.400
14.400
1*4.200
12.600
10.100
13.800
MEDlAf
DISS ORTHC
0.009
0.003
0.012 •
0.004
0.132
0.052
0.014
0,00?
0.004
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PERCENT OF LAKES WITH HIGHER VALUES (NUMBER OF LAKES WITH HIGHER VALUES)
LAKE
CODE LAKE NAME
0812 NAVAJO RESERVOIR
3501 ALAMOGOROO
3502 BLUE WATER LAKE
3503 CONCHAS RESERVOIR
350* EAGLE NEST LAKE
3505 ELEPHANT BUTTE RESERVOIR
3506 EL VADO RESERVOIR
3507 LAKE MACMILLAN
3509 UTE RESERVOIR
MEDIAN
TOTAL P
63 (
75 (
38 <
100 (
0 (
25 (
50 (
13 (
88 (
5)
6)
3)
8)
0)
2)
4)
1)
7)
MEDIAN
INORG N
25 (
63 (
6 (
94 (
50 (
38 (
6 (
75 (
94 (
2)
5)
0)
7)
4)
3)
0)
6)
7)
500-
MEAN SEC
100
38
13
75
63
25
50
0
88
( 8)
( 3)
(. 1)
( 6)
( 5)
( 2)
( 4)
( 0)
( 7)
MEAN
CHLORA
100 (
38 (
50 (
63 (
13 (
25 (
88 (
0 (
75 (
8)
3)
4)
5)
1)
2)
7)
0)
6)
15-
MIN
75 (
88 (
63 (
6 (
6 (
25 (
50 (
100 (
38 (
DO
6)
7)
5)
0)
0)
2)
4)
8)
3)
MEDIAN
OISS ORTHO
56 (
100 (
38 (
ai <
P (
13 (
25 (
56 (
81 (
4)
6)
3)
6)
0)
1)
2)
4)
6)
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