Aquatic Life Use Attainability Evaluation
Water Quality Standards Review

South Fork Beech Creek
Centre County

Segment: basin , Stinktown Run to Mouth
Drainage list: L
Stream code: 22763

  TABLE 2
WATER CHEMISTRY 1
SOUTH FORK BEECH CREEK, CENTRE COUNTY
OCTOBER 5 & 6, 1997

STATION

SFB1

SFB2

SFB3

Field Parameters

Temp (oC)

18.1

14.5

18.4

pH (std units)

4.73

6.32

6.53

Cond (μmhos)

118

67

70.6

Diss. O2

9.9

11.2

9

Laboratory Parameters

pH

6

6.2

6.2

Alkalinity

4

8.4

8.8

Acidity

5.2

1.4

1.2

Hardness

24

11

10

T Diss Sol.

190

38

190

Susp. Sol.

2

8

2

NH3, -N

<.02

<.02

<.02

NO2,  -N

<.0l

<.0l

<.0l

NO3, -N

0.16

0.1

0.13

Total P

<0.02

<0.02

<0.02

Ca

6.2

3.53

3.6

Mg

2.06

1.18

1.16

Chlorides

20

10

10

SO4

12

<10

<10

As*

<4.0

<4.0

<4.0

As Diss

<4.0

<4.0

<4.0

Cd*

<0.2

<0.2

<0.2

Cd Diss

<0.2

0.31

0.21

Hex Cr*

<10

<10

<10

Cr*

<50

<50

<50

Cu*

<4.0

<4.0

<4.0

Cu Diss

<4.0

<4.0

<4.0

Fe*

43

177

541

Pb*

<1.0

<1.0

<1.0

Pb Diss

<1.0

<1.0

<1.0

Mn*

245

43

68

Ni*

5.5

<4.0

<4.0

Ni Diss

5.7

<4.0

<4.0

Zn*

15.1

<5.0

<5.0

Zn Diss

16.9

5

5

Al*

101

72.5

139

1-Except for pH & conductance and indicated otherwise, all values are total concentrations in mg/L
*-Total concentrations in μg/L

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