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Water-Quality Data for the Lower Russian River Basin, Sonoma County, California, 2003-2004 In cooperation with the SONOMA COUNTY WATER AGENCY Water-Quality Data for the Lower Russian River Basin, Sonoma County, California, 2003-2004 Data Series 168 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Water-Quality Data for the Lower Russian River Basin, Sonoma County, California, 2003–2004 By Robert Anders, Karl Davidek, and Kathryn M. Koczot In cooperation with the Sonoma County Water Agency Data Series 168 U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey U.S. Department of the Interior Gale A. Norton, Secretary U.S. Geological Survey P. Patrick Leahy, Acting Director U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia: 2006 For product and ordering information: World Wide Web: http://www.usgs.gov/pubprod Telephone: 1-888-ASK-USGS For more information on the USGS--the Federal source for science about the Earth, its natural and living resources, natural hazards, and the environment: World Wide Web: http://www.usgs.gov Telephone: 1-888-ASK-USGS Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. Although this report is in the public domain, permission must be secured from the individual copyright owners to reproduce any copyrighted materials contained within this report. Suggested citation: Anders, Robert, Davidek, Karl, and Koczot, K.M., 2006, Water-quality data for the Lower Russian River Basin, Sonoma County, California, 2003 – 2004: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 168, 70 p. iii Contents Abstract ...........................................................................................................................................................1 Introduction.....................................................................................................................................................1 Background............................................................................................................................................1 Study Area..............................................................................................................................................3 Purpose and Scope ..............................................................................................................................3 Acknowledgments ................................................................................................................................3 Site Selection .................................................................................................................................................5 Surface-Water Sites .............................................................................................................................5 Russian River Sites and Gravel-Terrace Pit Site ....................................................................5 Tributary Sites ...............................................................................................................................5 Estuary Sites .................................................................................................................................5 Ground-Water Sites ..............................................................................................................................9 Methods...........................................................................................................................................................9 Discharge Measurements and Sample Collection .........................................................................9 Water-Quality Analyses .....................................................................................................................11 Field Parameters ........................................................................................................................11 Common Constituents ...............................................................................................................11 Organic Wastewater Compounds ...........................................................................................12 Microbiological Indicators .......................................................................................................12 Oxygen and Hydrogen Isotopes ..............................................................................................12 Quality Control .....................................................................................................................................15 Discharge Measurements and Water-Quality Data...............................................................................15 Summary........................................................................................................................................................15 References Cited..........................................................................................................................................15 Tables............ .................................................................................................................................................17 Figures Figure 1. Map showing location of the Russian River in Mendocino and Sonoma Counties, California. ......................................................................................................................................2 Figure 2. Map showing study area between the city of Healdsburg and the Pacific Ocean in the Lower Russian River Basin, Sonoma County, California. ...............................4 Figure 3. Map showing location of 10 Russian River sites and a gravel-terrace pit site between the city of Healdsburg and the Pacific Ocean in the Lower Russian River Basin, Sonoma County, California....................................................................................7 Figure 4. Map showing location of 12 tributary sites between the town of Forestville and the Pacific Ocean in the Lower Russian River Basin, Sonoma County, California. .......................................................................................................................................8 Figure 5. Map showing location of 12 ground-water sites in the Lower Russian River Basin, Sonoma County, California. ...........................................................................................10 iv Tables Table 1. List of all the surface-water and ground-water sites sampled between August 2003 and September 2004 in the Lower Russian River Basin, Sonoma County, California. .........................................................................................................6 Table 2 . List and primary uses of 63 organic wastewater compounds analyzed in water samples collected from the Lower Russian River Basin, Sonoma County, California, 2003–2004. ...................................................................................................13 Table 3. Quality-control data detected in field blanks from the Lower Russian River Basin, Sonoma County, California, 2003–2004. ............................................................18 Table 4. Discharge measurements and water-quality data collected from 10 Russian River sites in the Lower Russian River Basin, Sonoma County, California, 2003–2004. ....................................................................................................................................24 Table 5. Discharge measurements and water-quality data collected from 10 tributary sites in the Lower Russian River Basin, Sonoma County, California, 2004. ......................36 Table 6. Discharge measurements and water-quality data collected from the estuary sites, a gravel-terrace pit site, and Mark West Creek in the Lower Russian River Basin, Sonoma County, California, 2003–2004. .................................47 Table 7. Water-quality data collected from 12 ground-water sites in the Lower Russian River Basin, Sonoma County, California, 2003–2004. .................................59 Conversion Factors, Datum, Water-Quality Information, and Abbreviations Multiply By To obtain Length inch (in.) 2.54 centimeter (cm) foot (ft) 0.3048 meter (m) mile (mi) 1.609 kilometer (km) Area acre 4,047 square meter (m2) square foot (ft2) 0.09290 square meter (m2) square mile (mi2) 2.590 square kilometer (km2) Volume gallon (gal) 3.785 liter (L) gallon (gal) 0.003785 cubic meter (m3) cubic inch (in3) 16.39 cubic centimeter (cm3) Flow rate cubic foot per second (ft3/s) 0.02832 cubic meter per second (m3/s) Mass ounce, avoirdupois (oz) 28.35 gram (g) pound, avoirdupois (lb) 0.4536 kilogram (kg) v Multiply By To obtain Length millimeter (mm) 0.03937 inch (in.) Volume liter (L) 0.2642 gallon (gal) Temperature in degrees Celsius (°C) may be converted to degrees Fahrenheit (°F) as follows: °F=(1.8×°C)+32 Vertical coordinate information is referenced to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). Horizontal coordinate information is referenced to the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD 83). Specific conductance is given in microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius (μS/cm at 25 °C). Concentrations of chemical constituents in water are given either in milligrams per liter (mg/L) or micrograms per liter (μg/L). Abbreviations ADVM acoustic Doppler velocity meter AHTN acetyl hexamethyl tetrahydronaphthalene ANC acid neutralizing capacity Ag silver Al aluminum An antimony As arsenic B boron Ba barium Be beryllium Br bromide C carbon Ca calcium CaCO3 calcium carbonate Cd cadmium Cl chloride Co cobalt Cr chromium Cu copper oC degrees Celsius DBPs disinfection-by-products
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