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National Stream Water Quality Network (NASQAN)

Summary Statistics for NASQAN Data--Yukon Basin 2001-2005

Yukon River at Pilot Station, Alaska (15565447)

Field Parameters and Suspended Sediment

Units in milligrams per liter, except where noted

Parameter                             N               Min      5th     25th    Median     75th     95th     Max

00010 Temperature (C)                34                 0.0     0.0      7.5      14.3     16.5     19.0     19.5
00076 Turbidity (NTU)                 1                 6.1     6.1      6.1       6.1      6.1      6.1      6.1
00095 Conductance (uS/cm)            34               143.0   147.0    186.0     215.5    232.0    323.0    323.0
00300 Dissolved oxygen               32                 2.5     2.5      8.0       8.7      9.8     11.0     11.0
00400 pH                             34                 7.0     7.0      7.7       7.8      7.9      8.1      8.3
00452 CO3 (filtered)                 28                 0.0     0.0      0.0       0.0      0.0      0.0      0.0
00453 HCO3 (filtered)                34                61.0    63.0     79.0      90.5    114.0    163.0    188.0
39086 Alk (filtered, as CaCO3)       34                50.0    52.0     66.0      74.5     94.0    134.0    154.0
70331 % fines                        25                63.0    64.0     73.0      82.0     93.0  99998.0  99998.0
80154 Suspended sediment             33                 3.0     4.0    233.0     342.0    499.0  99998.0  99998.0
99872 Turbidity (NTU)                26                 5.9     7.6     68.1     145.5    195.0    426.0    452.0

Nutrients

Units in milligrams per liter

Note: because of differences in MRLs, all data in this summary are normalized to highest MRL

                                          Percent
Parameter                      MRL  N    Detections    Min      5th      25th    Median    75th     95th     Max

00608 NH3-N                   .015  32       59      < 0.015  < 0.015  < 0.015  < 0.015  < 0.015    0.100    0.125
00613 NO2-N                   .010  32       94      < 0.010  < 0.010  < 0.010  < 0.010  < 0.010  < 0.010  < 0.010
00623 Org+NH3-N (filtered)    .200  33      100      < 0.200  < 0.200  < 0.200  < 0.200    0.243    0.424    0.509
00625 Org+NH3-N (whole-water) .200  33      100      < 0.200  < 0.200    0.396    0.440    0.641    0.807    0.977
00631 NO2+NO3-N               .050  32      100      < 0.050  < 0.050    0.069    0.082    0.100    0.195    0.206
00665 Total P (whole-water)   .010  34      100        0.022    0.022    0.183    0.296    0.346    0.508    0.700
00666 Total P (filtered)      .010  33       97      < 0.010  < 0.010  < 0.010  < 0.010    0.010    0.014    0.018
00671 PO4-P                   .010  32       44      < 0.010  < 0.010  < 0.010  < 0.010  < 0.010  < 0.010  < 0.010
00681 DOC                     .200  31      100        2.103    2.172    3.058    5.476    7.276    13.95    14.35
00688 Particulate Inorganic C .120  33       64      < 0.120  < 0.120  < 0.120    0.302    1.318    4.429    5.356
00694 Total Particulate C     .120  33      100        0.424    0.428    2.700    4.773    6.341    9.031    11.78
00689 Particulate Organic C   .120  33      100        0.418    0.418    2.501    3.944    4.921    6.773    9.413
49570 Total Particulate N     .     33       97        0.011    0.034    0.139    0.223    0.304    0.373    0.641

Major Ions

Units in milligrams per liter, except where noted

                                          Percent
Parameter                      MRL  N    Detections    Min      5th      25th    Median    75th     95th     Max

00915 Calcium                 .020  34      100        22.27    22.35    26.90    29.23    32.80    47.93    48.70
00925 Magnesium               .010  34      100        4.204    4.247    5.634    7.267    8.013    11.50    11.67
00930 Sodium                  .200  34      100        1.462    1.637    1.934    2.597    3.070    3.926    3.950
00935 Potassium               .010  34      100        0.903    0.929    1.140    1.205    1.471    1.760    1.900
00940 Chloride                .010  34      100        0.508    0.521    0.732    0.837    1.120    1.310    1.320
00945 Sulfate                 .010  34      100        12.79    13.39    22.17    27.33    29.89    36.68    39.36
00950 Fluoride                .100  34       56      < 0.100  < 0.100  < 0.100  < 0.100    0.100    0.172    0.181
00955 Silica                  .010  34      100        4.568    4.743    5.531    6.326    7.268    12.80    13.16

Trace Elements, filtered at 0.45 microns

Units in micrograms per liter

                                          Percent
Parameter                      MRL  N    Detections    Min      5th      25th    Median    75th     95th     Max

01000 Arsenic                  1.0  34      100      <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0      1.1      1.1
01005 Barium                   1.0  33      100         35.4     36.8     41.0     43.9     49.9     81.6     85.5
01010 Beryllium                1.0  33        0      <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0
01020 Boron                   16.0  34        9      <  16.0  <  16.0  <  16.0  <  16.0  <  16.0     18.2     20.1
01025 Cadmium                  1.0  33       52      <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0
01030 Chromium                 1.0  33        3      <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0
01035 Cobalt                   1.0  33      100      <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0
01040 Copper                   1.0  33      100      <   1.0  <   1.0      2.1      2.8      3.3      5.4      6.0
01046 Iron                     3.0  34      100         14.4     24.2     77.4    124.1    193.2    320.0    331.9
01049 Lead                     1.0  33       79      <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0
01056 Manganese                1.0  33      100      <   1.0      1.9      3.7      9.9     16.4    143.4    162.3
01060 Molybdenum               1.0  33      100      <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0      1.0      1.5      1.6
01065 Nickel                   1.0  33      100      <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0      1.5      2.0      2.7      2.8
01075 Silver                   1.0  33        3      <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0      3.0
01080 Strontium                0.5  34      100         80.1     80.2     95.0    120.9    134.8    205.0    208.5
01085 Vanadium                 6.0  34      100      <   6.0  <   6.0  <   6.0  <   6.0  <   6.0  <   6.0  <   6.0
01090 Zinc                     1.0  33       79      <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0      1.3      1.7      3.8      4.1
01106 Aluminum                 1.0  33       97      <   1.0  <   1.0     12.0     14.0     16.9     29.3     44.1
01130 Lithium                  4.0  34      100      <   4.0  <   4.0  <   4.0  <   4.0  <   4.0  <   4.0  <   4.0
01145 Selenium                 1.0  34       85      <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0
22703 Uranium                  1.0  33      100      <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0  <   1.0      1.0

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Last modified on:  December 1, 2006