^X/\RONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
REGION 10
NATIONAL WATER QUALITY
SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM
(NWQSS) REPORT
JUNE 1975 - MAY 1976
Surveillance & Analysis
Division
(REGION X-PACIFIC NORTHWEST & ALASKAI
1200 SIXTH AVENUE, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98101
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REGION 10
NATIONAL WATER QUALITY
SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM
(NWQSS) REPORT
JUNE 1975 - MAY 1976
Surveillance & Analysis
Division
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UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENGY
SUBJECT: Semi-Annual National Water Quality Surveillance
System (NWQSS) Report
DATE: April 13, 1977
FROM: Gary L. O'Neal, Director ^QfiijVA
Surveillance & Analysis Division"; Region 10
TO: Clyde B. Eller, Director
S&A Division, EPA
100 California Street
San Francisco, California 94111
The attached report is the first of a semi-annual report series which
is designed to inform environmental managers, planners, and other
interested technical individuals about the current water quality status
at key river points within Region 10 of the Environmental Protection
Agency. Only the contiguous states of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho
are included in the report. The water quality status' in Alaska will
be reported in the future when an adequate water quality network can
be established. The current report date range is from June 1975
through May 1976.
Water quality and some biological information is presented in the
form of three dimensional graphs depicting water quality over time
and distance so that the entire year's status for a river basin can
be quickly reviewed. Actual numerical data is available from EPA's
"STORET" system at any time if needed for a more detailed evaluation.
Future reports will include trend assessments at key stations within
each basin, the current year's water quality (updated every six months),
as well as an expanded water quality and biological data coverage in
the Yakima and Willamette River Basins. The next report due in May 1977
will include data from January 1976 through December 1976.
Any suggestions or comments by the readers that may help improve future
reports will be appreciated. Please address any comments to Bill Schmidt
of the Surveillance and Analysis Division.
Enclosure
EPA Form 1320-6 (Rev. 6-72)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
ti
I
J
K
L
M
N
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P
Page
1-16
17-28
29-50
51-57
58-64
65-78
79-80
81-96
97-112
113-128
129-130
_ 131-137
- 138-147
148-154
155-161
162-173
174-179
Basin No.
Introduction
Upper Columbia River Basin
Lower Columbia River Basin
Kootenai River Basin
Clark Fork-Pend Oreille River Basin
Spokane River Basin
i
Yakima River Basin
Upper Snake River Basin
Middle Snake River Basin
Lower Snake River Basin
Willamette River Basin
Bear River Basin
Klamath River Basin
Washington Coast Basin
Oregon Coast Basin
Puget Sound Basin
Southern Oregon Lakes Basin
13-05
13-10
13-01
13-02
13-0-3
13-04
13-06
13-07
13-08
13-09
15-07
14-01
13-12
13-13
13-11
13-14
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REGION 10 NATIONAL WATER QUALITY
SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM (NWQSS) REPORT
INTRODUCTION
Federal and state environmental agencies maintain ambient monitoring networks to measure the quality of our
water environment. These monitoring networks are invaluable in determining where pollution problems exist
and to measure the success or failures of abatement and pollution prevention programs.
A report similar to this will be published on a semi-annual basis. Any suggestions for improving the
information presented in this document and/or future documents will be appreciated. Please direct your
comments to the Surveillance and Analysis Division Director, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Sixth Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98101.
1. PURPOSE:
The purpose of this report is to present the ambient water quality and biological status of the waters
encompassed by Region 10 of EPA (see map on Figure 1). At the present time this report includes only the
freshwater streams of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. Future monitoring programs will enable coverage that
will include the State of Alaska as well as the major estuarine areas within the entire region.
The current report layout includes three dimensional graphs depicting the stream quality constituents spa-
tially and temporally for the major rivers. Corresponding parameters at the mouth station's of the signlfi-
"cant tributaries to the major rivers are shown; on bar charts on the adjacent facing page. Whenever possible,
the criteria levels are shown for the purpose of developing a comparative base for each station and to pre-
sent graphically the severity of the pollution problem. These criteria are discussed later in the Introduc-
tion of this report. Future reports will include trend analysis at key "stations when a sufficient amount
of compatible data is collected. The data used in this report is stored in EPA's "STORET" computer system.
The period of data record used in developing this report are indicated on each graph.
The information provided herein j.s_ not intended to answer "cause and effect" questions but is presented to
show the current ambient status of water quality lluuugllUul tne region. ft Is understood that many of the
water quality problems are on tributaries of major streams or are in local areas not associated with major
streams; however, the major streams function as integraters of pollution problems and, therefore, reflect
the long term changes in water quality conditions of th'e tributaries. The shorter term state and regional
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monitoring programs are designed in part to show immediate and more dramatic changes in water quality closer
to the sources. Stations on the major river system lend more support to the national, regional, and state
picture than the more erratic and quick response minor streams.
The data base used in this report is from the National Water Quality Surveillance System (NWQSS) which is a
minimum primary network of water quality and biological stations which are discussed in the following section.
2. MONITORING PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
The primary ambient water quality monitoring program used in Region 10 of EPA is part of a national monitoring
program called "National Water Quality Surveillance System" or NWQSS which was originally designed to assess
the general ambient water quality status of the major rivers and streams of the nation. Region 10 of EPA and
the states of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho have modified and expanded the network to include additional sta-
tions designed to help identify water quality problems, establish trends, and assess progress toward water
quality improvement. The NWQSS network is a primary system of fixed monitoring stations (sampled on a monthly
or biweekly basis) by either EPA, the United States Geological Survey, and/or the state environmental agencies.
There are approximately 60 such stations in the Region 10 states of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. Table 1
lists the station location, collecting agency,; and other information pertaining to each station within the
region. The station locations are shown on specific river basin maps which are presented in each of the fol-
lowing data sections of this report. ;
The following criteria was used to select the major rivers, significant tributaries, and station locations
that represent the regional NWQSS network. :
NWQSS CRITERIA
I. MAJOR RIVERS
1. Rivers that are classified as major when they have one of the following characteristics:
a. A drainage area greater than 100,000 mile^.
b. An average annual discharge at the mouth of greater than 50,000 cfs.
c. A length of 200 miles or more.
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d. Major cities of 100,000 or more people and/or major industrial complexes with
discharges.
e. Are interstate, international, or terminal streams with a length of 200 miles
or more.
Once major rivers are classified, stations on the river are located using the following
criteria:
1. Above and below the confluence of significant tributaries (as well as near the mouth
of significant tributaries—see II below).
2. Downstream of major land use areas such as agricultural or municipal and industrial.
3. At international or state borders.
A significant tributary is also considered a major river if it meets the above criteria.
II. SIGNIFICANT TRIBUTARIES .
1. Significant tributaries are classified using one or more of the following criteria:
a. The flow of the tributary is 10% or more of the major river (measured downstream
of the tributary confluence).
b. River basin population per square mile of drainage area is at least 70 people/mile2,
c. Population of any single community is 200,000 people or more.
d. Industrial loading adversely affects stream quality in drainage areas greater than
1000 miles2.
e. Amount of irrigated land per square mile of drainage area is 0.5 or 50% or more
and when drainage area exceeds 1000 miles .
f. Amount of forest land per mile2 of drainage area is 0.5 or 50% or greater when
drainage area exceeds 1000 miles .
Other factors may dictate station locations in major rivers and significant tributaries.
One factor is the existing location of USGS NASQAN stations. These stations were utilized
wherever possible.
EPA is considered to be responsible for all major interstate or international streams since
no single state can effectively maintain water quality in those streams.
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The states are responsible for the monitoring of and reporting data for interstate streams
which include most tributaries to the major rivers.
3. PARAMETRIC COVERAGE:
The parametric coverage for the stations in the NWQSS network is shown on Table 2. At the present time there
is some discrepancy among the various agencies' parametric coverage; however, negotiations are presently under-
way to develop a uniform parameter package. Station parameters covered by this report include a selection of
those constituents which are, 1. considered significant in ambient station analysis and/or, 2. collected at
each NWQSS station in the river basin under consideration.
4. REGION 10 WATER QUALITY CRITERIA:
Parameter
Temperature
Dissolved Oxygen
Dissolved Gas
Criteria Level/Units
20°C (68°F) MAX
6 mg/1 MIN
90% SAT MIN
110% SAT MAX
Environmental Impact and Reference
To protect growth and migration routes of salmonids
(Federal Water Pollution Control Administration (FWPCA),
Water Quality Criteria, 1968).
For good growth and the general well-being of trout,
salmon, and other species of cold water aquatic life,
DO concentrations should not be below 6 mg/1 (FWPCA,
Water Quality Criteria, 1968). In addition, state
water quality standards normally require 90% satura-
tion for dissolved oxygen (Idaho and Oregon).
To prevent fish fatalities by "gas bubble disease", in
which dissolved gases in the circulatory system come
out of solution to form bubbles (emboli), which block
the flow of blood through the capillary vessels (Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency, Quality Criteria for
Water, 1976).
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Parameter
Criteria Level/Units
Environmental Impact and Reference
pH
6.5 MIN
8.5 MAX
Turbidity
25 JTU MAX
The pH range of 5 to 9 is not directly lethal to fish.
However, the toxicity of several common pollutants is
markedly affected by pH changes within this range,
and increasing acidity or alkalinity may make these
poisons more toxic. Therefore, a pH range of 6.5 to
9.0 is desirable to protect freshwater aquatic life
(EPA, Quality Criteria for Water, 1976). In primary
contact recreation waters, the pH should be within the
range of 6.5-8.3 (except when due to natural causes)
to prevent the possibilities of eye irritations in
humans (FWPCA, Water Quality Criteria, 1968). State
pH standards range from 6.5 to 9.0 for Idaho and 6.5
to 8.5 for Oregon and Washington. In light of the
above information, our criteria has been set at 6.5
to 8.5.
Most state standards have a turbidity standard of "not
to exceed 5 JTU over background or natural conditions".
This is rather ambiguous as to what "background or
natural conditions" are. Also, this type of standard
does not relate to the fishable/swimmable concept.
Excessive turbidity reduces photosynthesis by aquatic
plant life and damages the spawning grounds of fish and
habitat of aquatic invertebrates. Buck (1956) observed
that maximum production in hatchery ponds and reservoirs
occurred where the average turbidity was less than 25
JTU (FWPCA, Water Quality Criteria, 1968) .
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Parameter
Criteria Level/Units
Environmental Impact and Reference
Phosphorus
Total 0.05 mg/l-P
Total 0.15 mg/l-PO^
Ortho 0.025 mg/l-P
Ortho 0.075 mg/l-PO,
Diss. Ortho 0.01 mg/l-P
Nitrate Nitrogen
Ammonia Nitrogen
0.30 mg/l-N
1.33 mg/l-N03
Unionized 0.02 mg/l-N
Total 0.20 mg/l-N
Total 0.26 mg/l-NH
Limited studies made to date indicate that different
species of algae have somewhat different phosphorus
requirements, with the range of available phosphorus
usually falling between 0.01 and'0.05 mg/1 as P. At
these levels, when other conditions are favorable,
blooms may be expected. While there is no set rela-
tionship between total and available phosphorus (be-
cause the ratio varies with season, temperature, and
plant growth), the total phosphorus is governing, as
it is the reservoir that supplies the available
phosphorus. A desirable guideline for total phosphorus
is 0.05 mg/1 as P where streams enter lakes or
reservoirs (FWPCA,Water Quality Criteria, 1968). The
other criteria levels for different units and forms of
phosphorus have been determined by unit conversion
and relationships found between the phosphorus forms
in Region 10. The other forms of phosphorus are
used only as indicators when data for total phosphorus
is lacking.
Mackenthum (1965) cited results indicating that inor-
ganic nitrogen at 0.30 mg/1 and inorganic phosphorus
at 0.01 mg/1, at the start of an active growing
season, subsequently permitted algal blooms (FWPCA,
Water Quality Criteria, 1968).
The amount of unionized ammonia is very much dependent
upon pH, temperature, and concentration of total
ammonia. A maximum level of 0.02 mg/1 as unionized
ammonia is recommended to minimize toxicity to
freshwater aquatic life (EPA, Quality Criteria for
Water, 1976). Concentrations of total ammonia above
0.20 mg/1 as N are indicative of organic pollution
(Klein, River Pollution 1., Chemical Analysis, 1959).
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Parameter
Criteria Level/Units
Environmental Impact and Reference
Bacteria
Total Coliform 1000/100 ml
Fecal Coliform 240/100 ml
Dissolved Solids
Conductivity
IDS 500 mg/1
Cond. 750 umho/cm
Boron
750 ug/1
Total and fecal coliform are microbiological indicators
used to determine or indicate the safety of water for
drinking, swimming, and shellfish harvesting. A fecal
coliform log mean of 200 per 100 ml for bathing waters
and 14 per 100 ml for shellfish harvesting waters is
recommended by Quality Criteria for Water, EPA, 1976.
State standards range from 240 total/50 fecal per 100
ml for primary contact recreation in Idaho, 1000 total
per 100 ml in Oregon for general beneficial use, and
1000 total per 100 ml in Washington for Class. B general
recreation. From the above discussion, the suggested
criteria level based on general recreation is 1000 per
100 ml for total coliform and 240 per 100 ml for fecal
coliform.
High levels of dissolved solids are a hazard for irri-
gation water. A maximum level of 500 mg/1 is indicated
for water from which no detrimental effects will usu-
ally be noticed. For domestic water supply, the maxi-
mum level is 250 mg/1 (EPA, Quality Criteria for Water,
1976). A relationship exists between dissolved solids
and conductivity where total dissolved solids = .6 to
.8 times the conductivity.
For long term irrigation, a maximum level of 750 ug/1
is recommended for sensitive crops (EPA, Quality Cri-
teria for Water, 1976).
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Parameter
Criteria Level/Units
Environmental Impact and Reference
Benthic Inver-
tebrate Biomass
Chlorophyll a
3 mg/1
3-20 mg/1
20 mg/1
Species Diversity
<1 polluted
1-3 moderate pollution
>3 unpolluted
Is a measure of the standing crops of the benthic
fauna. Typical responses of the standing crop to
environmental stress are:
Stress
Toxic Substance
Severe Temperature
Alterations
Silt
Inorganic Nutrients
Organic Nutrients
(high 02 demand)
Standing Crop Response
Reduce
Variable
Reduce
Increase
Increase
(EPA Biological Field and Laboratory Methods, 1973.)
Oligotrophic
Mesotrophic
Eutrophic
(Vollenweider, Dr. R.A., Water Management Research,
Scientific Fundamentals of the Eutrophication of Lakes
and Flowing Waters with Particular Reference to Nitro-
gen and Phosphorus as Factors in Eutrophication, DAS/
CSI/68.27).
The species diversity index reflects the response of
the benthic macroinvertebrate community to pollutional
stress (Wilhelm 1970),
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Heavy Metals Toxicity
Metal
Cadmium
Chromium
Copper
Lead
Mercury
Zinc
Criteria Level
Hard Water -
30 ug/1
3 ug/1
Soft Water -
4 ug/1
.4 ug/1
50 ug/1
20 ug/1
30 ug/1
0.2 ug/1
100 ug/1
80 ug/1
100 ug/1
Environmental Impact
Total Hardness above 100 mg/1 as CaCOo
Aquatic life protected
Eggs and larvae of salmon protected
Total Hardness below 100 mg/1 as CaCO,
Aquatic life protected
j
Eggs and larvae of salmon protected
Mixed aquatic populations protected
Reference
96 hour
at hatch
to Chinook salmon in soft water was 31 ug/1
18 ug/1 at 1 month old
Aquatic life protected
Selected species of fish and predatory aquatic organisms
protected
96 hour TL,-n to Chinook salmon in soft water at 1
month old
Algalcidal concentration for Selenastrum Capriconutum
/
1 month old salmonid toxicity
1
2
1
1
References:
1. EPA R3.73.033, Ecological Research Series, Water Quality Criteria 1972, U.S. Government
Printing Office, 1973.
2. EPA, Quality Criteria for Water, 1976.
3. Green, et. al., Report to Region X on the Results of the Spokane River Algal Assays,1973.
4. Wilhelm, J.L. 1970. "Range of Diversity Index in Benthic Macroinvertebrate Populations"
JWPCF, 42(S); R221-R224.
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Pesticide Toxicity
The following criteria levels are recommended to protect the freshwater aquatic life (EPA, Quality
Criteria for Water, 1976).
Pesticide Criteria Level
Aldrin .003 ug/1
Dieldrin .003 ug/1
Chlordane .010 ug/1
DDT .001 ug/1
Endrin .004 ug/1
Heptachlor .001 ug/1
Lindane .010 ug/1
Malathion .100 ug/1
Parathion .040 ug/1
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TABLE 1
Presently in
STORE! Station
Number
14247400
26B070/14244200
14211720
14128900
14113000
30A070/14105700
14103000
14048000
14019200
12510500
36A070
44A070/12462600
53A070/12436500
12433000
12400520
13353200
13343600
13342500
13334300
13317000
13290450
13269000
13267400
13251000
13213000
13172850
13154500
13093100
13087900
13082030
Agency
Code
112WRD
21540000/112WRD
112WRD
112WRD
112WRD
21540000/112WRD
112WRD
112WRD
112WRD
112WRD
21540000
21540000/112WRD
21540000/112WRD
112WRD
112WRD
112WRD
112WRD
112WRD
112WRD
112WRD
112WRD
112WRD
112WRD
112WRD
112WRD
112WRD
112WRD
112WRD
112WRD
112WRD
River
Columbia
Cowlitz
Willamette
Columbia
Klickitat
Columbia
Deschutes
John Day
Columbia
Yakima
Columbia
Columbia
Columbia
Spokane
Columbia
Snake
Snake
Clearwater
Snake
Salmon
Snake
Snake
Weiser
Payette
Boise
Snake
Snake
Rock Creek
Snake
Snake
Station Location
@ Bradwood, Ore.
@ Kelso, WA.
@ Portland, Ore.
@ Warrendale, Ore.
Nr. Pitt, WA.
Blw. The Dallas Dam
Nr. Biggs, Ore.
@ McDonald Ferry
Blw. McNary Dam
@ Kiona, WA.
@ Vernita Bridge
Blw. Rock Island Dam
@ Grand Coulee Dam
@ Long Lake
@ Northport, WA.
@ Burbank, WA.
Blw. Lower Granite Dam
@ Spalding, Ida.
0 Anatone, Ida.
@ Whitebird, Ida.
Blw. Hells Canyon Dam
@ Weiser
@ Weiser
Nr . Payette
Nr . Parma
@ Mar sing, Ida.
@ King Hill, Ida.
Nr. Mouth
@ Milner Dam
Above Bur ley, Ida.
River
038.9
004.9
012.8
141.0
007.0
188.9
001.4
020.5
292.0
029.9
388.1
450.9
596.0
033.9
734.1
004.4
. 107.5
012.0
167.2
053.7
247.0
334.7
001.0
004.2
005.0
424.0
545.6
003.6
640.0
665.2
Station
Type
NWQSS
State
NASQAN
NASQAN
NASQAN
NWQSS
NASQAN
NASQAN
NWQSS
NASQAN
State
State
State
NASQAN
NASQAN
NASQAN
NWQSS
State
NWQSS
NASQAN
NASQAN
State
State
State
NASQAN
State
NASQAN
State
NWQSS
NWQSS
Funding
Agency
EPA-HQ/USGS
DOE
USGS
uses
USGS
EPA-Region X
USGS
USGS
EPA-X/USGS
USGS
DOE/USGS
DOE/USGS
DOE/USGS
USGS
USGS
USGS
EPA-Region X
IDH/USGS
EPA-HQ/USGS
USGS
USGS
IDH/USGS
IDH/USGS
IDH/USGS
USGS
IDH/USGS
USGS
IDH/USGS
EPA-HQ/USGS
EPA-HQ
NWQSS Network?
Yes No
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
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TABLE 1 (cont.)
Presently in
STORE! Station
Number
13077000
13075909
13063500
13057100/
13057000
13056500
13022500
12433000
12431900
12424200
12424003
12419000
12415075
12413810
12413490
12413000
12318500
12305000
12398600
12395500
12392050
151044/10090500
153559/10079500
10059500
151042/10075000
151039/10039500
14207500
14301000
14321000
14372300
Agency
Code
112WRD
112WRD
112WRD
112WRD
112WRD
112WRD
112WRD
112WRD
112WRD
112WRD
112WKD
112WRD
112WRD
112WRD
112WRD
112WRD
112WRD
112WRD
112WRD
112WRD
112WRD
21IDAHO/112WRD
1119C050/112WRD
112WRD .
21IDAHO/112WRD
21IDAHO/112WRD
112WRD
112WRD
112WRD
112WRD
River
Snake
Portneuf
Blackfoot
Snake
Snake
Henry's Fork
Snake
Spokane
Little Spokane
Spokane
Hangman Cr .
Spokane
St. Joe
Coeur d'Alene
SF C. d'Alene
Coeur d'Alene
Kootenai
Kootenai
Pend Oreille
Pend Oreille
Clark Fork
Bear
Bear
Bear
Bear
Bear
Tualatin
Nehalem
Umpqua
Rogue
Station Location
@ Neely, Ida.
@ Siphon Rd. Bridge
@ Mouth Nr. Blackfoot
E. of .Roberts, Ida./
Menan, Ida.
Nr. Rexburg, Ida.
@ Alpine, Wyo.
@ Long Lake
Nr. Mouth
@ Riverside St. Park
@ Mouth Nr . Spokane
Blw. Post Falls Dam
@ St. Maries, Ida.
@ Rose Lake, Ida.
@ Enaville, Ida.
@ Enaville, Ida.
Nr. Copeland, WA.
@ Leonia, Ida.
@ International Border
@ Newport, WA.
@ Clark Fork, Ida.
Nr. Preston, Ida.
Blw. Alexander Reservoir
Outlet Canal Nr . Paris
@ Soda Springs, Ida.
@ Idaho-Wyoming Border
@ West Linn, Ore.
Nr. Foss, Ore.
Nr. Elkton, Ore.
Nr . Agness, Ore.
River
712.7
011.7
002.3
819.8
009.1
918.0
033.9
001.1
069.1
000.6
102.1
015.4
153.4
000.4
168.9
132.8
171.6
016.1
088.2
149.0
097.3
169.4
008.0
174.3
274.0
011.6
013.3
048.4
027.5
Station
Type
NWQSS
State
State
NWQSS
State
NASQAN
NASQAN
NWQSS
NWQSS
State
NWQSS
NWQSS
NWQSS
NASQAN
State
NASQAN
State
State
State
NASQAN
State
State
NASQAN
NASQAN
NASQAN
NASQAN
Funding
Agency
EPA-HQ
IDH/USGS
IDH/USGS
EPA-HQ/USGS
IDH/USGS
USGS
USGS
EPA-HQ/USGS
EPA-HQ/USGS
IDH/USGS
EPA-HQ/USGS
EPA-HQ/USGS
EPA-HQ/USGS
USGS
IDH/USGS
USGS
IDH/USGS
IDH/
USGS
IDH/
IDH/USGS
USGS
USGS
USGS
USGS
NWQSS Network?
Yes
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
No
X
X
X
X
X
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TABLE 1 (cont.)
STORET Station
Number
10396000
12031000
12013500
12155500
12009980
12045500
12200500
10A050/12101500
05A070/12167700
12089500
400153/11493500
400154/11507500
400155
400156
400157/11509500
400158/11510700
Agency
Code
112WRD
112WRD
112WRD
112WRD
112WRD
112WRD
112WRD
21540000/112WRD
21540000/112WRD
MVTRO
1 ii-i J. £\w
112WRD
1119C050/112WRD
-1119C050/112WRD
1119C050
1119C050
1119C050/112WRD
1119C050/112WRD
River
Donner/Blitzen
Chehalis
Willapa
Snohomish
Deschutes
Elwha
Skagit
Puyallup
Stillaguamish
Pprl 51T" — r^Toon
1/dla.L \JLCCLl
Nisqually
Klamath
Klamath
Klamath
Klamath
Klamath
Klamath
Station Location
Nr. Frenchglen
@ Porter, WA.
Nr. Willapa
@ Snohomish
Nr. Olympia
@ Port Angeles
Nr. Mount Vernon
@ Puyallup
@ Silvana
1 Mile Blw. Renton STP
@ McKenna
Williamson R. @ Hwy 97 Br.
Link R. @ Hwy 97 Br.'
Strait Drain
@ Hwy 97 Bridge
@ Keno Bridge
Blw. Big Bend Power Plant
River
042.8
033.3
019.0
010.4
003.4
008.6
010.7
006.6
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021.8
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Station
Type
NASQAN
NASQAN
State
State
State
NASQAN
NASQAN
State
State
State
Funding
Agency
USGS
DOE/USGS
DOE/USGS
DOE/USGS
DOE/USGS
USGS
USGS
DOE/USGS
DOE/USGS
DOE/USGS
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T?P A T? Q rr -? y™\ ri Y
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Presently in
NWQSS Network?
Yes No
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
13
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TABLE 2
NATIONAL WATER QUALITY SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM
PARAMETRIC COVERAGE
PARAMETER
STORET
CODE
NAME
Water Quality
00010 Temperature
00080 Color
00095 Specific Conductance
00400 pH
00403 pH
00300 Dissolved Oxygen
00061 Flow (instantaneous)
00410 Total Alkalinity
00440 HC03
00445 C03
31616 Fecal Coliform
31504 Total Coliform
31501 Total Coliform
31679 Fecal Strep.
00660 Ortho Phosphate as
00671 Dissolved Ortho. P.
00665 Total Phosphorus
71387 Total N. as N03
00605 Total Organic N.
00630 N02 + NO3 (N)
00600 Total Nitrogen
00625 Total Kjeldahl N.
00610 NH^ (N)
00070 Turbidity
00530 Total Sus. Solids (105°C)
SAMPLING AGENCY
EPA
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
'M
M
M
M
M
EPA/USGsi/
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M:
M
uses!/
(NASQAN)
M
M
M
M
M or Q
; M or Q
M
M
M
M
M
M or Q
WDOE/USGsl/
B
B
B
B
•B •
B
B
B
' B
B.
„
B
B
B
B
B
ODEQi/ IDHW OTHER
M
M
M
M
M.
M
M
M
M
. M
M
M
M
M
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TABLE 2 (cont.)
NATIONAL WATER QUALITY SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM
PARAMETRIC COVERAGE
PARAMETER
SAMPLING AGENCY
STORET
CODE
NAME
Water Quality (cont.)
00500 Total Solids
70300 Residue Diss. @ 180°C
70299 Residue - Suspended (110°C)
80154 Suspended Sediments
00940 Chloride as Cl.
00550 Oil and Grease
00680 Total Organic Carbon
00335 COD low level
00955 Dissolved Silica
01045 Total Iron
71900 Total Mercury
01002 Total Arsenic
01027 Total Cadmium
01034 Total Chromium
01042 Total Copper
01051 Total Lead
01147 Total Selenium
01092 Total Zinc
Biological
Periphyton/Chlorophyll
(mg>m2)
Periphyton Biomass
Benthic Invertebrate
Biomass
Species Diversity Index
T. Phytoplankton
(cells/ml)
"a"
EPA
M
M
I/
5/
EPA/USGSi'
I/
M
M
M
M •
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
Q
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
I/
5/
USGSf.'
2/
M
M or Q
M or Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
M
WDOE/USGS^-/
IDHW OTHER
M
M
5.7
5/
5/
5/
15
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TABLE 2 (cont.)
NATIONAL WATER QUALITY SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM
PARAMETRIC COVERAGE
— USGS collects and analyzes samples at stations under contract to EPA.
II
— USGS NASQAN station parameters for those stations included in the NWQSS network.
— USGS-WDOE cooperative sampling network parameters for those stations included in the NWQSS network.
Ll
— There are no Oregon DEQ stations in the NWQSS; however, DEQ and EPA are negotiating on a fixed station network.
— Samplers are placed and retrieved twice during the summer months of each year. --Idaho DHW and Washington DOE
collect the samples and EPA analyzes the contents.
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FIGURE 1
A L A S K A
0 R E G O...N
IDAHO
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UPPER COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN 13-05
The United States portion of the Upper Columbia River basin lies totally within the State of
Washington. The Columbia River is the major river within the basin, with the Spokane River the
major contributing tributary. The basin boundaries include the Columbia at Northport, Wa. (R.M. 734.1)
to the Columbia at Priest Rapids (R.M. 388.1). The major metropolitan centers effecting water
quality in the Upper Columbia River basin are Spokane (pop.-171,000), and Wenatchee (pop. 17,700)
However, the effects on water quality caused by the city of Spokane will be discussed in greater
detail in the Spokane River basin. Irrigated agriculture is the major land use in the basin.
Major municipal and industrial point sources associated with this 'basin are domestic sewage
treatment plants and the aluminum industry. ;
National Water Quality Surveillance System (NWQSS) stations located within this basin are shown
on the map. The complete water quality and biological parametric coverage for NWQSS stations is
listed in the Introduction of this report along with the EPA criteria associated with those
parameters. However, only some of the parameters are included in the following curves. Complete
raw data is available from EPA upon request.
The following curve layout is designed to show the mainstem river constituents both spatially and
temporally on a single three dimensional plot. Water quality constituents at the mouth of the
significant tributaries to the Columbia River are shown temporally on bar charts.
A-17
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UPPER COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN
Map
Station
Number
1A
IB
1C
ID
IE
Physical
X
X
X
X
X
Type of Data
Collected
Chemical
X
X
X
X
X
'E: Complete station information shown in
page 11-13.
Biological
Table 1
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STORE! #13-05
UPPER COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN
Qf* f* I ^^ f+ A V I /F*± R. | f
;S.S. LOCATIONS
MAJOR SURFACE WATERS AND FEATURES
NOTE: (1) Sampling Site IB is physically
located within the Spokane River
Basin, depicted as Sampling Site II
(2) Water quality data from Sampling
Site IE is located with Lower
Columbia River Basin data.
(Sampling Site IB)
7. N. f/r. Paysat en R.
2. Similkameen R.
3. Kettle R.
4. Curlew Cr.
5. 'Chewack R.
6. Twisp R.
7. Methow R.
8. Okanogan R.
9. Sanpoil R.
•JO.-W. Fk. Sanpoil R.
N
CANADA
77. Columbia River
12. Colville R:
13. Stehek/n R.
14. Lake Che/an
15. Entiat ft.
16. Wenatchee R.
17. Nesoelem R.
18. Crab Cr.
19. Franklin Roosevelt Lake
20. Banks Lake •
21. Potholes Res.
22. Billy Clapp Lake
23. Moses Lake
24. Grand Coulee Dam
25. Chief Joseph Dam
26., Welles Dam
27. Rocky Reach Dam
28. Rock Island Dam
29. Wanapum Dam
30. Priest Rapids Dam
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UPPER COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN
STREAM FLOW CFS
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORE! system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
— Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
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UPPER COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN
STREAM FLOW CFS
PCtVCR AT I.ON9 L.AKC . UA3M
I ' I
DtC JAM FfB
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UPPER COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN
TEMPERATURE DEC C
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORET system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
— Hissing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
20°C maximum temperature for salmonid spawning and rearing
has been exceeded.
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UPPER COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN
TEMPERATURE DEG C
aa
T
e
M L+.0-
c
R 12. a»-
5 -•-
e
D a.o-
o
e.oi-
c
*.B-
2.0-
1 1
. 1
1 —
1
1
1
1
I. •
1
1
1
1
AM JUL M-B SEP OCT
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UPPER COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN
NOTES:
-- Data from EPA's STORET system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
— Hissing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
~ Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
pH is below the 6.5 minimum or above the 8.5 maximum
criteria level.
P H
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UPPER COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN
r
H 7.1
P H
SPOKANE: RIVER AT I_ONQ UAKE. WASH
I ' | ' I ' I ' I
JIM JUL. tua SEP OCT KM Dec
I ' I ' I ' I ' I
ec rtn FEB rvsR AF
APR MAY
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UPPER COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN
TURBIDITY IN JTU
NOTES: /
— Data from EPA's STORET system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
— Missing bars or points on graphs Indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
— Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
turbidity criteria level of 25 JTU has been exceeded.
A975
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UPPER COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN
TURBIDITY IN JTU
3T"OKANE RIVER AT t-ONO L.AKC . UA3H
T
U
R
D
t
D
t
1 —
1 I -1..J — I--I — 1 — 1 — 1 —
1 — 1 —
•
.__.
— 1 —
— 1 —
U—
— 1 1 —
FBS r*SH APR 1-WiY
1878
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UPPER COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN
NO'
FECAL CONFORM PER 100 ML
— Data from EPA's STORET system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
— Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
— Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in Introduction). Shaded area shows that the
fecal coliform criteria level of 240 /ml has been exceeded.
100
JUN
JVJV-
1915
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UPPER COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN
FECAL COLIFORM PER 100 ML
SPOKANE RIVER AT L. O N Q L.AKC
E
R
1
a
n
u
JU. ALQ
DEC JAN FED
APR tVCT
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UPPER COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN
NOTES:
TOTAL PHOSPHORUS MG/L
~ Data from EPA's STORET system for June 1975 thru Hay 1976.
~ Missing bars or points on graphs Indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
~ Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality Indicator
levels (listed In Introduction). Shaded area shows that the
total phosphorous algal bloom potential level of 0.05 mg/1
has been exceeded.
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TOTAL PHOSPHORUS MG/L
SFOKANE. RIVER AT UONO LAKE.WASH
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NOTES:| NO2 + NO3 NITROGEN MG/L
-- Data from EPA's STORET system for June 1975 thru Kay 1976.
— Hissing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
-- Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
nitrate algal bloom potential level of 0.30 mg/1 has
been exceeded.
h
O
e
JON
1975
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UPPER COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN
NO2+NO3 NITROGEN MG/L
SfOKANE RIVER AT LONO LAKE.WASH
JVJH JUU
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UPPER COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN
TOTAL KJELDAHL NITROGEN MG/L
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORE! system for June 1975 thru May 1976
— Missing bars or points on graphs Indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
A975
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UPPER COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN
TOTAL KJELDAHL NITROGEN MG/L
SPOKANE RIVER AT L.ONO UAKB.UA9M
U 0.403- .
K
J
e
JUL /4JB SEP OCT
1879
A^R I-VKV
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UPPER COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN
DISSOLVED OXYGEN MG/L
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORET system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
— Hissing bars or points on graphs Indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
— Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality Indicator
levels (listed 1n Introduction). Shaded area shows that the
dissolved oxygen is below the 6 mg/1 minimum criteria level.
1975
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LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN 13-10
Except for a small section in Oregon, the Lower Columbia River basin lies within the State of Washington.
The major river in the basin is the Columbia. The significant Oregon tributaries presented in this
report include the Willamette River, Deschutes River, and John Day River. The major Washington
tributaries discussed include the Yakima and Klickitat Rivers. The Snake river will be covered
separately in the Middle Snake River Basin. The basin boundaries include the Columbia River at
Priest Rapids (R.M. 388.1) to the Columbia River at Bradwood (R-M. 38.9). Astoria (pop. 10,244),.
Portland (pop. 382,619), Longview (pop. 28,373), and the Tri-Cities (pop. 55,422) are the major
Oregon and Washington communities in the basin. The Lower Columbia basin industrial community is
strongly oriented to pulp and paper with dependence on agriculture, chemical textile, lumber,
and aluminum industry as well.
National Water Quality Surveillance System (NWQSS) stations located within this basin are shown on
the map. The complete water quality and biological parametric coverage for the NWQSS stations is
listed in the Introduction of this report along with the EPA criteria associated with those parameters.
However, only some of the parameters are included in the following curves. Complete raw data is
available from EPA upon request.
The following curve layout is designed to show the mainstem river constituents both spatially and
temporally on a single three dimensional plot. Water Qaulity constituents at the mouth stations
of each of the significant tributaries to the Columbia River are shown temporally on bar charts.
B-29
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LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN
Map
Station
Number
1A
IB
1C
ID
IE
IF
1G
1H
11
1J
IK
Physical
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Type of Data
Collected
Chemical Biological
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
NOTE: Complete station information shown in Table 1
page 11-13.
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MAJOR SURFACE WATERS
AND FEATURES
1. Deschutes R.
2. John Day R.
3. Umaiilla R.
4. Cowliiz R.
5. Lewis R.
6. Washougal R.
7. White Salmon R.
8. K/ickitat R.
9. Walla Walla R.
10. Sandy R. PORTLAND
11. Warm Springs R.
12. Whitewater Ft.
13. Crooked R.
14. Columbia River
15. Lake Umatilla
16. John Day Dam
17. The Dalles Dam
18. Bonneville Dam
STORE! #13-10
LOWER COLUMBIA
RIVER BASIN
N.W.Q.S.S.
LOCATIONS
NOTE: Sampling Site locations 1A.1B,
and 11 arc (respectively) located
in the Upper Columbia, Yakima,
and Willamette River Basins
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LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN
STREAM FLOW CFS
NOTES:
.. Data fro. EPA's STORET syste. for Oune 1975 thru Hay 1976.
-. Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
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LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN
STREAM FLOW CFS
DG90HUTC9 RIVCN AT MOODV
ji_n JTJL.
APR
-
•
L
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1
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1
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(148000
TJL
FED
JL
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LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN
STREAM FLOW CFS
inA ntven AT
EEC J
1
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I
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1
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(16600
I
M«V
JU< JLI. MJO
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LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORE! system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
— Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
— Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
20°C maximum temperature for salmonid spawning and rearing
has been exceeded.
TEMPERATURE DEG C
1975
1976
*/„
^
"*>>,
,
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^
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LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN
TEMPERATURE DEG C
OE.3CMUTC3 RIVfcH AT MOODV
87-
e*-
I I I
KL 1 CM TAT
JUT* JtX.
OCT f
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LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN
TEMPERATURE DEG C
YAKIItA RZVeR AT K1ONA.UA3H
D
f.
a
30-
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DEC SAP FLO rV>H
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LOWER COLUMBIA RIV
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORE! system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
— Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
-- Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
dissolved oxygen is below the 6 mg/1 minimum criteria level.
DISSOLVED OXYGEN MG/L
1975
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LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN
DISSOLVED OXYGEN MG/L
1
1-
— 1 1 —
— 1 —
— 1—
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ruv juu AUO atr ocr
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— i
- 1
. i
i
njt. ma aw ocr xcv Dec JAB FCB MAR APR
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LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN
DISSOLVED OXYGEN MG/L
I 13- -
VAKIfIA KIVG.K AT KIOHA . WASH
nee JAW FED rw* AW«
1870
JOH* DA* R1VLR AT nCOO«ALD FCRAr.ORLOOH
is.e-
.
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1
1
1 1
1
1
1
1—
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1
1 1
• JtlL AlJO
1879
OCT BCV DEC JAN FCB rVJt AP
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LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER BA
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORET system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
— Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
— Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
pH is below the 6.5 minimum or above the 8.5 maximum
criteria level.
P H
.197 5
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LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN
P H
HL1CMTAT
— 1 —
-1-
- .1 ._
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tssi
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1073 1878
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ccrr NCV TJEC JA^ FEO rvsR ATT?
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LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN
P H
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JUL
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I ' I ' I
JU. AUO StP OCr HOV DEC /AH FCB MAR APR
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LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN
£
k
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORE! system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
— Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
-- Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
turbidity criteria level of 25 JTU has been exceeded.
TURBIDITY IN JTU
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LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER BAS
TURBIDITY IN JTU
KLtCKITAT RIVtB nt/M< PITT
JV» JUL AUD sef CCT rO" OeC
1 87 9
AFf« rwr
L'^'J
IB7S
SET OCT
CT rev cec JAM FED
PIVE.R AT PORTLAND .
AU3 9CP OCT rCV DEC
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LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN
TURBIDITY IN JTU
YAKIMA RIVER AT KIOWA.WA3M
I ' I ' I ' I
JIM JU_ AUJ SET OCT rOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY
RIVC.R AT CURBANK. VIA9M
•J ' I ' I
/+J3 aer OCT KV
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LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN
NOTES:
-- Data from EPA's STORE! system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
— Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
— Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
fecal coliform criteria level of 240 /ml has been exceeded.
tooo
100
FECAL COLIFORM PER 100 ML
1975
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LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN
FECAL COLIFORM PER TOO ML
D&9CHUT&9 RIVER AT fl O O D *i
Kl. X CK t T A 1
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1673
OCT tew EEC JAN
FED rVM* AT^R
1070
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1
1
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1
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i
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1
1
SUU AtlO 9C.P OCT HOV OtC JAM FtD tWR APR
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LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN
FECAL COLIFORM PER 100 ML
V A * 1 n A R11/C.R A T
^^Rff • • « i i
H 1 1
JUN JUL AUO SCP ocr MOV oec JAN FEB MAR AP
c
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RIVER AT BUI R p A N K . W ASH
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JOHN DAV RIVER AT n C13 O M A U D F E R R V . o H E O O r
I ' I ' I ' I ' I ' I - ' I ' I
UL fua sff OCT r
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LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN
O"
CM
LO
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORE! system for Oune 1975 thru May 1976.
-- Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
— Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
total phosphorous algal bloom potential level of 0.05 mg/1
has been exceeded.
TOTAL PHOSPHORUS MG/L
-9.
O*°x
<%*•
*•;.
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LOWER COLUMBIA klVbk BAbIN
TOTAL PHOSPHORUS MG/L
VAKInA RJVE.R AT KIOKA.UA9H
JLH .JUL. AUQ SEP OCT MOV DEC J
9MAK£ RIVER AT OURBANK.UA3H
..^M..
JTJU
1B7S
FEB rvm AI=H rwv
1B7 B
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LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN
TOTAL PHOSPHORUS MG/L
DE9CHUTC9 FIVER y*T nOOOV
RIVER NEAR PITT
JVJM JUL
iMt_LA«trre RIVC.R AT PORTLAND. ORCOOM
X B. IB
O
U 0.080- •
•' DEC JAW FCB MAR APR riAV
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LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORE! system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
-- Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
-- Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
nitrate algal bloom potential level of 0.30 mg/1 has
been exceeded.
NO2 + NO3 NITROGEN MG/L
JON
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LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN
NO2+NO3 NITROGEN MG/L
JUH JUL ALO SEP OCT NO/ DEC JAN FEB HAR APR MAY
9N.AKC RIVER AT OURBANK. VI/.3M
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LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN
NO2+NO3 NITROGEN MG/L
'
RIVER AT nOODV
Jln JUL. fia =EF OCT r« DEC
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&* COT JAf* FED rVSR AW rWT
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LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER BASI
TOTAL KJELDAHL NITROGEN MG/L
NOTES:
-- Data from EPA's STORE! system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
— Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
1915
1976
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LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN
TOTAL KJELDAHL NITROGEN MG/L
DE.3CHUTE.3 R I VC.R AT nOODV
I ' I ' I
DEC J/sr* Ftn rv«« ATW rv«v
KL. ICK.ITAT
At_Q 30* OCT
RIVER AT PORTLAND. ORtODM
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.800
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.000-
.300-
.300-
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. 100-
I
JU»
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i
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LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN
TOTAL KJELDAHL NITROGEN MG/L
VAKlnA RXVG.R AT KIONA.VIA9H
T a.a- •
FEO r*SR APR 1-ViY
9NAKe RIVeR AT BURBANK.UA3H
n
a
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• 1
'
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
JVH J1J. AUQ SEP OCT NO/ DEC JAN FEB M»R ATTJ rv\V
1B73 IS70
H 1
JUL
I B7 9
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LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN
TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON MG/L
T
O
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A
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O
A
N
I
C
C
A
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D
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NOTES:
-- Data from EPA's STORE! system for June 1975 thru May 1976
— Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
1975
-•v
*«>'*'*',•
^^
° *,?*'
"3r
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LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN
TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON MG/L
HO TRIBUTARY DATA AVAILABLE
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KOOTENAI RIVER BASIN 13-01
The Panhandle region of Idaho provides some of the highest quality natural environmental areas remaining in
Idaho. The major river system in the basin is the Kootenai River. This river drains directly into the
Columbia River. There are no major urban areas in the basin. The major land use is irrigated agriculture.
Domestic sewage treatment plants are the only point source problem of the basin.
National Water Quality Surveillance System (NWQSS) stations located within this basin are shown on the map.
The complete water quality and biological parametric coverage for NWQSS stations is listed in the Introduc-
tion of this report along with the EPA criteria associated with those parameters. However, only some of the
parameters are included in the following curves. Complete raw data is available from EPA upon request.
The following curve layout is designed to show the significant river constituents temporally presented on
bar charts.
C-51
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KOOTENAI RIVER BASIN
Map Type of Data
Station Collected
Number Physical Chemical Biological
1A
IB X X
NOTE: Complete station information shown in Table 1
page 11-13.
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STORE! #13-01
KOOTENAI RIVER BASIN
.Q.S.S. LOCATIONS
MAJOR SURFACE WATERS AND FEATURES
1. Kootenai River
2. Moy/e R.
3. Canuck Cr.
4. Gillon Cr.
5. Meadow Cr.
6, Deer Cr.
'7. Skin Cr.
8. Curley Cr.
9. S. Callahan Cr.
JO. N. Callahan Cr.
11. Raymond Cr.
12. Boulder Cr.
13. Deep Cr.
14. Twenty-mile Cr.
15. Snow Cr.
16. Ball Cr.
17. Fleming Cr.
18. Mission Cr.
19. Cow Cr.
20. Boundary Cr.
21. Grass Cr.
22 Blue Joe Cr.
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KOOTENAI RIVER BASIN
STREAM FLOW CFS
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORE! system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
— Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
I ' I
w A^R rw
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KOOTENAI RIVER BASIN
TEMPERATURE DEC C
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORET system for June 1975 thru Hay 1976.
— Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
— Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
20°C maximum temperature for salmonid spawning and rearing
has been exceeded.
KOOTElNAt RIVER NR OOPCt-AMD
JU< JUL.
1B73
DEC JAN FOB rvSR >**»
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KOOTENAI RIVER BASIN
DISSOLVED OXYGEN MG/L
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORE! system for June 1975 thru Kay 1976.
-- Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
— Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
dissolved oxygen is below the 6 mg/1 minimum criteria level.
KOOTEHAt RtVCR HR
u-
12-
XV-
e-
7-
I
1
JUL.
073
1
1
1
OCT
I
K3V
I
1
1
1
S7B
A™
1
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KOOTENAI RIVER BASIN
pH
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORE! system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
~ Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
— Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
pH is below the 6.5 minimum or above the 8.5 maximum
criteria level.
KOOTKNAI fflVBR NR OOFKUAI4D
I ' I ' I
ocr r
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KOOTENAI RIVER BASIN
TURBIDITY IN JTU
NOTES:
-- Data from EPA's STORE! system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
-- Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
-- Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
turbidity criteria level of 25 JTU has been exceeded.
KOOT£NA1 RtVCR HR OOVCUAND
cxrr re*/ EEC
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KOOTENAI RIVER BASIN
FECAL COLIFORM PER 100 ML
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORET system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
— Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
— Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
fecal coliform criteria level of 240 /ml has been exceeded.
KOOTENAI RIVER NR COFEUANTJ
JUL
B73
JAN FEO MAR
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KOOTENAI RIVER BASIN
TOTAL PHOSPHORUS MG/L
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORET system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
-- Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
~ Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
total phosphorous algal bloom potential level of 0.05 mg/1
has been exceeded.
3EP OCT r«V
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KOOTENAI RIVER BASIN
NO2+NO3 NITROGEN MG/L
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORE! system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
— Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
— Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
nitrate algal bloom potential level of 0.30 mg/1 has
been exceeded.
1 1 1
, 1 ,
1
— 1 —
1
— — \ 1 1
SEP CCT K3V
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KOQTENAI RIVER BASIN
TOTAL KJELDAHL NITROGEN MG/L
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORE! system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
— Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
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CLARK FORK-PEND OREILLE RIVER BASIN 13-02
The Panhandle region of Idaho provides some of the highest quality natural environmental areas
remaining in Idaho. The major river systems in the basin include the Clark Fork-Pend Oreille
Rivers. Each of these rivers drain directly into the Columbia River. The major cities in the
basin include Sandpoint (pop. 4,144), Bonners Ferry (pop. 1,909), and Newport,Wa. (pop.1,418).
The major land use in the basin is irrigated agriculture. Domestic sewage treatment plants
account for the major point source problem in the basin.
National Water Quality Surveillance System (NWQSS) stations located within this basin are
shown on the map. The complete water quality and biological parametric coverage for NWQSS
stations is listed in the Introduction of this report along with the EPA criteria associated
with those parameters. However, only some of the parameters are included in the following
curves. Complete raw data is available from EPA upon request.
The following curve layout is designed to show the significant river constituents temporally
presented on bar charts.
D-58
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CLARK FORK-PEND OREILLE RIVER BASIN
Map
Station
Numb er
1A
IB
1C
Physical
X
X
X
Type of Data
Collected
Chemical
X
X
X
Biological
NOTE: Complete station information shown in Table 1
page 11-13 .
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STORE! #13-02
CLARK FORK-PEND OREILLE
RIVER BASIN (IN IDAHO)
N.W.Q.S.S.
LOCATIONS
CANADA
MONT.
MAJOR SURFACE WATERS AND FEATURES
1. Pend Ore/lie River 9. Upper Priest Lk.
2 Priest R. 8. Sandpoint Cr.
3. Pack R. 10. Priest Lk.
4. Harvey Cr./Sullivan Lk. 11. Pend Oreille Lk.
5. Calispell Cr. & Lk. 12. Albeni Falls Dam
6: East-R: ..= ^—-
7. Lightning Cr.
14. Clark Fork River
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CLARK FORK- PEND OREILLE RIVER BASIN
STREAM FLOW CFS
NOTES:
-- Data from EPA's STORE! system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
-- Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
Data from Clark Fork at Whitehorse Rapids (» 12392000)
CI-ARK FORK AT OI_AP«K FOUR
i i i i i ' t
cr row cec JA
OCT row
-Zr
FEND OKCIUt-e NIVER AT NCur
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1 .
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I
I
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3EP OCT «>/ DEC JAT4
1
r4,
1
»
nAR APR M***"
-f—M
SO" OCT r
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CLARK FORK-PEND OREILLE RIVER BASIN
TEMPERATURE DEG C
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORE! system for June 1975 thru Hay 1976.
— Hissing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
— Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
20°C maximum temperature for salmonid spawning and rearing
has been exceeded.
FORK. AT CI^ARK FORK
H h
JUN JUL. /4JO SEP CXTT NO* IXC
FEND ORClUUe RtVCR AT
JU4 JUL.
1 B7 3
fcrht
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rov cec -r/w FEB rv«« /^T»R rt*v
107Q
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CLARK FORK- PEND OREILLE RIVER BASIN
DISSOLVED OXYGEN MG/L
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORE! system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
— Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
-- Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
dissolved oxygen is below the 6 mg/1 minimum criteria level.
-1 1
JXJH JU_
i a? a
AU3
i
SO"
1
OCT
NOV
DEC JAN
1
FEB
1
r-vsR
a 7 e
1
FE.HD ORE tt_l_E RIVER
JUU y^JQ
DEC JAM F£o
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CLARK FORK- PEND OREILLE RIVER BASIN
P H
NOTES:
~ Data from EPA's STORET system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
— Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
— Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
pH is below the 6.5 minimum or above the 8.5 maximum
criteria level.
CUARK FORK AT CUARK FORK
FEND ORE1UUC RIVER AT NEUVORT
PEND ORCKUUE RIVER AT INT. OOUNDARV
H 1 r-
JTJU /4JD 3EP CCT MCT^
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CLARK FORK-PEND OREILLE RIVER BASIN
TURBIDITY IN JTU
CLARK FORK AT CUARK roRK
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORET system for June 1975 thru Hay 1976.
— Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
-- Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
turbidity criteria level of 25 JTU has been exceeded.
^ ji_ /«J3 SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY
T*END OR£ IUU£ RIVER AT NEWPORT
JUL AUQ
1873
H 1-1-^
T"£rJt) OREIUUE
JAN FEB rVvR
i a? e
JUU
I S7 3
AU3
T3EC JAN FEB
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CLARK FORK-PEND OREILLE RIVER BASIN
FECAL COLIFORM PER 100 ML
NOTES:
-- Data from EPA's STORET system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
— Hissing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
-- Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
fecal coliform criteria level of 240 /ml has been exceeded.
CI-ARK FORK AT OUARK FORK
laec JAT* FED
APR
T"END OREH-L.E RIVER AT N E W T a R T
OCT NDV
T'ENQ ORCtUUE RIVER AT INT. D O U ft D A R ^
JAN FED
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CLARK FORK-PEND OREILLE RIVER BASIN
NO2+NO3 NITROGEN MG/L
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORE! system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
— Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
-- Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
nitrate algal bloom potential level of 0.30 mg/1 has
been exceeded.
ORE lUUe R IVER AT
CL.ARK FORK AT CUARK FORK
1 1 1 • I
JUL fi-D SEP OCT
JAN Fee w« APR
laTB
ORCIUUC RIVER AT IMT. DOUNDARV
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CLARK FORK- PEND OREILLE RIVER BASIN
TOTAL PHOSPHORUS MG/L
FORK AT CUARK FORK
NOTES:
Data from EPA's STORE! system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
• Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
total phosphorous algal bloom potential level of 0.05 mg/1
has been exceeded.
.n_rt JUL
V B 7 3
-G
JUH JUL AU3
1B73
OCT rtv oec JAN FED rvkR APR MA-
tare
PEMTJ OR£IUI-C RIVER AT IHT. OOUNOARV
sep ccrr rjov DEC
» MAR
107S
JUL ALO aey ocr
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CLARK FORK- PEND OREILLE RIVER BASIN
TOTAL KJELDAHL NITROGEN MG/L
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORE! system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
— Hissing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
JUL
1 873
sOW DEC JAN FEB
PENT? DRCIUUC RtVCR AT INT .
5 «.*.
FTEB rvrf» APR
I B7B
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SPOKANE RIVER BASIN 13-03
The Spokane River basin encompasses an area of approximately 6,640 square miles and is located in northern
Idaho and northeastern Washington. The basin boundaries include the Coeur d'Alene River at Enaville (R.M.
168.9) to the Spokane River at Long Lake (R.M. 33.9). The basin's main stream, the Spokane River, is fed
by two major tributaries, the Coeur d'Alene River and the St. Joe River. The Coeur d'Alene River drainage
basin consists of two sub-drainages: the South Fork Coeur d'Alene River draining the mining district and
the North Fork Coeur d'Alene River. Spokane (pop. 171,000), Coeur d'Alene (pop. 16,200), and Kellogg (pop.
3,800) are the major communities within the basin. Major industrial discharges due to mining operations
are associated with this area. Municipal discharges are also a problem in the Coeur d'Alene Lake and
Spokane area. Agriculture and forestry are the major land uses in this basin.
National Water Quality Surveillance System (NWQSS) stations located within this basin are shown on the map.
The complete water quality and biological parametric coverage for NWQSS stations is listed in the Introduc-
tion of this report along with the EPA criteria associated with those parameters. However, only some of
the parameters are included in the following curves. Complete raw data is available from EPA upon request.
The following curve layout is designed to show the mainstem river constituents both spatially and temporally
on a single three dimensional plot. Water quality constituents at the mouth .stations of the significant
tributaries to the Spokane and Coeur d'Alene Rivers are shown temporally on bar charts.
E-65
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SPOKANE RIVER BASIN
Map
Station
Number
1A
IB
1C
ID
IE
IF
1G .
1H
11
Physical
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Type of Data
Collected
Chemical Biological
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
NOTE: Complete station information shown in Table 1
page 11-13 .
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STORE! #13-03
SPOKANE RIVER BASIN
.W.Q.S.S. LOCATIONS
MAJOR SURFACE WATERS
AND FEATURES
7. Little Falls Dam
2. Lillle Spokane R
3. S. Fk Coeur D'Alene R.
4. N. Fk. Coeur D'Alene R
5. Hangman Cr.
6. Coeur D'Alene Lake
7. St. Maries R.
8. St. Joe R.
9. Coeur D'Alene R
10. Spokane River
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SPOKANE RIVER BASIN
STREAM FLOW CFS
3
r
R
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A
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F
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V
orf
I—
NOTES:
~ Data from EPA's STORET system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
-- Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
30.000
20.000
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SPOKANE RIVER BASIN
STREAM FLOW CFS
R tVCR AT ENAV it_ue
GC7T rCV BEC . TAT4
FEB rViR
1B7B
Data from St. Joe River at Calder ( # 12414500)
St. Maries at Santa ( # 12414900)
ST. JOE RIVER AT ST. MAR I
i
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I
i
i
i
J1_K JUL. ytO SO" OCT NCV t«C JAN FC» rt«« APW fV.V
1879 t87e
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SPOKANE RIVER BASIN
NOTES:
~ Data from EPA's STORE! system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
— Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
~ Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
20°C maximum temperature for salmonid spawning and rearing
has been exceeded.
TEMPERATURE DEG C
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SPOKANE RIVER BASIN
TEMPERATURE DEC C
3 F COEUR D- AUCNE RIVER AT
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SPOKANE RIVER BASIN
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORET system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
— Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
— Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
dissolved oxygen is below the 6 mg/1 minimum criteria level.
DISSOLVED OXYGEN MG/L
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SPOKANE RIVER BASIN
DISSOLVED OXYGEN MG/L
9 F COCUR D• ALENC RIVER AT ENAVIUUC
-
-
.
JU<
JVJL
M-B
1
3EP
1
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1
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1
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1
J/NN
1
FEB
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rtKR
1879
1 1
APp MAV
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SPOKANE RIVER BASIN
P H
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORE! system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
— Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
-- Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
pH is below the 6.5 minimum or above the 8.5 maximum
criteria level.
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SPOKANE RIVER BASIN
P H
3 f CO EUR O ' Al_ENC RIVER AT CNAV
3T . JOE. RIVER AT ST. MAR 1 E.3 1DAMQ
• JU.
1073
H 1 1—'—f-
OCT NO^ DEC JAN FE0 rvO* APR nAV
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SPOKANE RIVER BASIN
TURBIDITY IN JTU
NOTES:
~ Data from EPA's STORE! system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
-- Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
— Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
turbidity criteria level of 25 JTU has been exceeded.
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SPOKANE RIVER BASIN
TURBIDITY IN JTU
3 F COEUR D- AUENC RIVER AT ENAVIL.LE
ST. JOE R1VCR AT 3T. MARXC9 IDAHO
u . le-
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1
1
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— 1 —
— 1 — 1
— 1—
— 1—
— f—
— I—
— r-
— 1—
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JUL
IS73
SEP OCT «V EEC JAN
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SPOKANE RIVER BASIN
FECAL COLIFORM PER 100 ML
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORE! system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
— Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
— Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
fecal coliforrn criteria level of 240 /ml has been exceeded.
1975
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SPOKANE RIVER BASIN
FECAL COLIFORM PER 100 ML
3 F COE.UR D * ALCNC. R 1 V t R AT t H A V ] L l_ t
3 T • JOE. RIVER AT 9T. MARIES IDAHO
1 . 1
1
1
(..
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
I ' I ' I
JUt« JUL ALO StP OCT NOW DEC JAM FEO tV*« APR riAV
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SPOKANE RIVER BASIN
TOTAL PHOSPHORUS MG/L
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORET system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
-- Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
— Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
total phosphorous algal bloom potential level of 0.05 mg/1
has been exceeded. ——~"
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SPOKANE RIVER BASIN
TOTAL PHOSPHORUS MG/L
3 r COEXIR 13- AUENE RIVER AT ENAVlUUt
3T . JOS. Riven AT 3T. MARIES 1DAMO
U B.ZB- -
I ' I ' I ' I ' I ' I
JtJL HJO 3£P DOT NOV DEC JAM FEB nAfl AWB nAV
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SPOKANE RIVER BASIN
NO2 + NO3 NITROGEN MG/L
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORE! system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
— Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
-- Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
nitrate algal bloom potential level of 0.30 mg/1 has
been exceeded.
JUN
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SPOKANE RIVER BASIN
NO2+NO3 NITROGEN MG/L
9 r COC.UR O ' ALC.N t R 1 VCR AT ENAV1LUC
1
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SPOKANE RIVER BASIN
TOTAL KJELDAHL NITROGEN MG/L
NOTES:
-- Data from EPA's STORE! system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
— Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
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SPOKANE RIVER BASIN
TOTAL KJELDAHL NITROGEN MG/L
9 F COSUR
J1J4 JUL
1B73
ST. HAH 113 IDAHO
OCT «>/ EEC JAf* FTE3
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DtC JAH Ftfl PWR AP«
L a 7 O
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SPOKANE RIVER BASIN
TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON MG/L
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORE! system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
— Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
T
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A
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N
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A
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B
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20
15
10
5
JUN
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SPOKANE RIVER BASIN
TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON MG/L
3 F COCUR O* ALENt RWER AT
JUL. AUO 3EP OCT NCT^ DEC J AH F CC
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SPOKANE RIVER BASIN
TOTAL ZINC UG/L
NOTES:
~ Data from EPA's STORET system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
— Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
— Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
total zinc algal toxicity level of 80 ug/1 has been exceeded.
T
O
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A
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Z
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N
O
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2000
1600
120C
80C
400
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SPOKANE RIVER BASIN
TOTAL ZINC UG/L
CO EUR D'AUENE RIVER AT ENAVIUUE
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YAKIMA RIVER BASIN 13-04
The Yakima River basin is a STORET basin, however, currently only one NWQSS station is located at the mouth
of the river. The parametric coverage for this station is shown as a tributary to the Lower Columbia River
basin (pg. 31). Future reports will include additional river coverage, and therefore will be included as
a complete basin.
F-79
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YAKIMA RIVER BASIN
Map Type of Data
Station Collected
Number Physical Chemical Biological
IB * X X
NOTE: Complete station information shown in Table 1
page 11-13.
* See Lower Columbia River Basin.
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STORE! #13-04 NOTE: Water quality data from Sampling Site IB is located
with Lower Columbia River Basin data.
YAKIMA RIVER BASIN
.W.Q.S.S.
LOCATIONS
MAJOR SURFACE WATERS
"AND FEATURES
/. Keechelus Lake
2. Kachess Lake
3. Cle Elum R.
4. Teanaway R. \
5. Naches Ft. \
6. fieion R.
12. Yakima River
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UPPER SNAKE RIVER BASIN 13-06
The Upper Snake River basin is located in southeastern Idaho as shown on the accompanying map. The Snake
River is the major river within the basin, and the basin boundaries include the drainage area associated
with the river from the Wyoming-Idaho stateline (R.M. 918) to Milner Reservoir (R.M. 640). The significant
tributaries presented in this document are the Henry's Fork, Blackfoot, and Portneuf Rivers. Idaho Falls
(pop. 35,776), Pocatello (pop. 40,036), Burley (pop. 8,279), and Rexburg (pop. 8,272) are the major Idaho
communities within the basin. Major industrial and municipal discharges are associated with these popula-
tion centers; however, irrigated agriculture is the major land use within the basin.
National Water Quality Surveillance System (NWQSS) stations located within this basin are shown on the.map.
The complete water quality and biological parametric coverage for NWQSS stations is listed in the Introduc-
tion of this report along with the EPA criteria associated with those parameters. However, only some of
the parameters are included in the following curves. Complete raw data is available from EPA upon request.
The following curve layout is designed to show the mainstem river constituents both spatially and temporally
on a single three dimensional plot. Water quality constituents at the mouth stations of the significant
tributaries to the Snake River are shown temporally on bar charts.
G-81
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UPPER SNAKE RIVER BASIN
Map
Station
Number
1A
IB
1C
ID
IE
IF
1G
1H
Physical
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Type of Data
Collected
Chemical
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Biological
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
NOTE: Complete station information shown in Table 1
page
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STORE! #13-06
UPPER SNAKE RIVER BASIN
N.W.Q.S.S. LOCATIONS
WYO.
MAJOR SURFACE WATERS AND FEATURES
1. Black foot R.
2, Snake River
3. Teton R.
4. Falls R.
5. Henry's Fork
6. Big lost R.
7. Little Wood R
8. Big Wood R.
9. Salmon Falls Cr.
10. Rock Cr.
11. Goose Cr.
12. Raft R.
13. Rock Cr.
14. Portneuf R.
15. American Falls Res.
16. Lake Wa/cott
17. Magic Res.
18. Island Park Res.
19. Palisades Res.
NOTE: Water quality data for surface waters to the west of the boundary
will be found with water quality data for the Middle Snake River Basin
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UPPER SNAKE RIVER BASIN
STREAM FLOW CFS
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORET system for June 1975 th-u May 1976.
— Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
r
R
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A
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24.0OO
16.000
8.000
JUN
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UPPER SNAKE RIVER BASIN
STREAM FLOW CFS
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Data from Portneuf River at Pocatello (? 13075500)
FORTHeUIP RIVER AT 9IPHDN ROAD B R 1 D O E
LM JU. /4-0 3EP OCT
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UPPER SNAKE RIVER BASIN
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORE! system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
— Hissing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
-- Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
20°C maximum temperature for salmonid spawning and rearing
has been exceeded.
TEMPERATURE DEG C
1975
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UPPER SNAKE RIVER BASIN
TEMPERATURE DEG C
B. anl. 3U OF
MCNRV ' 3 F-QRK, UC3T Of RCXBURQ
ei~
a a
JCB-uiir
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UPPER SNAKE RIVER BASIN
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORE! system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
— Missing bars or points on graphs Indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
-- Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in Introduction). Shaded area shows that the
dissolved oxygen is below the 6 mg/1 minimum criteria level.
DISSOLVED OXYGEN MG/L
16
12
197&
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UPPER SNAKE RIVER BASIN
DISSOLVED OXYGEN MG/L
BLACKFOOr R. B nl. an OF BLACKFOOr
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UPPER SNAKE RIVER BASIN
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORET system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
-- Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
— Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
pH is below the 6.5 minimum or above the 8.5 maximum
criteria level.
P H
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UPPER SNAKE RIVER BASIN
P H
NO TRIBUTARY DATA AVAILABLE
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UPPER SNAKE RIVER BASIN
NOTES:
~ Data from EPA's STORE! system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
— Missing bars or points on graphs Indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
-- Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
turbidity criteria level of 25 JTU has been exceeded.
TURBIDITY IN JTU
JUN
1975
1976
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UPPER SNAKE RIVER BASIN
TURBIDITY IN JTU
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UPPER SNAKE RIVER BASIN
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORE! system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
-- Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
-- Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed In introduction). Shaded area shows that the
fecal coliform criteria level of 240 /ml has been exceeded.
FECAL COLIFORM PER 100 ML
1000
100
1975
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UPPER SNAKE RIVER BASIN
FECAL COLIFORM PER 100 ML
Bl.ACKF-001
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UPPER SNAKE RIVER BASIN
NOTES:
-- Data from EPA's STORET system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
— Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was .
unavailable for that period.
— Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in Introduction). Shaded area shows that the
total phosphorous algal bloom potential level of 0.05 mg/1
has been exceeded.
TOTAL PHOSPHORUS MG/L
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UPPER SNAKE RIVER BASIN
TOTAL PHOSPHORUS MG/L
Jt-JT Of RCXBURO
1sf1"7"l"i"t"'l'"rl"
DEC JAN FCB . rv»R APP
JUM JUL.
PLACKFOOT RIVER B Pll 3W BUACKFOOT
PORTNEUF RIVER AT 9 tPHON ROAD 0RIDQC.
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UPPER SNAKE RIVER BASIN
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORE! system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
— Hissing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
— Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
nitrate algal bloom potential level of 0.30 mg/1 has
been exceeded.
NO2+NO3 NITROGEN MG/L
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UPPER SNAKE RIVER BASIN
NO2+NO3 NITROGEN MG/L
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UPPER SNAKE RIVER BASIN
TOTAL KJELDAHL NITROGEN MG/L
NOTES:
— Data from
EPA's STORE! system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
— Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
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UPPER SNAKE RIVER BASIN
TOTAL KJELDAHL NITROGEN MG/L
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UPPER SNAKE RIVER BASIN
BENTHIC INVERTEBRATE BIOMASS/ASH-FREE DRY WEIGHT
NOTES:
— Data from EPA Biological Monitoring Program for
Period July thru October 1975.
— Paired bars indicate periods of exposure of
artificial substrates (8 weeks).
1975
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UPPER SNAKE RIVER BASIN
BENTHIC INVERTEBRATE BIOMASS/ASH-FREE DRY WEIGHT
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UPPER SNAKE RIVER BASIN
PERIPHYTON/CHLOROPHYLL-A MG/M2
NOTES:
—Data from EPA Biological Monitoring Program for
Period July thru October 1975.
— Paired b
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PERIPHYTON/CHLOROPHYLL-A MG/M2
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1B73
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TOTAL. DCNTHZO AUOAU OHUOROrHVUU OONOENTRATION
JIM JVC AUO 30> OCX hCV
JAN FEB CM*
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NOTES: '
— Data from EPA Biological Monitoring Program for
Period July thru October 1975.
— Paired bars indicate periods of exposure of
artificial substrates (8 weeks).
— <1 polluted
1-3 moderate pollution
>3 unpolluted
SPECIES DIVERSITY INDEX
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UPPER SNAKE RIVER BASIN
SPECIES DIVERSITY INDEX
HKMRV3 PORK RIVER AT Rn
H
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917 OCT
**CT^
BUAOKPOOT RIVER AT Rn 03.0
JVM JU. AJ
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UPPER SNAKE RIVER BASIN
TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON MG/L
NOTES:
-- Data from EPA's STORET system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
-- Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
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UPPER SNAKE RIVER BASIN
TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON MG/L
HO TRIBUTARY DATA AVAILABLE
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MIDDLE SNAKE RIVER BASIN 13-07
The Middle Snake River basin consists of the Snake River drainage area from below Oxbow Dam (R.M. 273) upstream
to Milner Dam (R.M. 640). Major tributaries entering the Snake River are the Weiser, Payette, and Boise Rivers
and Rock Creek. Weiser (pop. 4,108), Payette (pop. 4,521), and Twin Falls (pop. 21,914) are the major Idaho
communities in the Middle Snake basin. Irrigated agriculture is the major land and water use within the basin,
however, several types of industrial and municipal dischargers occur in the basin. Two of the major dischargers
include domestic sewage treatment plants and food processing.
National Water Quality Surveillance System (NWQSS) stations located within this basin are shown on the map.
The complete water quality and biological parametric coverage for NWQSS stations is listed in the Introduction
of this report along with the EPA criteria associated with those parameters. However, only some of the para-
meters are included in the following curves. Complete raw data is available from EPA upon request.
The following curve layout is designed to show the mainstem river constituents both spatially and temporally
on a single three dimensional plot. Water quality constituents at the mouth stations of the significant tribu-
taries to the Snake River are shown temporally on bar charts.
H-97
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MIDDLE SNAKE RIVER BASIN
Map
Station
Number
1A
IB
1C
ID
IE
IF
1G
1H
11
Physical
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Type of Data
Collected
Chemical
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Biological
X
X
X
X
X
X
NOTE: Complete station information shown in Table 1
page 11-13 .
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STORE! #13-07
MIDDLE SNAKE RIVER BASIN
.Q.S.S. LOCATIONS
Station IB Is located within
the Upper Snake River Basin
MAJOR SURFACE WATERS AND FEATURES
7. Owyhee ft.
2. Jordan -Cr.r -
Antelope Res.
3. Bruneau Ft.
4. Snake River
5. Lake Lowell
6. Boise R.
7. S. Fk. Boise R.I
8. Mid. & N. Fks. Boise R. 15. Malheur R.
9. Payeite R.I —- •
Black Canyon Res.
10. S. Fk. Payetie R.
77. N. Fk. Payeite R.I
Cascade Res.
12. Weiser R.
13. Powder R.
."-•16-Oxbow Res. \
17. Brownlee Res. |
18. C. J. Strike Res. \
.-;m:Anderson,Ranch:
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MIDDLE SNAKE RIVER BASIN
STREAM FLOW CFS
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORET system for June 1975 thru May 1976
— Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
River
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MIDDLE SNAKE RIVER BASIN
STREAM FLOW CFS
JXJL
1B73
SEP
OCT rCV DEC
I ' I ' I ' I ' H 1-
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MIDDLE SNAKE RIVER BASIN
' NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORE! system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
— Missing bars or points on .graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
-- Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
^ levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
-;*• 20°C maximum temperature for salmonid spawning and rearing
has been exceeded.
TEMPERATURE DEG C
Rive'
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MIDDLE SNAKE RIVER BASIN
TEMPERATURE DEG C
ROCK CR NEAR TWIN
DO19C RIVCR NEAR PARMA
I ' I
Jl!»l JUL AUH SEP OCT NOV OCC JAN FBB MAR APR MA'
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AUO SEP ocr NOV
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1873 IO7B
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J ' I ' I ' I
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JUL AUO SEP Ocr NC7V DEC JAN FEB tVJ» APB
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MIDDLE SNAKE RIVER BAS
NOTES:
-- Data from EPA's STORET system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
-- Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
— Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
dissolved oxygen is below the 6 mg/1 minimum criteria level.
DISSOLVED OXYGEN MG/L
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MIDDLE SNAKE RIVER BASIN
DISSOLVED OXYGEN MG/L
1 13.0-•
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MIDDLE SNAKE RIVER BA
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORE! system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
-- Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
— Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
pH is below the 6.5 minimum or above the 8.5 maximum
criteria level.
P H
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MIDDLE SNAKE RIVER BASIN
P H
JUM JUL AUO 9tF OCf MOV DEC JAM FCB MAR APR nAV
I B7 3 ' ' I 87S
QO19E. R1VCR MtAH PARnA
UL AUO 3EP DOT NOV DEC JAM FES rwR APR MAV
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MIDDLE SNAKE RIVER BASIN
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORE! system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
— Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
-- Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
.levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
turbidity criteria level of 25 JTU has been .exceeded.
30
TURBIDITY IN JTU
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MIDDLE SNAKE RIVER BASIN
TURBIDITY IN JTU
HOCK CH NCAR TWIN FALLS
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MIDDLE SNAKE RIVER BAS
'NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORE! system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
— Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
-- Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
fecal coliform criteria level of 240 /ml has been exceeded.
FECAL COLIFORM PER 100 ML
1975
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MIDDLE SNAKE RIVER BASIN
FECAL COLIFORM PER 100 ML
ROCK C R HEAR FUlH
DOI9E. R1VC.R N E.A R P A «n
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JUN JUL, ALO SO* OCT NCV DEC J/SN FEB
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JUT4 JUL ALO
1B73
DEC JAN FED
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MIDDLE SNAKE RIVER BAS
'NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORET system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
, — Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
; unavailable for that period.
-- Dashed lines p.ortray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
total phosphorous algal bloom potential level of 0.05 mg/1
has been exceeded.
TOTAL PHOSPHORUS MG/L
1975
ffi,.
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MIDDLE SNAKE RIVER BASIN
TOTAL PHOSPHORUS MG/L
ROCH CH HEAR ruin FALI-3
JUN JTJL AUO SEP OCr HOV DEC JAM FIB OAR APR rviT
/UN JIA. AUO 9EP OCr HQV DEC JAN FEB IV>R APR
Riven AT UC
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MIDDLE SNAKE RIVER BASI
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORE! system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
— Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
-- Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
nitrate algal bloom potential level of 0.30 mg/1 has
been exceeded.
NO2+NO3 NITROGEN MG/L
1975
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MIDDLE SNAKE RIVER BASIN
NO2+NO3 NITROGEN MG/L
. 1
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1
1
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MIDDLE SNAKE RIVER BASI
TOTAL KJELDAHL NITROGEN MG/L
NOTES:
.. Data from EPA's STORE! system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
- Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
2.0
•' O.
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MIDDLE SNAKE RlVtR
TOTAL KJELDAHL NITROGEN MG/L
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MIDDLE SNAKE RIVER BASIN
BENTHIC INVERTEBRATE BIOMASS/ASH-FREE DRY WEIGHT
'NOTES:
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MIDDLE SNAKE RIVER BASIN
BENTHIC INVERTEBRATE BIOMASS/ASH-FREE DRY WEIGHT
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MIDDLE SNAKE RIVER BAS
PERIPHYTON/CHLOROPHYLL-A MG/M2
n
e
NOTES:
— Data from EPA Biological Monitoring Program for
Period July thru October 1975.
— Paired bars indicate periods of exposure of
artificial substrates C8 weeks).
JVJN
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MIDDLE SNAKE RIVER BASI si
PERIPHYTON/CHLOROPHYLL-A MG/Mf2
TOTAU OENTHXO AL-OAL. OHUOHOrhvuU CONCENTRATION
VB.B- -
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1 B 7 9
-I 1 1 1 1 1 1
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IB7B
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MIDDLE SNAKE RIVER BASIN
SPECIES DIVERSITY INDEX
NOTES:
— Data from EPA Biological Monitoring Program for
Period July thru October 1975.
•— Paired bars indicate periods of exposure of
artificial substrates C8 weeks).
1975
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MIDDLE SNAKE RIVER BASIN
SPECIES DIVERSITY INDEX
niven AT nn
JUH JU-
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MIDDLE SNAKE RIVER BASIN
TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON MG/L
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORE! system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
— Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
Rive1
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MIDDLE SNAKE RIVER BASIN
TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON MG/L
NO TRIBUTARY DATA AVAILABLE
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LOWER SNAKE RIVER BASIN 13-08
The Lower Snake R.iver basin lies within the three states of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, and includes the
Palouse, Clearwater, Salmon, and Grande Ronde River basins. The basin boundaries include the Snake River
below Hells Canyon Dam (R.M. 247) to the Snake River at Burbank, Washington (R.M. 4.4). The two principal
tributaries are the Salmon and Clearwater Rivers. The cities of Lewiston, Idaho and Clarkston, Washington
located on the Snake River are the largest with a combined population of 32,000. Major point sources in
this basin include pulp mill, food processing, and domestic sewage treatment plants.
National Water Quality Surveillance System (NWQSS) stations located within this basin are shown on the map.
The complete water quality and biological parametric coverage for NWQSS stations is listed in the Introduc-
tion of this report along with the EPA criteria associated with those parameters. However, only some of
the parameters are included in the following curves. Complete raw data is available from EPA upon request.
The following curve layout is designed to show the mainstem river constituents both spatially and temporally
on a single three dimensional plot. Water quality constituents at the mouth stations of the significant trib-
utaries to the Snake River are shown temporally on bar charts.
1-113
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LOWER SNAKE RIVER BASIN
Map
Station
Number
LA
IB
1C
LD
IE
LF
Physical
X
X
X
X
X
X
Type of Data
Collected
Chemical
X
X
X
X
X
X
Biological
X
X
X
X
NOTE: Complete station information shown in Table 1
page 11-13 .
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STORE! #13-08
LOWER SNAKE RIVER BASIN
N.W.Q.S.S. LOCATIONS
MAJOR SURFACE WATERS
AND FEATURES
1. Grande Ronde R.
2. Wallow a Ft.
3. Imnaha R.
4. Little Salmon R. 5.
5. S. Fk. Salmon R.
• 6. M. Fk. Salmon R.
7. Snake River
8. Pahsimeroi R.
9. Lemhi R.
JO. S. Fk. Clearwater R.
11. Selway R.
12. Lochsa R.
13. N. Fk. Clearwater R.
14. Tucannon R.
15. Palouse R.
16. Pot/atch R.
17. Dworshak Dam & Res.
18. Hells Canyon Dam
'19. Lower Granite-Dam •""
20. Little Goose Dam
21. Lower Monumental Dam
22. Ice Harbor Dam
28. Clearwater R.
29. Salmon R.
NOTE: The Salmon & Clearwater River mainitemi are numbered
to co-incide with the Regional Map numbering system.
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LOWER SNAKE RIVER BASIN
STREAM FLOW CFS
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORET system for Oune 1975 thru May 1976.
— Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
* 150.000
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LOWER SNAKE RIVER BASIN
STREAM FLOW CFS
SALMON RIVER AT UHLTCBlRD
JTJL. AtJQ SET1 CCT
IS73
r
u
L*4 JUL Ai-O SEJ* GCT
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TEMPERATURE DEG C
-NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORET system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
— Hissing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
-- Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
20°C maximum temperature for salmonid spawning and rearing
has been exceeded.
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LOWER SNAKE RIVER BASIN
TEMPERATURE DEG C
SALnON R1VCR AT WHirtBlRD
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T IZ.
U
JTJL ALO . SET* OCT NCV T3EC JAN FEB MAR ' APR
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NOTES:
-- Data from EPA's STORET system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
— Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
-- Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
dissolved oxygen is below the 6 mg/1 minimum criteria level.
DISSOLVED OXYGEN MG/l
-------
LOWER SNAKE RIVER BASIN
DISSOLVED OXYGEN MG/L
9ALnOM R1VCR AT UHirtOlBO
R1V£R AT 31>ALD1HO
13. B-
1
11. B-
-
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1
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— |
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NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORE! system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
— Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
— Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
pH is below the 6.5 minimum or above the 8.5 maximum
crit-.pria IPVP!
PH
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LOWER SNAKE RIVER BASIN
P H
RIVER AT
j>** FED t-vsn
Lt< JUL. /«J> SCJ> CCTT M»/ tJED JVW
-------
RiV
NOTES:
-- Data from EPA's STORE! system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
-- Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
-- Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
turbidity criteria level of 25 JTU has been exceeded.
TURBIDITY IN JTU
Rivet
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LOWER SNAKE RIVER BASIN
TURBIDITY IN JTU
CLEARUArtR R1VIR AT BPALD1NO
M.
uo sir ocr
Am An. MJO air ocr HOV occ JAN FCB nAR
I 07 3 I 87 B
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FECAL COLIFORM PER 100 ML
NOTES:
-- Data from EPA's STORE! system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
— Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
-- Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
fecal coliform criteria level of 240 /ml has been exceeded.
100
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LOWER SNAKE RIVER BASIN
FECAL COLIFORM PER TOO ML
3A L no * Rll/CR AT LIN1TCB1RD
JXm ju. AUO
I ' I ' I ' I ' I ' I ' I ' I ' I ' I
JO 9C.P DOT tOJU DiC fUM FLO tWJi AP« MA
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NOTES:
TOTAL PHOSPHORUS MG/L
— Data from EPA's STORE! system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
— Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
— Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
total phosphorous algal bloom potential level of 0.05 mg/1
has been exceeded.
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LOWER SNAKE RIVER BASIN
TOTAL PHOSPHORUS MG/L
BALnOH RIVtR AT UMirtDlRD
run nit. AUO
I ' I ' I ' I ' I ' I I I ' I ' I ' I
uo SIP ocr HOV occ JAM Fca tvifl APR rwv
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NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORE! system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
— Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
— Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
nitrate algal bloom potential level of 0.30 mg/1 has
been exceeded.
NO2+NO3 NITROGEN MG/l
JON '
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LOWER SNAKE RIVER BASIN
NO2+NO3 NITROGEN MG/L
RIVER AT UMITCBIRD
OL.CARWATCR RIVCH AT 3FAI-DINO
H 0.7- -
H B-7- -
er OCT to*/ nee jin FED rw« A*« rt»v
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TOTAL KJELDAHL NITROGEN MG/L
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORE! system for June 1975 thru Hay 1976
— Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
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LOWER SNAKE RIVER BASIN
TOTAL KJELDAHL NITROGEN MG/L
SALnOM RIVER AT UH1TCD1RO
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1
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BENTHIC INVERTEBRATE BIOMASS/ASH-FREE DRY WEIGHT
1 NOTES:
— Data from EPA Biological Monitoring Program for
Period July thru October 1975.
— Paired bars indicate periods of exposure of
artificial substrates C3 veeks).
1975
-------
LOWER SNAKE RIVER BASIN
BENTHIC INVERTEBRATE BIOMASS/ASH-FREE DRY WEIGHT
NO TRIBUTARY DATA AVAILABLE
-------
PERIPHYTON/CHLOROPHYLL-A MG/M2
n
e.
NOTES:
— Data from EPA Biological Monitoring Program for
Period July thru October 1975.
— Paired bars indicate periods of exposure of
artificial substrates C8 weeks).
J\JM
-------
LOWER SNAKE RIVER BASIN
PERIPHYTON/CHLOROPHYLL-A MG/M2
NO TRIBUTARY DATA AVAILABLE
-------
NOTES:
SPECIES DIVERSITY INDEX
t
H
D
G
— Data from EPA Biological Monitoring Program tor
Period July thru October 1975.
— Paired bars indicate periods of exposure of
artificial substrates (8 weeks).
1975
-------
LOWER SNAKE RIVER BASIN
SPECIES DIVERSITY INDEX
NO TRIBUTARY DATA AVAILABLE
-------
L<
TOTAL ORGANIC CARSON AAG/L
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORE! system for June 1975 thru May 1976
— Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period
-------
LOWER SNAKE RIVER BASIN
TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON MG/L
NO TRIBUTARY DATA AVAILABLE
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WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN 13-09
The Willamette River basin is a STORET basin, however, currently only one NWQSS station is located at the
mouth of the river. The parametric coverage for this station is shown as a tributary to the Lower Columbia
River basin on (pg. 31 ). Future reports will include additional river coverage, and therefore will be
included as a complete basin.
J-129
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WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN
Map Type of Data
Station Collected
Number Physical Chemical Biological
1A
II * X X
NOTE: Complete station information shown in Table 1
page 11-13.
* See Lower Columbia River Basin.
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STORET #13-09
WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN
.W.Q.S.S.
LOCATIONS
MAJOR SURFACE
1.
2.
3.
NOTE: Water quality data from Sampling
Site II is located with Lower Columbia
River Basin data.
Tualatin Ft.
Yamhill Ft.
Luckiamute Ft.
4. Marys R.
5. Long Tom R.
6. Fern Ridge Res.
1 . Coast Fk.
Cottage Grove Res.
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kTURES
R.
Res.
/illamette R.I
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
Row R./Dorena Res.
M. Fk. Willamette R.I
Hills Cr. Res.
N. Fk. Willamette Ft.
Waldo Lake
McKenzie R.
Ca/apooia Ft.
S. Fk. Santiam Fl.
Green Peter Res.
Willamette River
Santiam Ft.
N. Fk. Santiam R.
Detroit Res.
Pudding Ft.
Mollala R.
Clackamas Ft./
North Fk. Res.
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BEAR RIVER BASIN 15-07
The Bear River basin is located in southeastern Idaho as shown on the accompanying map. Unlike other major
rivers that flush into the oceans, the Bear River discharges into the .Great Salt Lake. The basin boundaries
include the drainage area from the Idaho-Wyoming border (R.M. 274) to Preston, Idaho (R.M. 97.3). The prin-
cipal uses of water in the Bear River basin are hydroelectric power and irrigation, with irrigated agriculture
the major land use. Preston (pop. 3,310), Soda Springs (pop. 2,977), and Montpelier (pop. 2,604) are the
major cities in the Bear River basin. The major industrial and municipal dischargers in the basin include
domestic sewage treatment plants, food processing and chemical processing plants.
National Water Quality Surveillance System (NWQSS) stations located within this basin are shown on the map.
The complete water quality and biological parametric coverage for NWQSS stations is listed in the Introduc-
tion of this report along with the EPA criteria associated with those parameters. However, only some of
the parameters are included in the following curves. Complete raw data is available from EPA upon request.
The following curve layout is designed to show the significant river constituents temporally presented on
bar charts.
K-131
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BEAR RIVER BASIN
Map
Station
Number
1A
IB
1C
ID
IE
Physical
X
X
X
Type of Data
Collected
Chemical Biological
X
X
X
NOTE: Complete station information shown in Table 1
page 11-13 .
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STORE! #15-07
BEAR LAKE BASIN (IN IDAHO)
.Q.S.S. LOCATIONS
MAJOR SURFACE
WATERS
WYO.
Malad-R.
Ma/ad R.
Worm Cr.
Cub R.
Bear Lake Outlet Canal
Mud Lk./Rainbow Canal
Bear Lake
10. Alexander Res.
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BEAR RIVER BASIN
STREAM FLOW CFS
D£AR RXVCR AT 9ODA 9FRXNO9
"
I
I
I
I i i i i i I i
JCH JU-. AUO 3EJ* OCT NCV DEC JAN FCB M*R Am rv\
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORET system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
-- Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
a BOU- •
L** JUL >4LO 9^ OCT rOV Dm
BEAR t-AKC OUTUfir OANAL. NR T»AR19
ir^
rw»
ere
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BEAR RIVER BASIN
TEMPERATURE DEG C
R HtVKR AT SODA 3PRINQ3
P
E
u
R
E
D
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JlV. JU- Al!o SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB rv*t
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORET system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
— Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was .
unavailable for that period.
— Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
20°C maximum temperature for salmonid spawning and rearing
has been exceeded.
BEAR RIVER HEAR PRESTON
BEAR UAKE OUTLET CANAL.
T
E
n
r
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• ^^^^^^ff^^^^f
Jin -OJL AUD sej»
1873
row DEC JAN FED rviR APR MAY
I ' I ' I
JUL.
1B73
DEC JAN FtB
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BEAR RIVER BASIN
DISSOLVED OXYGEN MG/L
OGlAR RXV£R AT 9ODA 3PRLN09
JUI_ AU3
I 07 3
OCT hCV DCC JAN F^D rVSH APR
i B7 e
R RIVE:R HEAR PRCSTOH
NOTES:
« Data from EPA's STORET system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
— Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
— Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
dissolved oxygen is below the 6 mg/1 minimum criteria level.
BEAR UAKC OUTUCT CAMAU.
J\-H JUt. AU3
I B73
3EP OCT
FCS rVSR
JLH JVJL /4-O
1873
— I—
— I—
1 — 1 —
— 1 — 1—
U—
— 1 —
— 1 —
— 1
SET oar rev PC? JAT» FCB
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BEAR RIVER BASIN
P H
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORET system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
— Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
— Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed 1n introduction). Shaded area shows that the
pH is below the 6.5 minimum or above the 8.5 maximum
criteria level.
BEAR UAK.E OUTLET
Mja SEP GCT7-
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AR RIVER BASIN
FECAL CONFORM PER 100 ML
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORE! system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
— Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
-- Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed 1n introduction). Shaded area shows that the
fecal coliform criteria level of 240 /ml has been exceeded.
BEAR l_AKe OUTLET OANAL.
O
U
I
F
O
R
as
0
1
'
1
1
1
J^n JUL. fLO SEP OCT MV Oec J-AN FED
1873 t
1 '
B7 B
^ Jv
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BEAR RIVER BASIN
TURBIDITY IN JTU
•
1
tmm.
1
mr
i
vmwm
•
i i
i
i i i
smm
i
i
JLM JUL ALD seF OCT new nee JAN FEB rw* APR rv»v
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORE! system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
— Hissing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
— Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area .shows that the
turbidity criteria level of 25 JTU has been exceeded.
EAR RIVER
A R F R E3TO N
BCAft I-AKE OUTUET CANAL.
IHHB^^V^W •
JTJL. AUO
ve?3
Dec JAN
MAR APR rv»v
— 1 —
— 1 —
— 1 —
— 1 —
— I—
— 1 —
i — I —
— 1 —
— I—
— i —
i
m
ALD SEP DC7T
DEC JAN
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BEAR RIVER BASIN
TOTAL PHOSPHORUS MG/L
ju_ />JJQ so* OCT NOV Dec JAN FOB
X S7 3 IB7B
DELAR R1VCR N£AR Y'RCSTOM
(.6?)
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORE! system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
— Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
— Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
total phosphorous algal bloom potential level of 0.05 mg/1
has been exceeded.
jm JT_«_ «J3
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BEAR RIVER BASIN
NO2+NO3 NITROGEN MG/L
BEAR RIVER AT 3ODA 3FRINO3
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORE! system for June 1975 thru Hay 1976.
-- Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
— Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
nitrate algal bloom potential level of 0.30 mg/1 has
been exceeded.
J1-TI JLJ- ALD
1B73
ocrr r<*/ TTT* JA
BEAR RIVER HEAR PRESTON
i JU_
1 67 3
OCT rev
FCB rVSR AFT*
OCAR UAKC OUTLET
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BEAR RIVER BASIN
TOTAL KJELDAHL NITROGEN MG/L
OCAR RIVER AT 90DA SPRXNQ9
o z.a- -
Jt-r* JUL.
OCT NO/ DEC JAN FC»
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORE! system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
-- Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
o z.a- -
Jt-H JU. fU3
I ' I-
I ' I
APR rv»V
UAKE OUTUCT CAHAU•
JVJU AUO
1 S7 3
ocrr NO/ cec
FEB rvsR AP« rv*,v
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KLAMATH RIVER BASIN 14-01
The Klamath River basin is located in south central Oregon and northwestern California. For the purposes of
this report, only the area within Oregon is presented. The basin boundaries include the Williamson River
(R.M. 6.9) situated in the northern portion of the basin, and the Link River (R.M. 251.9) forming the southern
boundary. The major urban center within the boundary is the City of Klamath Falls (pop. 20,000). The major
land and water use in this basin is irrigated agriculture. The major municipal and industrial point sources
include domestic sewage treatment plants and plywood mills.
National Water Quality Surveillance System (NWQSS) stations located within this basin are shown on the map.
The complete water quality and biological parametric coverage for NWQSS stations is listed in the Introduc-
tion of this report along with the EPA criteria associated with those parameters. However, only some of the
parameters are included in the following curves. Complete raw data is available from EPA upon request.
The following curve layout is designed to show the significant river constituents temporally presented on
bar charts.
L-138
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KLAMATH RIVER BASIN
Map
Station
Number
1A
IB
1C
ID
IE
IF
Physical
X
X
X
X
X
X
Type of Data
Collected
Chemical Biological
X
X
X
X
X
X
NOTE: Complete station information shown in Table 1
page 11-13.
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STORET #14-01
KLAMATH RIVER BASIN
N.W.Q.S.S. LOCATIONS
N
MAJOR SURFACE WATERS
AND FEATURES
7. Sprague R.
2. Sycan R.
3. N. Fk. Sprague R.
4. S. Fk. Sprague R.
5. Williamson R.
6. Lost R.
• 7. Drews Cr.
8. Jenny Cr.
9. Annie Cr.
10. Howard Praire Lake
11. Agency Lake
--12.-K'lamath--Lake-
13. Drews Res.
14. Goose Lake
15. Crater Lake
16. Gerber Res.
17. Smith Cr.
- 27. Klamath River.
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KLAMATH RIVER BASIN
STREAM FLOW CFS
WlUUlATtaON RIVCI* HWV B7
J1_H JUL. fLJO 3KP
I
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1
rev
1
TW>
1
JM4
1
FCB
1
n
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KLAMATH RIVER BASIN
STREAM FLOW CFS
KI^AMATH R
L 1 1 1
JLn JUl, fUO 3Gf
1873
XVKR
1
CCT
1
Hff
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1
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PBO
1
1
rvM
BTB
1
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KI_ATIATH STRAIT DRAIN-
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORET system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
-- Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
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KLAMATH RIVER BASIN
TEMPERATURE DEC C
WlUUtAfiaON R IVE.R HWV B7 DRIDOG.
1
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1
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M-ArtATH RIVEH Mvrv B7 DRZDO6.
D
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(• ' I ' I ' I
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KLAMATH RIVER BASIN
TEMPERATURE DEG C
KUAMATN RtVCR OLU BIO DCND POWER PUT
1 1 1 1 —
— 1 —
— 1 —
— 1 —
,
,
— 1 —
— 1 —
— 1
Nbv DEC JA
JUL. *LJ3
i 07 a
I
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NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORE! system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
— Hissing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
— Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
2p°C maximum temperature for salmonid spawning and rearing
has been exceeded.
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KLAMATH RIVER BASIN
DISSOLVED OXYGEN MG/L
RIVER MWV S7
"I
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OCT f*J* DEC
i r-vsR
187Q
LINK RtVGR MWV a? OR I DOE
v ia +
H 1 h
OCT NCV DEC JAN
K.UAMATH R IVCR HWV G7 OR I
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DEC JAN FEO rV>R
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OCT
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1
NOV
AT K
n
END e
t
— I—1
JAN
m r Da
FEB
e
MW
A-PR
rvsv
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KLAMATH RIVER BASIN
DISSOLVED OXYGEN MG/L
R i VER ouw o 10 BEND POWER PUT
1 1 1 1
JU4 JUL /SLD SEP
1
CCT
1
rev
i
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i
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1
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KL^UIATK STRAIT DRAIN
H h
JUL. Aua
1B7S
CCT KJW ceo JAN
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORE! system for June 1975 thru Hay 1976.
— Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
— Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
dissolved oxygen is below the 6 mg/1 minimum criteria level.
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KLAMATH RIVER BASIN
P H
UII_UI.M-ISON RtVEB HWV B7 DRIDOE
row pec
KUAHATM HtVER HWV B7 DRtDOE
JU4 JXJL
1S73
H h
I ' I ' I
FED rVtR AT»R
JUM JUL.
1073
KUAflATH R tVER AT KENO OR I DOE.
±—+
JT_i_
IQ73
H h
I ' I
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KLAMATH RIVER BASIN
P H
KL-AI-IATH RIVER BL.W Bta BEND POWER PUT
BTKAXT DRA Z h
Jl_H JUL.
PEC JAH
i rvsR
IB70
-£
FEB rw» AP
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORE! system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
— Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
— Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
pH is below the 6.5 minimum or above the 8.5 maximum
criteria level.
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KLA'MATH RIVER BASIN
TURBIDITY IN JTU
HW-r B7 DHL DOE.
UtNK RIVCR MWV B7 BRIDOE
till 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ..
1
I
I
I
JUH JUL. y*JO SEP GET NOV OGC JAN FEO tVS« APR rV»V
JT-r* JU- /UD
IS7S
FED rw9 AHR rvsv
Kl-AnATH RIVER MWV 87 DRIZ3OC
T
U
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B
I
JUL ALO 90* OCT
rw» Afw r-^v
JU_
. B7 S
GCT NOV DCC
FTED rv« /WR flAV
VS7B
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KLAMATH RIVER BASIN
TURBIDITY IN JTU
KUAMATH RIVER OLW DXO
POWER PUT
KUAI1ATH 9TRA X T DRA X N
I 1 1 L
1
1
1
I
1
'
1
'
JU» JUL. fLO SET OCT NCV HKf JAN FED fWR AFR rV>V
JTJU
1 B7 3
DEC JAN FED
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORET system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
— Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
~ Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
turbidity criteria level of 25 JTU has been exceeded.
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KLAMATH RIVER BASIN
FECAL COLIFORM PER 100 ML
Riven HWV 07
37 on i noc
AUO SET* OCT
TJEC J,
KUAMATH
HWV S7 P R I O O E
Kl-/NnATM RIVCR AT KE
H h
Ji_i_ AUD aep OCT
1873
l ' I ' I '—h
TTFf JAM FEO IVSR
I 1 1 1
-f-1—h
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KLAMATH RIVER BASIN
FECAL CONFORM PER 100 ML
Kt_ AM A T H R
IVER O LW BIO pCND
K I- A n A T N STRAIT
1 1 1
JU4 JUL. ALO SI
1 B7 3
1
,
— I—
— 1—
3> ccr NO*/ t)EC JAN FBS rvft ATW rwv
I 87 B
JTJL
i e 7 a
OCT NCV
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORE! system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
— Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
-- Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
fecal coliform criteria level of 240 /ml has been exceeded.
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KLAMATH RIVER BASIN
TOTAL PHOSPHORUS MG/L
UlUUIAMSON fttVCR Mwr B7 BRIOOC
UINK RIVER HW-V O7 DNZDOK
u a. 10- -
o a.•««- •
JU. /*JO
1879
.
tVSR
187B
KL-AT1ATM
HWT* B7 BK1DQC
KLATIATH MX VCR AT KCNO DRIDOC
JT_M JU_ <*4JO
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KLAMATH RIVER BASIN
TOTAL PHOSPHORUS MG/L
KI_A«ATM STRAIT DMA IK
KUAMATH RIVKR BL.W BIO BCND POWER FUT
NOTES:
~ Data from EPA's STORE! system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
-- Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
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KLAMATH RIVER BASIN
NO2+N03 NITROGEN MG/L
L.XNK RIVER MU-r B7
JVJL. fLO
I I I ' I ' I ' I
KUAflATH
e7 OR I DO 6
I - 1 - 1 - 1
ccr «J>/ nee
I ' I
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KLAMATH RIVER BASIN
NO2+NO3 NITROGEN MG/L
KUAMATN RIVER Ot-W BIO BCND POWER PL.T
KUAI-IATM STRAIT DRAIN
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORE! system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
— Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
—. Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
nitrate algal bloom potential level of 0.30 mg/1 has
been exceeded.
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WASHINGTON COAST BASIN 13-12
The Washington Coast basin is bounded to the north by the Straits of Juan de Fuca, and to the west by the
Pacific Ocean. The southern border extends to the Columbia River, and the eastern boundaries are defined
by the Olympic Mountains. The basin consists of two major streams, the Chehalis River (R.M. 33.3) and the
Willapa River (R.M. 19.0). The major land use in the Aberdeen-Hoquiam Area is logging. The major industrial
and municipal point sources associated with this basin are pulp mills and domestic sewage treatment plants.
National Water Quality Surveillance System (NWQSS) stations located within this basin are shown on the map.
The complete water quality and biological parametric coverage for NWQSS stations is listed in the Introduc-
tion of this report along with the EPA criteria associated with those parameters. However, only some of
the parameters are included in the following curves. Complete raw data is available from EPA upon request.
The following curve layout is designed to show the significant river constituents temporally presented on
bar charts.
M-148
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WASHINGTON CQASK RASIN
Map Type of Data
Station Collected
Number Physical Chemical Biological
1A
IB XX
NOTE: Complete station information shown in Table 1
page 11-13.
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STORE! #13-12
WASHINGTON COASTAL BASIN
.Q.S.S. LOCATIONS
MAJOR SURFACE WATERS
AND FEATURES
CANADA
1. Lake Ozerte
2. Lake Crescent
3. Soleduck R.
4. Calawah R.
5. Bogachiel R.
6. Hoh R.
7. Clearwater R.
8. Queets R.
9. Quinau/t R.
10. Humptulips /?.
77. Hoquiam R.
12. Wishkha R.
13. Grays Harbor
14. Willapa Bay
15. North R.
16. Naselle R.
17. Wynoochee R.
18. Satsop R.
19. Willapa R.
20. Chehalis River
21. Black R.
22. Skookumchuck
23. Newaukum R.
24. S. Fk. Chehalis
R.
R.
H
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WASHINGTON COAST BASIN
STREAM FLOW CFS
NOTES:
-- Data from EPA's STORET system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
-- Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
CH£HALIS RIVER AT PORTER
-I—i—T
(16100
JTJ_ fUO
IB7S
3EJ> OCT Kfv OEC J/v« FBS fVSR ATT?
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WASHINGTON COAST BASIN
TEMPERATURE DEC C
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORET system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
~ Missing bars or points on graphs Indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
— Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
20°C maximum temperature for salmonid spawning and rearing
has been exceeded.
OHCHAU19 RIVER AT PORTER.WASH•
UE- •
to- .
JW< FBB rW«
i O7a
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WASHINGTON COAST BASIN
DISSOLVED OXYGEN MG/L
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORET system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
— Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
-- Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
dissolved oxygen is below the 6 mg/1 minimum criteria level.
OHCHAI.I3 RIVER AT FORTCR.WA3H
I ' I ' I
JL* JUL. AUJ
IB7S
H 1 r-
sep OCT rev nee J-AN FTB tva
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WASHINGTON COAST BASIN
P H
NOTES:
~ Data from EPA's STORET system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
-- Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
— Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
pH is below the 6.5 minimum or above the 8.5 maximum
criteria level.
OHCHAU13 RIVER AT PORTER.UA9H
1
JAN
I
I
JU
1
Jw
|
J.V
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WASHINGTON COAST BASIN
TURBIDITY IN JTU
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORET system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
— Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
-- Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality Indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
turbidity criteria level of 25 JTU has been exceeded.
CHCH/M-19 RIVER AT PORTER.UA3M
"I ' I
L'cL'Jv
I ' I
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WASHINGTON COAST BASIN
FECAL COLIFORM PER 100 ML
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORET system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
— Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
-- Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
fecal coliform criteria level of 240 /ml has been exceeded.
CHEHAI-IS RIVER AT T" O R T E R WA9H
JU4 JU_ ALD 3EJ*
I I I I I I I
(XT MTf DEC JVV.
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WASHINGTON COAST BASIN
TOTAL PHOSPHORUS MG/L
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORET system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
-- Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
-- Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
total'phosphorous algal bloom potential level of 0.05 mg/1
has been exceeded.
CHSHAUXS RIVER AT rORTCR.WASH
J1_H JTJL
IB73
OCT to* nec
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WASHINGTON COAST BASIN
N02+N03 NITROGEN MG/L
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORET system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
~ Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
— Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
nitrate algal bloom potential level of 0.30 mg/1 has
been exceeded.
CMEHAUI9 RI
C6X3 JAN FEB rw* APR m
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WASHINGTON COAST BASIN
TOTAL KJELDAHL NSTROGEN MG/L
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORE! system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
— Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
PORTER.WASH
0.e-
0-7-
T
0.0-
0.3-
> 0'*-
0.3-
0.Z-
0.1-
1 1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
--I
JUL ALO SEP OCT
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OREGON COAST BASIN 13-13
The Oregon Coast basin boundaries include the southern border of Oregon and the Columbia River to the north.
The basin includes the drainage areas of all streams in Oregon which flow directly into the Pacific Ocean,
with the exception of the Columbia River. The major streams being studied in this report include the Nehalem
(R.M. 13.3), Umpqua (R.M. 48.4), and Rogue Rivers (R.M. 27.5). The major cities in the basin include Coos
Bay (pop. 13,466), Newport (pop. 5,188), and Astoria (pop. 10,244) on the coast, and the inland cities of
Grants Pass (pop. 12,445), Medford (pop. 28,454), and Roseburg (pop. 14,461). The major municipal and indus-
trial dischargers in the basin are domestic sewage treatment plants and pulp and paper mills. There is also
a heavy reliance on the fisheries industry.
National Water Quality Surveillance System (NWQSS) stations located within this basin are shown on the map.
The complete water quality and biological parametric coverage for NWQSS stations is listed in the Introduc-
tion of this report along with the EPA criteria associated with those parameters. However, only some of the
parameters are included in the following curves. Complete raw data is available from EPA upon request.
The following curve layout is designed to show the significant river constituents temporally presented on
bar charts.
N-155
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OREGON COAST BASIN
Map
Station
Number
1A
IB
1C
Physical
X
X
X
Type of Data
Collected
Chemical
X
x :
x :
Biological
NOTE: Complete station information shown in Table 1
page 11-13.
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STORE! #13-13
OREGON COASTAL BASIN
QC C I f\ f* A T I f*\
.5.5. LU L A I I U
MAJOR SURFACE WATERS
AND FEATURES
7. Nehalem R.
2. Trask R.
Nestucca R.
Si/etz R.
Yaquina Ft.
6. A/sea R.
7. Si us/a w R.
Smith R.
Coos R.
3.
4.
5.
8.
9.
10. Coquille R.
11. Chetco R.
12. Illinois R.
13. Applegate R.
Bear Cr.
N. Umpqua R
16. S. Umpqua R.
17. Cow Cr.
25. Umpqua R.
26. Rogue River
WA.
14.
75.
NOTE: The Umpqua & Rogue Rivers malnstems
are numbered to co-incide with the Regional
Map numbering system.
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OREGON COAST BASIN
STREAM FLOW CFS
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORET system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
-- Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
RDOUK R1V
fua asy ocr
I ' I
1
1
JL»« JUI_
1S73
AUB
i
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1
1
1
(15900)
i
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OCT HO* "gg* JAN FED MAfl APR tVtV
t S7S
OCT rev DEC JAN FEB
I ' I I I I I ' I
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OREGON COAST BASIN
TEMPERATURE DEG C
ROOU* «tV«« rt«AR AOMCSS
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORET system for June 1975 thru Hay 1976.
— Hissing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
— Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
20°C maximum temperature for salmonid spawning and rearing
has been exceeded.
D
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a
RXVCR NEAR CI-KTON .ORCOON
EHAUEn RIVER NEAR F~O33 . OReaON
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1
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n
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mL,^mlm:
|
tVV
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OREGON COAST BASIN
DISSOLVED OXYGEN MG/L
NOTES:
~ Data from EPA's STORET system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
-- Hissing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
-- Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
dissolved oxygen is below the 6 mg/1 minimum criteria level.
13-
M--
D
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1 1—
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— 1 —
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L
1.
1
3EP OCT
PEC JAN FEO
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OREGON COAST BASIN
P H
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORE! system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
— Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality
levels (listed 1n introduction). Shaded area shows that the
pH is below the 6.5 minimum or above the 8.5 maximum
criteria level.
ftoouB Riven NKAN
DEC JVSN FE» I-*"** APR
10-
a-
B-
7-
e-
—
1
•
•
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i
OCT KJ* DEC J/SN FBP
NEK At-, EM RtVER NEAR FO&3 . ORC.QOH
J*JH JTJL
i ay 3
OC7T r
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OREGON COAST BASIN
TURBIDITY IN JTU
NOTES:
-- Data from EPA's STORE! system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
-- Hissing bars or points on graphs Indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
-- Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
turbidity criteria level of 25 JTU has been exceeded.
v~~-
. .. 1
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1
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1 III
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1
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-1
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— 1 .
k^b^^
1 1
^m-A^mmw*.
1 ' 1
NEAR F"Q33 . ORCQON
JUL.
I B7 3
OCT f
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OREGON COAST BASIN
FECAL COLIFORM PER 100 ML
ROOUC R I>
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORET system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
— Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
— Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
fecal coliform criteria level of 240 /ml has been exceeded.
o
u
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F
O
R
KV DEC JAN FED
UnT»QLJA R I V e R NEAR EUKTON
I
F
O
R
-ox. Mja
DEC JAN FEB
DEC JAM
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OREGON COAST BASIN
TOTAL PHOSPHORUS MG/L
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORE! system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
— Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period,
— Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
total phosphorous algal bloom potential level of 0.05 mg/1
has been exceeded.
ROQUX HIVKK NKAR ABNC99
T
O
T H.«V-t-
JU« JU. *-Q SEP OCT rO* OEC J1/
UMFQUA RIVER f*EA« El_K.TON .
EI-t RIVER NEAR F*O99 . ORE SON
• •• •• M S^^HF •n^^a^V'B^^B^J^^^B^H ^ ^ *• ^ ^ •• —w-i^r^B-^^^^^MB •• ^ «B^^^^^H
• i I i I i ' M i I i I i J i ' i I i I i '
JUL_ M-O SEP1 OCT
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OREGON COAST BASIN
NO2+NO3 NITROGEN MG/L
HtVM NKAR AONK99
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORE! system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
— Hissing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
— Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
nitrate algal bloom potential level of 0.30 mg/1 has
been exceeded.
APW
en AC en RIVCR
. ORGOOM
FED rvs« APR rvsv
JXJU
t B7 3
3^ OCT
I I I
DEC JAN FED rvA APR r»*v
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OREGON COAST BASIN
TOTAL KJELDAHL NITROGEN MG/L
NOTES: .
— Data from EPA's STORE! system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
— Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
UrlTQUA RIVER NCAR CLKTON .
JTJL
I 87 S
cacrr rev oec
RIVER NEAR F~O33 . ORCOON
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PUGET SOUND BASIN 13-11
The Puget Sound basin lies entirely within the State of Washington, occupying the northwest corner of the
State. The principal streams include the Snohomish, Deschutes, Elwha, Skagit, and Puyallup, with a total
drainage area of 6,279 square miles. Major communities in the basin include Olympia (pop. 23,111), Seattle
(pop. 530,831), Tacoma (pop. 154,581), Port Angeles (pop. 16,367), Everett (pop. 53,622), and Bellingham
(pop. 39,375). Major municipal and industrial discharges are associated with these population centers.
National Water Quality Surveillance System (NWQSS) stations located within this basin are shown on the map.
The complete water quality and biological parametric coverage for NWQSS stations is listed in the Introduc-
tion of this report along with the EPA criteria associated with those parameters. However, only some of
the parameters are included in the following curves. Complete raw data is available from EPA upon request.
The following curve layout is designed to show the significant river constituents temporally presented on
bar charts.
0-162
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PUGET SOUND BASIN
Map
Station
Number
1A
IB
1C
ID
IE
IF
1G
Physical
X
X
X
X
X
Type of Data
Collected
- Chemical Biological
X
X
X
X
X
NOTE: Complete station information shown in Table 1
page 11-13.
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STORE! #13-11
PUGET SOUND BASIN
.Q.S.S. LOCATIONS
CANADA
MAJOR SURFACE WATERS AND FEATURES
1. Puget Sound
2. Elwha R.
3. Dungeness R.
'4. Dosewallips R.
5. Duckabush R.
6. Hamma Hamma R.
7. Skokomish R.
8. Deschutes R.
9. Nisqually R.
10. Puyallup R.
11. Carbon R.
12. While R.
13. Cedar R.
14. Snoqualmie R.
15. Skykomish R.
16. Pi/chuck R.
17. Suiatt/e R.
18. Cascade R.
19. Sauk R.
20. Skagit River
21. Green R.
22. Snohomish R.
23. Sliilaguamish R.
24. Nooksack R.
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PUGET SOUND BASIN
STREAM FLOW CFS
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORET system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
— Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
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PUGET SOUND BASIN
STREAM FLOW CFS
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TEMPERATURE DEC C
NOTES:
~ Data from EPA's STORE! system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
— Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
-- Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
20°C maximum temperature for salmonid spawning and rearing
has been exceeded.
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PUGET SOUND BASIN
TEMPERATURE DEC C
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PUGET SOUND BASIN
DISSOLVED OXYGEN MG/L
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORE! system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
— Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
— Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
dissolved oxygen is below the 6 mg/1 minimum criteria level.
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1873
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P H
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORE! system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
— Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
— Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
pH is below the 6.5 minimum or above the 8.5 maximum
criteria level.
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PUGET SOUND BASIN
P H
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TURBIDITY IN JTU
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORE! system for June 19.75 thru May 1976.
— Missing bars or points on graphs Indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
— Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
turbidity criteria level of 25 JTU has been exceeded.
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PUGET SOUND BASIN
TURBIDITY IN JTU
CUWHA RIVCR AT PORT
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FECAL COLIFORM PER 100 ML
NOTES:
-- Data from EPA's STORE! system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
— Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
-- Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
fecal coliform criteria level of 240 /ml has been exceeded.
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PUGET SOUND BASIN
FECAL COLIFORM PER 100 ML
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JUK JVJL.
1073
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JUL
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TOTAL PHOSPHORUS MG/L
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORET system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
— Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
— Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
total phosphorous algal bloom potential level of 0.05 mg/1
has been exceeded.
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PUGET SOUND BASIN
TOTAL PHOSPHORUS MG/L
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NO2+NO3 NITROGEN MG/L
NOTES:
-- Data from EPA's STORE! system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
-- Hissing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
— Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
.levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
nitrate algal bloom potential level of 0.30 mg/1 has
been exceeded.
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PUGET SOUND BASIN
NO2+NO3 NITROGEN MG/L
UUHA RtVCR AT FORT AHOCUC9.UA9H
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JU. AU9
1073
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OCT rdV DEC JA
JUT4 JUL »JLJC SET* CCTT NCV CCC JAN
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TOTAL KJELDAHL NITROGEN MG/L
NOTES:.
— Data from EPA's STORE! system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
-- Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
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T
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PUGET SOUND BASIN
TOTAL KJELDAHL NITROGEN MG/L
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SOUTHERN OREGON LAKES BASIN 13-14
The Southern Oregon Lakes basin is sometimes referred to as the Oregon Closed basin because there
is no drainage to the ocean. Streams drain into landlocked lakes as shown on the accompanying
map. The basin, located in the southeastern part of Oregon, is totally enclosed by mountains.
The basin is drained by three major stream systems, but for the purposes of this report, will be
limited to the Donner und Blitzen River (R.M. 42.8). The River has a total length of 72 miles,
draining the west slope of the Steens Mountains. The basin is sparsely populated, with the most
dense population being near the urban area of Burns (pop. 3,293) and Hines (pop. 1,407). There
are no major municipal or industrial point sources associated with this basin. Irrigated
agriculture 'and grazing are the major land uses in the basin. !
National Water Quality Surveillance System (NWQSS) stations located within this basin are shown
on the map. The complete water quality and biological parametric coverage for NWQSS stations is
listed in the Introduction of this report along with the EPA criteria associated with those parameters.
However, only some of the parameters are included in the following curves. Complete raw data
is available from EPA upon request.
The following curve layout is designed to show the significant river constitutents temporally
presented on bar charts.
P-174
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SOUTHERN OREGON LAKES BASIN
Map Type of Data
Station Collected
Number Physical Chemical Biological
1A XX
NOTE: Complete station information shown in Table 1
page 11-13.
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STORE! #13-14
SOUTHERN OREGON LAKES BASIN
N.W.Q.S.S. LOCATIONS
CAL
MAJOR SURFACE
WATERS AND FEATURES
/. Silvies River
2. Donner und B/itzen R
3. Chewaucan R.
4. Silver Cr.
5. Malheur Lake
6. Harney Lake
7. Lake Albert
8. Summer Lake
•:.-- 9'Warner Lakes
10. Alvord Lake
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SOUTHERN OREGON LAKES BASIN
STREAM FLOW CFS
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORE! system fop June 1975 thru May 1976.
-- Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
DONrlCR UNO BLlTZCr* M1VCR NR FRCNQHOUCN
in . rrrn
JT-*« JTJL M-O
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CCT fO/ DEC JAM FED fW* APR
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SOUTHERN OREGON LAKES BASIN
TEMPERATURE DEG C
NOTES: I
— Data from EPA's STORET system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
— Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
-- Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
20°C maximum temperature for salmonid spawning and rearing
has been exceeded.
DPNNER UMD BUll-ZEN RIVER HR FRCNCHOLCN
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Iff PEB rw< ATH rwr
1B7B
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SOUTHERN OREGON LAKES BASIN
P H
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORE! system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
-- Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
~ Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
pH is below the 6.5 minimum or above the 8.5 maximum
criteria level.
DONNCR UNO BL.xrz£N RIVER HR PR
JU-
1873
I I I ' I
JAM FTD
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SOUTHERN OREGON LAKES BASIN
TURBIDITY IN JTU
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORET system for June 1975 thru Hay 1976.
— Missing bars or points on graphs Indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
— Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
turbidity criteria level of 25 JTU has been exceeded.
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SOUTHERN OREGON LAKES BASIN
FECAL COLIFORM PER 100 ML
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORE! system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
— Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
— Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
fecal coliform criteria level of 240 /ml has been exceeded.
UNO PUITZBN Riven nn
H h
OCT K>/ DEC JVM4 FED
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SOUTHERN OREGON LAKES BASIN
TOTAL PHOSPHORUS MG/L
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORET system for June 1975 thru Hay 1976.
-- Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
— Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
total phosphorous algal bloom potential level of 0.05 mg/1
has been exceeded.
DONNCR UNO BU1TZE* RIVER NR RRENCHQUG1M
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SOUTHERN OREGON LAKES BASIN
NO2+NO3 NITROGEN MG/L
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORE! system for June 1975 thru Hay 1976.
— Missing bars or points on graphs indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
-- Dashed lines portray EPA REGION 10 water quality indicator
levels (listed in introduction). Shaded area shows that the
nitrate algal bloom potential level of 0.30 mg/1 has
been exceeded.
CONNER UNO BUITZCN RIVER NR FRENCHQUEN
O a.7--
N 0.1--
I ' I ' I
OCT MCA' OCC JA
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SOUTHERN OREGON LAKES BASIN
TOTAL KJELDAHL NITROGEN MG/L
NOTES:
— Data from EPA's STORET system for June 1975 thru May 1976.
— Missing bars or points on graphs Indicate data was
unavailable for that period.
DONNCR UNI? BUITZEN RIVER NR
A «•••>•
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