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Attachment B

Water Quality

Table - Selected Water Quality Data for 1998 - Includes Calculated Loads for Arsenic and Selenium
A. North Fork of Solomon River
  Sampling Date - 5/19/98 - 5/20/98 Sampling Date - 8/25/98  
Site Location Site ID Flow
cfs		 tdS
Sum
mg/L		 Boron
Total
ug/L		 Arsenic
Total
ug/L		 Arsenic
Load
g/day		 Selenium
Total
ug/L		 Selenium
Load
g/day		 Flow
cfs		 tdS
Sum
mg/L		 Boron
Total
ug/L		 Arsenic
Total
ug/L		 Arsenic
Load
g/day		 Selenium
Total
ug/L		 Selenium
Load
g/day		  
North Fork at Portis NSP 134 945 104 8.3 2720.4 7.7 2523.8 104 816 127 9.4 2391.2 11.4 2900.0 NSP
Lindley Crook at Portis LCP 2.5 901 60.9 3.7 22.6 5.3 32.4 0.22 1052 119.1 4.6 2.5 7.2 3.9 LCP
Joy Creek Upper JCU 0.97 918 123 4.9 11.6 0.7 1.7 Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry JCU
Jay Creek Lower JCL 2 857 118 4.3 21.0 0.6 2.9 1.5 588 98 6.6 24.2 1.9 7.0 JCL
Lawrence Creek ab canal 3+ mllw west of Portis LCH 2 782 99.4 4.5 22.0 3.3 16.1 0.02 954 154.2 5.3 0.3 9.4 0.5 LCH
Irrigation drain ab 1.5 miles west of Portis IDP Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry IDP
Natural irrigation drain ab 2 miles south of Harlan IDN 0.38 625 113 2.9 2.7 3.0 2.8 0.58 584 114 4.0 5.7 3.3 4.7 IDN
Irrigation drain ab 2.5 miles south of Harlan IDH Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry IDH
Spring Creek Upper west of Harlan SCU 5 938 94 7.2 88.1 10.1 123.5 3.5 934 110 6.1 52.2 18.4 157.5 SCU
Spring Creek Lower west of Harlan SCL 5 908 96 7.4 90.5 8.1 99.1 3.5 890 135 7.2 61.6 15.8 133.6 SCL
Dry Crook Upper West of Hmlan DCU 2.5 1012 89 6.3 38.5 4.9 30.0 0.56 982 105 6.0 8.2 8.0 11.0 OCU
Dry Creek Lower west of Harlan DCL 3 939 94 5.4 39.6 4.0 29.4 1.7 770 121 5.3 22.0 6.3 26.2 DCL
Beaver Creek Upper 2 miles NW of Gaylord BCU 15 986 89 7.9 289.9 14.5 532.0 6.5 1015 128 8.9 141.5 25.0 397.5 BCU
Beaver Creek Lower at Gaylord BCL 15 981 88 8.7 319.2 13.8 506.3 6.5 967 124 10.0 159.0 22.3 354.5 BCL
Cedar Creek Upper 1 mile NE of Cedar CCU - - - - - - - 6.5 952 104 13.6 216.2 13.1 208.3 CCU
Cedar Creek Lower 1.5 miles east of Ceder CCL 30 892 83 10.5 770.5 4.8 352.2 7 895 118 13.8 236.3 11.6 198.6 CCL
North Fork west of Cedar below site KWD NSCL 27 973 69 8.4 554.8 6.5 429.3 10 952 130 12.2 298.4 11.5 281.3 NSCL
North Forte wed of Cedar above site KWD NSCU 27 970 87 7.9 521.7 5.4 356.6 10 960 128 12.5 305.8 11.5 281.3 NSCU
Pipe drain ab 2.5 miles west of Cedar KWD 0.61 941 138 4.3 6.4 20.8 31.0 0.68 915 161 4.8 8.0 20.7 34.4 KWD
Irrigation drain 1 mile SE of Claudell IDC Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry IDC
Medicine Creek 1 mile south of Claudell MCC 2 1374 78 6.0 29.4 4.1 20.1 0.01 1058 115 15.4 0.4 2.9 0.1 MCC
Deer Creek of Kerwin DCK 17 988 64 10.3 428.3 5.8 241.2 5.5 1036 120 15.5 208.5 13.6 183,0 DCK
North Fork below Kerwin Reservoir NSK 0.03 535 62 4.1 0.3 1.1 0.1 0.17 585 79 12.9 5.4 <1 - NSK
Kerwin Reservoir KR NA 734 68 9.4 NA 4,7 NA NA 742 103.3 9.6 0.0 6.9 0.0 KR
 
B. South Fork of Solomon River
  Sampling Date - 5120/98 Sampling Dole - 8/26/98  
Site Location Site ID Flow
cfs		 tdS
Sum
mg/L		 Boron
Total
ug/L		 Arsenic
Total
ug/L		 Arsenic
Load
g/day		 Selenium
Total
ug/L		 Selenium
Load
g/day		 Flow
cfs		 tdS
Sum
mg/L		 Boron
Total
ug/L		 Arsenic
Total
ug/L		 Arsenic
Load
g/day		 Selenium
Total
ug/L		 Selenium
Load
g/day		  
South Fork about 5 miles east of Osbome SSO 163 1208 114.9 3.5 1395.4 2.2 877.1 41 883 142 5.7 571.6 4.0 401.1 SSO
Twin Creek at Corinth TCC 7.5 1081 148 3.7 67.9 1.7 31.2 Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry TCC
Indian Creek about 5 miles ease of Osborne ICO 1.7 2040 200 5.6 23.3 1.2 5.0 Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry ICO
Natural drain about 3 miles east of Osborne NDO-1 Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry 0.58 913 126 5,8 7.7 <1 - NDO-1
Natural drain about 3 miles east of Osborne - 2 NDO-2 Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry NDO-2
Covert Creek at Osborne CCO 8 787 99 4.2 82.2 1.9 37.2 0.02 1229 258 9.5 0.5 4.8 0.2 COO
Irrigation drain about 1 mile west of Osborne IDO Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry IDO
Kill Creek south of Bloomington KCB 9 1014 96 4.3 94.7 4.0 88.1 Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry KCB
Irrigation drain about 1 mile west of Bloomington IDB Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry IDB
Medicine Crook ab 3 miles west of Bloomington MCB 4.5 1307 115 6.2 68.2 5.0 55.0 Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry MCC
Irrigation drain about 3 miles east of Alton IDA 0.41 1055 93 5.4 5.4 4.5 4.5 0.36 993 121 4.5 4.2 4.1 3.8 IDA
South Fork Lower - 2 miles east of Alton SSA-L 135 1143 118 3.9 1287.8 3.0 990.6 20 884 130 5.0 244.6 2.8 137.0 SSA-L
South Fork Upper - 2 miles east of Alton SSA-U 135 1172 113 3.9 1287.8 2.7 891.6 20 894 127 4.6 234.8 3.4 166.3 SSA-U
Pipe drain about 2 miles east of Alton WB 0.2 872 135 7.1 3.5 2.8 1.4 0.04 827 151 9.3 0.9 3.4 0.3 WB
Lucky Creek - 4 miles east of Woodston LCW 0.5 877 93 1.8 2.2 2.9 3.5 0.04 848 115 2.2 0.2 3.8 0,4 LCW
Un-named Creek - 1 mile SE of Woodston UCW 0.22 941 102 2.7 1.5 <1 - Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry UCW
South Fork at gaging station near Woodston SSW 132 1134 107 4.0 1291.5 3.1 1000.9 19 883 123 5.8 269.5 2.2 102.2 SSW
Webster Reservoir WR NA 1059 106 6.0 NA 4.3 NA NA 966 122 7.8 - 1.2 - WR
Crooked Creek Lower -1 mile south of Alton CAL 4.5 1057 94 5.5 80.5 4.1 45.1 0.4 1009 140 4.9 4.8 5.7 5.6 CAL
Crooked Creek Upper- 1 mile north of Alton CAU 45 1058 59 6.4 70.4 2.1 23.1 0.4 1019 73 7.7 7.5 2.8 2.7 CAU
Medicine Creek 3 miles SW of Woodston MCW 4 1552 98 5.5 53.8 3.6 35.2 Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry MCW
South Fork Immediately below Webster Dam SWD 103 875 88 3.1 781.0 2.8 705.4 143 853 115 4,8 1678.9 <1 - SWD
Sites shown in bold Italics above are natural drains or tributaries or sites where the drainage is from non-irrigated agricultural lands.

Table Analysis of Sediment Samples Collected in 1998
  A. North Fork of Solomon River
  PPM Dry Weight
mg/kg
  Site Location Site ID Al As Ba Cu Fe Mn Se V Zn Sr TOC
North Fork at Portis NSP 8334 3.3 144 9 9490 334 1.1 22 37 110 7011
North Fork west of Cedar below site KWD NSCL 7631 3.2 139 9 8809 305 1.7 21 34 98 7791
North Fork west of Cedar above site KWD NSCU 12366 3.0 177 13 12719 271 0.3 26 51 91 9575
North Fork below Kerwin Reservoir NSK 380 1.1 50 4 2168 14 ND ND 4 34 455
Kerwin Reservoir KR 11832 3.2 168 11 11510 223 1.2 30 45 91 7516
  B. South Fork of Solomon River
  PPM Dry Weight
mg/kg
  Site Location Site ID Al As Ba Cu Fe Mn Se V Zn Sr TOC
South Fork about 5 miles east of Osbome SSO 8711 3.5 124 10 9846 289 0.6 24 41 131 7080
South Fork Lower- 2 miles east of Alton SSA-L 9144 4.0 133 12 9925 372 0.9 30 42 162 9375
South Fork Upper - 2 miles east of Alton SSA-U 6188 3.0 105 8 7430 339 1.4 20 32 146 10248
South Fork at gaging station near Woodston SSW 4585 2.5 84 6 6043 192 1.0 21 23 148 5020
Webster Reservoir WR 17217 1.3 154 15 15766 238 1.3 39 65 125 12899
Note: Samples at the above sites were also analyzed for boron, berylium, cadmium, chromium, molybdenum, nickel. lead, and mercUrY and most of the results were below detection. Boron, cadmium, chromium, and nickel were slighly above detection in the sample from the Inflow to Webster Reservoir.

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