TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................................I LIST OF PLATES ....................................................................................................................... IV LIST OF TABLES........................................................................................................................ V EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................ VI Beneficial Use Monitoring Program Goal ...........................................................................vi Beneficial Use Monitoring Program Components ............................................................vii Program History/Overview ..................................................................................................vii Results of Stream Sampling Efforts..................................................................................viii INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................1 Background & Problem Definition........................................................................................2 STREAM MONITORING PROGRAM...........................................................................................5 River And Stream Monitoring Overview...............................................................................5 Materials & Methods ..............................................................................................................5 Stream Data Analysis Protocols.........................................................................................14 Permanent Stream Monitoring Station Results & Discussion .........................................20 UPPER CIMARRON SUB-BASIN ....................................................................................29 Cimarron River near Mocane .....................................................................................30 LOWER CIMARRON SUB-BASIN ...................................................................................32 Cimarron River near Ames.........................................................................................34 Cimarron River Near Buffalo ......................................................................................35 Cimarron River near Dover.........................................................................................36 Cimarron River near Guthrie ......................................................................................37 Cimarron River near Oilton.........................................................................................38 Cimarron River near Ripley ........................................................................................39 Cimarron River near Waynoka ...................................................................................40 Skeleton Creek near Lovell ........................................................................................41 UPPER ARKANSAS SUB-BASIN....................................................................................43 Arkansas River near Ralston......................................................................................45 Black Bear Creek at Pawnee......................................................................................46 Chickaskia River near Blackwell.................................................................................47 Salt Fork of the Arkansas near Ingersoll ....................................................................48 Salt Fork of the Arkansas River near Tonkawa ..........................................................49 OKLAHOMA’S BENEFICIAL USE MONITORING PROGRAM – STREAM SAMPLING, 2007 DRAFT REPORT - I - NEOSHO/GRAND SUB-BASIN........................................................................................51 Big Cabin Creek near Big Cabin.................................................................................53 Bird Creek near Catoosa............................................................................................54 Caney River near Ramona.........................................................................................55 Elk River near Tiff City, Missouri ................................................................................56 Honey Creek near Grove............................................................................................57 Neosho River near Chouteau.....................................................................................58 Neosho River near Commerce...................................................................................59 Neosho River near Connor Bridge .............................................................................60 Neosho River near Langley........................................................................................61 Spring Creek near Murphy .........................................................................................62 Spring River near Quapaw .........................................................................................63 Verdigris River near Inola...........................................................................................64 Verdigris River near Keetonville .................................................................................65 Verdigris River near Lenapah.....................................................................................66 Verdigris River near Wagoner ....................................................................................67 CANADIAN SUB-BASIN ..................................................................................................69 Brushy Creek near Haileyville ....................................................................................71 Canadian River near Bridgeport.................................................................................72 Canadian River near Calvin........................................................................................73 Canadian River near Konawa.....................................................................................74 Canadian River near Purcell.......................................................................................75 Canadian River near Taloga.......................................................................................76 Canadian River near Whitefield..................................................................................77 Little River near Sasakwa...........................................................................................78 BEAVER/NORTH CANADIAN SUB-BASIN.....................................................................81 Beaver River near Beaver ..........................................................................................83 Beaver River near Fort Supply ...................................................................................84 Beaver River near Gate..............................................................................................85 Beaver River near Guymon........................................................................................86 Beaver River near Laverne.........................................................................................87 Beaver River near Turpin ...........................................................................................88 Deep Fork River near Beggs......................................................................................89 Deep Fork River near Stroud......................................................................................90 North Canadian River at Dustin..................................................................................91 North Canadian River near El Reno ...........................................................................92 North Canadian River near Harrah.............................................................................93 North Canadian River near Seiling.............................................................................94 North Canadian River near Shawnee.........................................................................95 North Canadian River near Watonga .........................................................................96 North Canadian River near Wetumka.........................................................................97 North Canadian River near Woodward.......................................................................98 Wolf Creek near Fort Supply ......................................................................................99 LOWER ARKANSAS SUB-BASIN.................................................................................101 Arkansas River at Bixby ...........................................................................................103 Arkansas River near Haskell ....................................................................................104 Arkansas River near Moffett.....................................................................................105 Arkansas River near Muskogee (at US 62) ..............................................................106 Arkansas River near Sand Springs ..........................................................................107 Barren Fork near Eldon ............................................................................................108