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Water-Quality Assessment of the Sacramento River Basin, California: Water-Quality, Sediment and Tissue Chemistry, and Biological Data, 1995-1998

Open-File Report 2000-391

By:
J.L. Domagalski, P.D. Dileanis, D.L. Knifong, C.M. Munday, J.T. May, B.J. Dawson, J.L. Shelton, and C.N. Alpers

Map showing the Sacramento River Basin study area with an inset map of California

Water quality studies in the Sacramento River Basin were completed by the United States Geological Survey as part of the National Water Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program. The NAWQA Program is designed to provide information related to the status of and trends in the quality of water within the United States. The NAWQA Program utilizes an integrated approach to these studies involving surface water, ground water and aquatic ecology. The data collected during the first high intensity phase of sampling of the Sacramento River Basin NAWQA are available from this report.

Table of Contents

Introduction

  • Purpose and Scope
  • Study design and sampling methods
  • Using this report
  • For more information

Background Information

  • Hydrological and Geographic Features
  • Sampling Approaches
  • Analyte Lists
  • Sampling Stations
  • other Background Information

Stream-water Data:

    Integrator Sites
    • Sacramento River above Bend Bridge near Red Bluff, California
    • Sacramento River at Colusa, California
    • Yuba River at Marysville, California
    • Feather River near Nicolaus, California
    • Sacramento River at Verona, California
    • American River at Sacramento, California
    • Sacramento River at Freeport, California
    • Yolo Bypass at Interstate 80 near West Sacramento, California

    Indicator Sites
    • Cache Creek at Rumsey, California
    • Sacramento Slough near Knights Landing, California
    • Colusa Basin Drain at Road 99E near Knights Landing, California
    • Arcade Creek near Del Paso Heights, California

    Ecological Sites
    • McCloud River below Ladybug Creek near McCloud, California
    • Deer Creek at Potato Patch Campground near Jonesville, California
    • Deer Creek at Cohasset Ridge Road near Campbellville, California
    • Deer Creek below Southern Pacific Railroad Bridge near Vina, California
    • Deer Creek near Vina, California
    • Big Chico Creek at Soda Springs Campground near Butte Meadows, California
    • Big Chico Creek near Forest Ranch, California
    • Big Chico Creek at Upper Park Golf Course at Chico,California
    • Big Chico Creek at Chico, California
    • Butte Creek at Cherry Hill Campground near Jonesville, California
    • Butte Creek at Doe Mill Road near Stirling City, California
    • Butte Creek at Honey Run Road near Paradise, California
    • Butte Creek at Durnel Road near Nelson, California
    • Butte Creek at Biggs Princeton Road near Afton, California
    • Butte Creek at Laux Road near Meridian, California
    • Sacramento River at Colusa, California
    • Yuba River near Marysville, California
    • Feather River near Nicolaus, California
    • Cache Creek at Guinda, California
    • Colusa Basin Drain at Road 99E near Knights Landing, California
    • East Canal at Kirkville Road near Nicolaus, California
    • Arcade Creek near Del Paso Heights, California
    • American River at Sacramento, California

Organic Contaminant and Trace Element Surveys of Streambed Sediment and Tissue of Aquatic Organisms

  • Occurrence Survey
  • Spatial Distribution Survey for Metals in Streambed Sediment

Sacramento River Trace Metals Study


Ground-Water Data:


Quality Control Data

  • Stream water
    • Field blank samples
    • Replicate, spike, and associated environmental samples
  • Streambed Sediment and Aquatic Tissues
    • Replicate, spike, and associated environmental samples
  • Ground Water
    • Field blank samples
    • Replicate, spike, and associated environmental samples

Selected Ancillary Maps

Selected References

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