Making Sense of the Data
Data collected during the past decade in the Boulder Creek region
by participants in the RCWWN program provides another view of water
quality parameters to compare with the data collected by the city of
Boulder and others. Select here to go directly to the River
Watch data for the Boulder Area.
Following are the indicators which are measured and how they are conducted:
| Code |
Name of Parameter |
Means of Measuring |
| PH |
pH or Potential Hydrogen |
Electronic pH Meter |
| TEMPC |
Temperature Celcius |
Thermometer |
| PHEN_ALK |
Phenol Alkalinity |
Titration |
| TOTAL_ALK |
Total Alkalinity |
Titration |
| TOTAL_HARD |
Total Hardness |
Titration |
| DO_MGL |
Dissolved Oxygen |
Winkler Titration |
| CDDISUG |
Dissolved Cadmium |
All metals samples are collected at the monitoring station
and then sent to the Division of Wildlife for analysis by an
Atomic Absorption Spectrometer
|
| CDTOTUG |
Total Cadmium |
| CUDISUG |
Dissolved Copper |
| CUTOTUG |
Total Copper |
| FEDISUG |
Dissolved Iron |
| FETOTUG |
Total Iron |
| MNDISUG |
Dissolved Maganese |
| MNTOTUG |
Total Maganese |
| PBDISUG |
Dissolved Lead |
| PBTOTUG |
Total Lead |
| ZNDISUG |
Dissolved Zinc |
| ZNTOTU |
Total Zinc |
Select here for information on the Quality Assurance/Quality
Control parameters.
