Water quality and streamflow data for the West Fork Trinity River in Fort Worth, Texas
Water-Resources Investigations Report
84-4330
By: S. C. McCutcheon
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Abstract
Water-quality data were collected on a 13.6-mile reach of the West Fork Trinity River in Fort Worth, Texas to test a dynamic Lagrangian model. Flow was steady. Loads of dissolved constituents varied with time at the beginning of the study reach and in the reach, primarily because of photosynthesis. River quality was fairly good despite low dissolved oxygen measured in the headwaters and the significant sewage load from the tributaries. Diel and longitudinal trends were defined by sampling at fixed sites and by following dyed parcels of water. Nitrification, deoxygenation, reaeration, and photosynthesis affected the dissolved oxygen balance. Independent estimates of some of the rate coefficients were 0.1 to 0.2, 0.8, and 0 to 3.6 , all per day, for deoxygenation, nitrification, and reaeration, respectively. (USGS)
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Water quality and streamflow data for the West Fork Trinity River in Fort Worth, Texas |
| Series title | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
| Series number | 84-4330 |
| DOI | 10.3133/wri844330 |
| Year Published | 1985 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | ix, 101 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| City | Fort Worth |
| Other Geospatial | West Fork Trinity River |
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