HOUSATONIC RIVER BASIN 01198125 HOUSATONIC RIVER NEAR ASHLEY FALLS, MA LOCATION.--Lat 4204'29", long 7320'02", Berkshire County, Hydrologic Unit 01100005, 2.5 mi downstream from Soda Creek, 3.1 mi upstream from Konkapot River. DRAINAGE AREA.--465 mi2. PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1991 to current year. SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT CONCENTRATION: March 1994 to September 1995. SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT DISCHARGE: March 1994 to September 1995. EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.-- SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT CONCENTRATION: Maximum daily mean, 94 mg/L, March 9, 1995, minimum daily mean, 1 mg/L on several days. SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT DISCHARGE: Maximum daily, 962 tons, April 8, 1994, minimum daily 0.41 tons, Aug. 25, 1995. WATER-QUALITY DATA, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1996 TO SEPTEMBER 1997 DIS- PH OXYGEN, COLI- ENTERO- CHARGE, SPE- WATER DIS- FORM, COCCI INST. CIFIC WHOLE SOLVED FECAL, ME,MF CUBIC CON- FIELD TEMPER- TEMPER- TUR- OXYGEN, (PER- 0.45 WATER FEET DUCT- (STAND- ATURE ATURE BID- DIS- CENT UM-MF TOTAL DATE TIME PER ANCE ARD AIR WATER ITY SOLVED SATUR- (COLS./ (COL / SECOND (US/CM) UNITS) (DEG C) (DEG C) (NTU) (MG/L) ATION) 100 ML) 100 ML) (00061) (00095) (00400) (00020) (00010) (00076) (00300) (00301) (31616) (31649) NOV 07... 1100 647 309 8.0 14.0 7.5 2.9 12.1 103 820 70 JAN 07... 1030 1510 248 8.0 5.0 2.0 7.2 13.0 97 500 130 MAR 24... 1115 857 320 8.3 2.0 2.5 3.6 13.4 100 260 88 MAY 21... 1030 2740 229 8.0 10.0 13.0 17 8.7 85 680 80 JUN 19... 1015 301 364 8.0 23.5 19.0 3.4 7.6 84 400 38 JUL 21... 1000 175 393 8.2 22.0 21.5 6.8 8.6 88 120 30 SEP 24... 1100 105 448 8.3 16.5 14.0 1.8 8.5 84 120 K19 CAR- BICAR- ALKA- HARD- MAGNE- POTAS- BONATE BONATE LINITY CHLO- FLUO- NESS CALCIUM SIUM, SODIUM, SIUM, WATER WATER WAT DIS SULFATE RIDE, RIDE, TOTAL DIS- DIS- DIS- DIS- DIS IT DIS IT TOT IT DIS- DIS- DIS- (MG/L SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED FIELD FIELD FIELD SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED DATE AS (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L MG/L AS MG/L AS MG/L AS (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L CACO3) AS CA) AS MG) AS NA) AS K) CO3 HCO3 CACO3 AS SO4) AS CL) AS F) (00900) (00915) (00925) (00930) (00935) (00452) (00453) (39086) (00945) (00940) (00950) NOV 07... 130 34 11 13 1.4 -- -- -- 11 18 <.10 JAN 07... 110 29 8.9 10 1.1 0 117 96 10 15 <.10 MAR 24... 120 30 9.8 15 1.2 0 129 106 12 25 <.10 MAY 21... 95 25 7.9 10 .92 0 98 80 7.5 14 <.10 JUN 19... 140 35 13 18 1.7 0 154 126 15 26 .10 JUL 21... 150 38 13 23 2.0 0 164 134 17 30 <.10 SEP 24... 160 39 15 26 2.5 0 173 142 25 35 <.10 HOUSATONIC RIVER BASIN 01198125 HOUSATONIC RIVER NEAR ASHLEY FALLS, MA--Continued WATER-QUALITY DATA, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1996 TO SEPTEMBER 1997 SOLIDS, NITRO- NITRO- NITRO- NITRO- NITRO- SILICA, RESIDUE SOLIDS, GEN, GEN, GEN, NITRO- GEN,AM- GEN,AM- DIS- AT 180 RESIDUE NITRITE NO2+NO3 AMMONIA GEN, MONIA + MONIA + NITRO- PHOS- SOLVED DEG. C AT 105 DIS- DIS- DIS- ORGANIC ORGANIC ORGANIC GEN, PHORUS (MG/L DIS- DEG. C, SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED TOTAL TOTAL DIS. TOTAL TOTAL DATE AS SOLVED TOTAL (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L SIO2) (MG/L) (MG/L) AS N) AS N) AS N) AS N) AS N) AS N) AS N) AS P) (00955) (70300) (00500) (00613) (00631) (00608) (00605) (00625) (00623) (00600) (00665) NOV 07... 3.8 166 178 .030 .440 .040 .16 .20 <.20 .64 .020 JAN 07... 4.3 142 162 <.010 .260 .040 -- <.20 <.20 -- .020 MAR 24... 2.6 170 180 <.010 .570 <.015 -- .30 <.20 .87 .040 MAY 21... 3.2 131 161 <.010 .235 .031 .38 .41 <.20 .64 .081 JUN 19... 2.1 211 239 .010 .605 <.015 -- .33 .28 .93 <.010 JUL 21... 2.5 228 242 <.010 .653 <.015 -- .55 .21 1.2 .053 SEP 24... 1.6 244 252 .010 .887 <.015 -- .44 .27 1.3 .026 PHOS- PHOS- PHORUS ALUM- ANTI- BERYL- CHRO- PHORUS ORTHO, INUM, MONY, BARIUM, LIUM, CADMIUM MIUM, COBALT, COPPER, IRON, DIS- DIS- DIS- DIS- DIS- DIS- DIS- DIS- DIS- DIS- DIS- SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED DATE (MG/L (MG/L (UG/L (UG/L (UG/L (UG/L (UG/L (UG/L (UG/L (UG/L (UG/L AS P) AS P) AS AL) AS SB) AS BA) AS BE) AS CD) AS CR) AS CO) AS CU) AS FE) (00666) (00671) (01106) (01095) (01005) (01010) (01025) (01030) (01035) (01040) (01046) NOV 07... <.010 <.010 9.0 <1.0 11 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 110 JAN 07... .010 .020 10 <1.0 9.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 64 MAR 24... <.010 <.010 13 <1.0 11 <1.0 <1.0 1.0 <1.0 1.0 69 MAY 21... <.010 <.010 19 <1.0 9.1 <1.0 <1.0 1.5 <1.0 1.2 66 JUN 19... <.010 <.010 14 <1.0 15 <1.0 <1.0 1.3 <1.0 1.5 62 JUL 21... <.010 .018 15 <1.0 16 <1.0 <1.0 1.7 <1.0 1.9 44 SEP 24... <.010 .014 12 <1.0 17 <1.0 <1.0 1.9 <1.0 2.5 43 MANGA- MOLYB- URANIUM LEAD, NESE, DENUM, NICKEL, SILVER, ZINC, NATURAL CARBON, DIS- DIS- DIS- DIS- DIS- DIS- DIS- ORGANIC SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED TOTAL DATE (UG/L (UG/L (UG/L (UG/L (UG/L (UG/L (UG/L (MG/L AS PB) AS MN) AS MO) AS NI) AS AG) AS ZN) AS U) AS C) (01049) (01056) (01060) (01065) (01075) (01090) (22703) (00680) NOV 07... <1.0 47 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 4.1 JAN 07... <1.0 23 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 4.4 MAR 24... <1.0 40 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 2.5 MAY 21... <1.0 13 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 1.3 <1.0 4.2 JUN 19... <1.0 53 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 1.2 <1.0 5.0 JUL 21... <1.0 68 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 2.8 <1.0 5.5 SEP 24... <1.0 56 <1.0 1.3 <1.0 4.9 <1.0 3.8