HOUSATONIC RIVER BASIN 01198125 HOUSATONIC RIVER NEAR ASHLEY FALLS, MA LOCATION.--Lat 42×04’29”, long 73×20’02”, 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 1998 TO SEPTEMBER 1999 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 05... 0950 257 377 8.5 7.5 6.0 2.0 11.6 96 K18 K3 JAN 05... 1145 400 404 7.9 -5.0 .5 1.9 14.0 99 K330 44 MAR 30... 1050 1650 245 7.9 11.0 6.5 9.6 11.7 98 K11 K12 MAY 17... 1030 373 342 8.0 22.5 17.5 2.0 8.4 88 58 K4 JUN 30... 1130 1680 236 7.8 27.5 22.0 51 7.0 82 2700 3700 JUL 15... 1045 275 351 8.6 26.5 21.0 5.4 9.9 114 94 40 AUG 02... 1130 118 449 8.1 30.0 25.5 2.4 6.6 84 7300 50 SEP 27... 1100 500 288 7.7 20.5 15.5 3.4 8.5 87 140 112 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 05... 130 35 12 19 2.0 2 140 119 14 26 <.10 JAN 05... 140 37 13 25 2.0 0 153 125 15 37 <.10 MAR 30... 86 23 7.3 11 .90 0 87 71 9.0 19 <.10 MAY 17... 120 32 11 17 1.2 0 134 110 12 25 <.10 JUN 30... 89 23 7.7 13 1.8 0 87 71 9.2 18 <.10 JUL 15... 140 35 12 19 1.4 5 139 122 11 28 <.10 AUG 02... 160 38 15 30 2.3 0 161 132 19 40 <.10 SEP 27... 110 28 9.4 15 1.5 0 113 93 12 21 <.10 HOUSATONIC RIVER BASIN 01198125 HOUSATONIC RIVER NEAR ASHLEY FALLS, MA--Continued WATER-QUALITY DATA, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1998 TO SEPTEMBER 1999 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- SOLVED DEG. C AT 105 DIS- DIS- DIS- ORGANIC ORGANIC ORGANIC GEN, (MG/L DIS- DEG. C, SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED TOTAL TOTAL DIS. TOTAL DATE AS SOLVED TOTAL (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) (00955) (70300) (00500) (00613) (00631) (00608) (00605) (00625) (00623) (00600) NOV 05... 1.1 202 206 <.010 .385 .036 .31 .34 .30 .73 JAN 05... 3.6 223 231 .040 1.25 .137 .44 .58 .33 1.8 MAR 30... 3.1 127 141 <.010 .283 .020 .20 .22 .16 .50 MAY 17... 1.8 176 184 .014 .385 .047 .26 .31 .29 .69 JUN 30... 3.6 159 230 .019 .471 .081 .63 .71 .38 1.2 JUL 15... 2.9 200 204 <.010 .254 <.020 -- .61 .28 .86 AUG 02... 3.0 247 264 .011 .563 <.020 -- .34 .39 .90 SEP 27... 5.0 161 168 <.010 .401 .022 .16 .18 .26 .58 PHOS- PHOS- PHORUS ALUM- ANTI- BERYL- CHRO- PHOS- PHORUS ORTHO, INUM, MONY, BARIUM, LIUM, CADMIUM MIUM, COBALT, PHORUS DIS- DIS- DIS- DIS- DIS- DIS- DIS- DIS- DIS- TOTAL SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED DATE (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (UG/L (UG/L (UG/L (UG/L (UG/L (UG/L (UG/L AS P) AS P) AS P) AS AL) AS SB) AS BA) AS BE) AS CD) AS CR) AS CO) (00665) (00666) (00671) (01106) (01095) (01005) (01010) (01025) (01030) (01035) NOV 05... <.050 <.050 .024 7.8 <1.0 12 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 JAN 05... .071 .041 .035 9.9 <1.0 13 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 MAR 30... .042 .013 <.010 12 <1.0 8.4 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 MAY 17... .035 .015 .017 15 <1.0 12 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 JUN 30... .188 .040 .024 14 <1.0 12 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 JUL 15... .039 .008 <.010 17 <1.0 13 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 AUG 02... .048 .014 <.010 15 <1.0 17 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 SEP 27... .041 .022 .016 13 <1.0 13 <1.0 <1.0 <.80 <1.0 MANGA- MOLYB- URANIUM COPPER, IRON, LEAD, NESE, DENUM, NICKEL, SILVER, ZINC, NATURAL CARBON, DIS- DIS- DIS- DIS- DIS- DIS- DIS- DIS- DIS- ORGANIC SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED TOTAL DATE (UG/L (UG/L (UG/L (UG/L (UG/L (UG/L (UG/L (UG/L (UG/L (MG/L AS CU) AS FE) AS PB) AS MN) AS MO) AS NI) AS AG) AS ZN) AS U) AS C) (01040) (01046) (01049) (01056) (01060) (01065) (01075) (01090) (22703) (00680) NOV 05... 1.2 130 <1.0 39 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 4.1 <1.0 4.4 JAN 05... 1.4 67 <1.0 40 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 1.5 <1.0 3.7 MAR 30... <1.0 38 <1.0 17 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 4.4 MAY 17... 1.2 47 <1.0 48 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 7.6 JUN 30... 1.8 57 <1.0 1.9 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 8.5 JUL 15... 1.2 32 <1.0 22 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 5.1 AUG 02... 1.9 28 <1.0 37 1.3 1.7 <1.0 1.5 <1.0 4.5 SEP 27... 1.7 68 <1.0 52 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 1.1 <1.0 5.0