Total Dissolved Gas and Water Temperature in the Lower Columbia River, Oregon and Washington, 2007: Quality-Assurance Data and Comparison to Water-Quality Standards

Tanner, Dwight Q.; Bragg, Heather M.; Johnston, Matthew W.

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SIGNIFICANT FINDINGS When water is released through the spillways of dams, air is entrained in the water, increasing the downstream concentration of dissolved gases. Excess dissolved-gas concentrations can have adverse effects on freshwater aquatic life. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, collected dissolved-gas and water-temperature data at eight sites on the lower Columbia River in 2007. Significant findings from the data include: * From early July to mid-September 2007, water temperatures were above 20 ?C (degrees Celsius) at each of the eight lower Columbia River sites. According to the Oregon temperature standard, the 7-day average maximum temperature of the lower Columbia River should not exceed 20 ?C; Washington regulations state that the 1-day maximum should not exceed 20 ?C due to human activities. * Most in-situ field checks of total-dissolved-gas sensors with a secondary standard were within ? (plus or minus) 1% saturation after 3 to 4 weeks of deployment in the river. All of the field checks of barometric pressure were within ?2.5 millimeter of mercury of a secondary standard, and water-temperature field checks were all within ?0.2 ?C. * For the eight monitoring sites in water year 2007, an average of 99.5% of the total-dissolved-gas data were received in real time by the USGS satellite downlink and were within 1% saturation of the expected value on the basis of calibration data, replicate quality-control measurements in the river, and comparison to ambient river conditions at adjacent sites. Data received from the sites ranged from 97.9% to 100.0% complete.

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USGS Numbered Series

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80805

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Tanner, Dwight Q.; Bragg, Heather M.; Johnston, Matthew W.

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USGS Oregon Water Science Center

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ENGLISH

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Prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

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Geological Survey (U.S.)

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Open-File Report

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OFR

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2007-1408

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Total Dissolved Gas and Water Temperature in the Lower Columbia River, Oregon and Washington, 2007: Quality-Assurance Data and Comparison to Water-Quality Standards; 2007; OFR; 2007-1408; Tanner, Dwight Q.; Bragg, Heather M.; Johnston, Matthew W.