Chemical Data for the RAPIDAN RIVER at Route 671 (M-16)

Cycle Air Temp (°F)  Water Temp (°F) pH DO Test 1 DO Test 2 Fecal Coliform Nitrate (mg/L) Nitrite (mg/L) Total Phosphorus Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen Total Suspended Solids Volatile Suspended Solids

Fixed Suspended Solids

Spring 02

78 66 7.5 9.6 10.0 <100

0.40

0.03

<0.1 ppm 0.9 mg/L 7 mg/L 4 mg/L 3 mg/L

Summer 02

84 78 6.5 6.3 6.6 100 0.07 0.01 n/d 1.1 mg/L n/d n/d <3 mg/L

 

Return to M-16.     n/d = No data    DO = Dissolved Oxygen     ppm = parts per million     mg/L = milligrams per liter