Stream Redesignation Evaluation Report
Water Quality Standards Review

OYSTERVILLE CREEK
BERKS COUNTY
Segment: basin
Drainage list: F
Stream code: 01679

OYSTERVILLE CREEK,
BERKS COUNTY
Water Chemistry 1
AUGUST 8, 1999
STATION 1OC 2OC 3OC 4OC 5OC
Field Parameters
Temp (oC) 23.5 23.8 21.4 20.2 21.3
pH 8 7.7 8.1 7.6 7.8
Cond (mmhos) 138 232 209 237 234
Diss. O2 7.4 5.9 7.1 6.9 7.3
Laboratory Parameters
pH 7.2 7.4 7.8 7.2 7.6
Alkalinity 40 94 84 60 96
Acidity 0 0 0 0 0
Hardness 52 112 94 91 112
T Diss. Sol. 160 256 156 304 12
Susp.Sol. <2 30 6 <2 ***
NH3 -N <.02 0.03 <.02 <.02 0.03
NO2 -N <.01 0.02 0.01 <.01 <.01
NO3 -N 0.29 0.55 0.54 0.54 0.38
Total P 0.04 0.13 0.03 0.06 0.04
Ca 13.2 24.7 21 21 22.9
Mg 4.6 12.1 10.1 9.2 13.3
Cl 8 10 8 21 8
SO4 < 20 < 20 < 20 < 20 < 20
As* < 4.0 < 4.0 < 4.0 < 4.0 < 4.0
As  Diss < 4.0 < 4.0 < 4.0 < 4.0 < 4.0
Cd* < 0.2 < 0.2 < 0.2 < 0.2 < 0.2
Cd  Diss < 0.2 < 0.2 < 0.2 < 0.2 < 0.2
hex Cr* <10 <10 <10 <10 <10
Cr* <50 <50 <50 <50 <50
Cu* < 4.0 < 4.0 < 4.0 < 4.0 < 4.0
Cu  Diss < 4.0 < 4.0 < 4.0 < 4.0 < 4.0
Fe* 131 1070 108 150 561
Pb* < 1.0 1.6 < 1.0 < 1.0 < 1.0
Pb  Diss < 1.0 < 1.0 < 1.0 < 1.0 < 1.0
Mn* 23 89 24 22 60
Ni* < 4.0 < 4.0 < 4.0 < 4.0 < 4.0
Ni  Diss < 4.0 < 4.0 < 4.0 < 4.0 < 4.0
Zn* < 5.0 10.6 < 5.0 < 5.0 < 5.0
Zn Diss < 5.0 < 5.0 < 5.0 < 5.0 < 5.0
Al* 67 163 34 54 106
fecal coliforms *** *** 310 *** 450
1 - Except for pH & conductance and indicated otherwise,
all values are total concentrations in mg/L
* - Total concentrations in ug/L

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