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Big Rapids Water Quality Data

Station 04126540 - Muskegon River near Big Rapids, Mich.

Located at the White Pines Trail State Park Bridge upstream of Big Rapids, MI

Streamflow, physical properties, dissolved major and trace elements, solids, nutrient, and organic carbon.

[ft3/sec, cubic feet per second; °C, degrees Celsius; mm of Hg, millimeters of mercury; mS/cm, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius; µg/L, milligrams per liter; NTU, nephelometric turbidity units; <, less than; µg/L, micrograms per liter; dis, dissolved]
Analyte Parameter code Units 22-May-00
Streamflow, physical properties, and dissolved oxygen
streamflow, instantaneous 00061 ft3/sec 3,250
water temperature 00010 °C 15.5
barometric pressure 00025 mm of Hg 745
specific conductance 00095 µS/cm 239
oxygen, dissolved 00300 µg/L 8.9
pH (hydrogen ion activity) 00400 pH units 8.1
alkalinity, field, dissolved 39086 µg/L as CaCO3 92
turbidity 00076A NTU 3.8
Dissolved major elements, trace elements, and solids
bicarbonate, field, dissolved 453 mg/L 112
calcium 00915D mg/L 32
chloride 00940J mg/L 9.2
fluoride 00950B mg/L <.1
iron 01046D µg/L 110
magnesium 00925C mg/L 8.8
manganese 01056C µg/L 5
potassium 00935B mg/L 1.4
silica 00955D mg/L 6.2
sodium 00930C mg/L 4.9
sulfate 00945G mg/L 5.9
residue, 180 °C 70300A mg/L 163
Nutrients and organic carbon
nitrogen, ammonia, dis. 00608F mg/L <.02
nitrogen, ammonia + organic, dis 00623D mg/L 0.7
nitrogen, ammonia + organic, wwr 00625D mg/L 0.8
nitrogen, nitrite, dis 00613F mg/L <.01
nitrogen, nitrite + nitrate, dis 00631E mg/L 0.12
phosphorus, dis 00666G mg/L 0.02
phosphorus, wwr 00665G mg/L 0.05
phosphorus, phosphate, orthophosphate 00671H mg/L <.01
carbon, organic, dissolved 00681A mg/L 23
Whole water recoverable major and trace elements.
[µg/L, micrograms per liter; <, less than; E, estimated; µg/L, milligram per liter; --, no data]
Analyte Parameter code Units 22-May-00
aluminum 01105D µg/L 276
antimony 01097C µg/L <1
arsenic 01002E µg/L E2
barium 01007C µg/L 18.7
beryllium 01012C µg/L <5
cadmium 01027F µg/L <.1
calcium 00916C mg/L 31.6
chromium 01034E µg/L E.6
cobalt 01037F µg/L <2
copper 01042G µg/L <20
iron 01045C µg/L 564
lead 01051F µg/L E.5
lithium 01132B µg/L <7
magnesium 00927C mg/L 9.4
manganese 01055D µg/L 62.1
mercury 71900B µg/L --
molybdenum 01062B µg/L <1
nickel 01067F µg/L E1
potassium 00937B mg/L 1.4
selenium 01147D µg/L E1
silver 01077F µg/L <1
sodium 00929C mg/L 5.1
strontium 01082B µg/L 80.2
zinc 01092C µg/L E16
Dissolved pesticides.
[µg/L, micrograms per liter; <, less than; E, estimated]
Analyte Parameter code Units 22-May-00
2,6-diethylaniline 82660D µg/L <0.003
acetochlor 49260D µg/L 0.017
alachlor 46342D µg/L <.002
alpha-HCH 34253D µg/L <.002
atrazine 39632D µg/L 0.077
azinphos-methyl 82686D µg/L <.001
benfluralin 82673D µg/L <.002
butylate 04028D µg/L <.002
carbaryl 82680D µg/L <.003
carbofuran 82674D µg/L <.003
chlorpyrifos 38933D µg/L <.004
cis-permethrin 82687D µg/L <.005
cyanazine 04041D µg/L <.004
dacthal 82682D µg/L <.002
deethylatrazine 04040D µg/L E.024
diazinon 39572D µg/L <.002
dieldrin 39381D µg/L <.001
disulfoton 82677D µg/L <.017
EPTC 82668D µg/L <.002
ethafluralin 82663D µg/L <.004
ethoprophos 82672D µg/L <.003
fonofos 04092D µg/L <.003
lindane 39341D µg/L <.004
linuron 82666D µg/L <.002
malathion 39532D µg/L <.005
metolachlor 39415D µg/L 0.015
metribuzin 82630D µg/L <.004
molinate 82671D µg/L <.004
napropamide 82684D µg/L <.003
parathion 39542D µg/L <.004
parathion-methyl 82667D µg/L <.006
pebulate 82669D µg/L <.004
pendimethalin 82683D µg/L <.004
phorate 82664D µg/L <.002
p,p’-DDE 34653D µg/L <.006
prometon 04037D µg/L <.018
pronamide 82676D µg/L <.003
propachlor 04024D µg/L <.007
propanil 82679D µg/L <.004
propargite 82685D µg/L <.013
simazine 04035D µg/L 0.012
tebuthiuron 82670D µg/L <.010
terbacil 82665D µg/L <.007
terbufos 82675D µg/L <.013
thiobencarb 82681D µg/L <.002
triallate 82678D µg/L <.001
trifluralin 82661D µg/L <.002

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