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City of Boulder Storm Water Quality Program |
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Boulder Creek Watershed
Total Alkalinity Time Series for 2000 Boulder Creek at 61st St. |
Preliminary Data - subject to revision
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Information on Total Alkalinity:
Alkalinity
refers to how well a water body can neutralize acids. Alkalinity measures the amount of alkaline compounds in water, such as carbonates (CO3 2-), bicarbonates (HCO3 -), and hydroxides (OH-). These compounds are natural buffers that can remove excess hydrogen ions that have been added from sources such as acid rain or acid mine drainage. Alkalinity mitigates or relieves metals toxicity by using available HCO3 - and CO3 2- to take metals out of solution, thus making it unavailable to fish. Alkalinity is affected by the geology of the watershed; watersheds containing limestone will have a higher alkalinity than watersheds where granite is predominant. The Boulder Creek Watershed is composed primarily of granite rocks, thus the water has a lower alkalinity content. |
More general information about Total Alkalinity
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Interpretation of Boulder Creek Total Alkalinity data
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Monitoring site information: |
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- Location: Boulder Creek at 61st St.
- Name: BC-61
- Type: Composite
- Frequency: Monthly
- Longitude: 105 ° W 12'
- Latitude: 40 ° N 22'
- Elevation: 5160 feet asl
- Site photo
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Downstream Site: Boulder Creek above WW Plant |
Upstream Site: Boulder Creek at Eben G. Fine Park |
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Plot Label |
Date |
Alk mg/L as CaCO3 |
01 |
January, 2000 |
54.0 |
02 |
February, 2000 |
50.0 |
03 |
March, 2000 |
65.0 |
04 |
April, 2000 |
113.0 |
05 |
May, 2000 |
57.0 |
06 |
June, 2000 |
23.0 |
07 |
July, 2000 |
28.1 |
08 |
August, 2000 |
92.8 |
09 |
September, 2000 |
74.6 |
10 |
October, 2000 |
58.0 |
11 |
November, 2000 |
54.8 |
12 |
December, 2000 |
76.1 |
*value below detection limit: |
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Detection Limit (if available) |
1.0 |
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Preliminary Data - subject to revision
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