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Periphyton (filamentous algae) at Wadsworth Bridge site.Periphyton (filamentous algae) at Wadsworth Bridge site.

Looking downstream at the Wadsworth Bridge.Looking downstream at the Wadsworth Bridge.

 

Looking upstream from the beginning of the Wadsworth Bridge sampling reach. Looking upstream from the beginning of the Wadsworth Bridge sampling reach.

 

2006 aerial photograph of the Wadsworth Bridge and Truckee River.2006 aerial photograph of the Wadsworth Bridge and Truckee River.

Monitoring Map >> Wadsworth Bridge


Wadsworth Bridge - Water Quality Monitoring Site


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Location: Latitude N: 39.63085
Longitude W: 119.28364
Elevation: 4063 ft.
Washoe County, NV; Wadsworth, NV 89442

Water 'grab' samples are collected 20 meters upstream from the bridge
Equipment: YSI 6920 multiparameter water quality sonde is used tp to conduct monthly 'spot' monitoring for temperature, specific conductance, pH, dissolved oxygen, salinity, tds, and turbidity.
Period of Record: 1999 to present.

The Tribe's WQ monitoring program began in 1999 on the lower Truckee River. 'Grab' water samples are collected monthly at five locations on the lower Truckee River by WQ technicians. Water samples are processed, preserved, and analyzed following protocols in the Tribe's Quality Assurance Project Plan.


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