City of Boulder/USGS Water Quality Monitoring
Boulder Reservior Watershed
Boulder Reservoir and its Tributaries
for August, 2000
Preliminary Data - subject to revision
Marker Indicates no data available
Marker Indicates data exceeds plot scale.
Information on Total Suspended Solids:

Total Suspended Solids (TSS) is a measure of the suspended and dissolved solids in a body of water. It is related to both conductivity and turbidity. The more total suspended solids present in a water body, the higher its conductivity and the less clear the water will appear.

More general information about Total Suspended Solids
Measurement of Total Suspended Solids
Factors affecting Total Suspended Solids
Standards regarding Total Suspended Solids
Interpretation of Boulder Reservior Total Suspended Solids data
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Collection and Analysis notes
Analysis method: SM2540D
Indicated monitoring site:

The above map indicates water quality monitoring sites. To view data at a specific site select it from the map with the mouse.

Plot Label SiteName TSS
mg/L
DC Dry Creek 10
BFCaBR Boulder Feeder Canal at Boulder Reservoir 4
BR_SDB Boulder Reservoir South Dam - Bottom 22
BR_SDT Boulder Reservoir South Dam - Top 7
BCSC Boulder Creek Supply Canal 5
LDC Little Dry Creek 8
UNK Unknown Ditch No Data
*value below detection limit:
Detection Limit (if available) 1
Preliminary Data - subject to revision
Select on the parameter name to view more detailed information for that parameter in this month. Select on the site name to view data time series observed at that station. For monitoring site locations see site location map.

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