OPEN FILE REPORT NO. 85


Discharge Historical measurements were obtained from Bulletin No. 31 (Rosenau et al.,
1977). All discharge rates are measured in ft3/s.


November 25, 1975
April 2, 1976
April 27, 1976
May 21, 1976
August 2001


508
699
594
632
594


Table 25. Alapaha River Rise water quality analysis.


 2001
 Analytes 1975
 Unfilt. Filter
Field Measures
Temperature 19.0 21.3
DO 1.5 0.48
pH 7.6 7.11
Sp. Cond. 225 242
Lab Analytes
BOD 0.561
Turbidity 1.2
Color 60 100
Alkalinity 83 93 J 92
Sp. Cond. 240
TDS 160
TSS 4U
Cl 5.3 6.7 A 6.6
SO4 18 20 A 19
F 0.2 0.15 0.12
Nutrients
TOC 12
NO3+NO2 0.4 J 0.4
NH3+NH4 0.024 J 0.038 A
TKN 0.43 J 0.4
P 0.13 0.13
PO4 0.14


A=Average value


 2001
 Analytes 1975 2
 Unfilt. Filter
Metals
Ca 33 39.8 34.7
K 0.7 1.3 1.1
Na 4.2 5.68 4.87
Mg 5.0 6.5 5.6
As 3U 3U
Al 75 U
B 25 U
Cd 0.75 U 0.75 U
Co 0.75 U
Cr 2U 2U
Cu 2.5 U 2.5 U
Fe 310 370
Mn 29.6 25.2
Ni 1.5 U 1.5 U
Pb 5U 4U
Se 4U 4U
Sn 10 U
Sr 90 63
Zn 5U 5U


UK= Compounc not detected, value shown is the method de t


I=Value is less than practical quantitation limit J=Estimated value Q= exceeded holding time limit


Table 26. Alapaha River Rise bacteriological analysis.

 Bacteria Results (in #/100ml)
 Analyte Value
 Escherichia coli 1 KQ
 Enterococci 1 KQ
 Fecal Coliform 1 KQ
 Total Coliform 1 KQ


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