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===WQ field parameters measured monthly at forebay and quarterly throughout reservoir===
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*Depth
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*Dissolved Oxygen
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*[[Media:GCMRC QW Review Agenda - Oct 2017 Final.docx| 2017 Water Quality PEP Agenda]]
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*TSS
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*[[Media:Water Quality Prospectus Final 9-15-2017.docx| 2017 Water Quality PEP Prospectus]]
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==Reading List==
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*OP
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'''Adaptive Management'''
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*TP
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*[http://dx.doi.org/10.5751/ES-07621-200322 Melis et al. 2015. Surprise and Opportunity for Learning in Grand Canyon: the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program. Ecology and Society 20(3):22.]
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*NH3-N
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'''Calcite Coprecipitation'''
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*NO3+NO2-N
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*[http://www.jstor.org/stable/23596748 Cohen et al. 2013. Diel phosphorus variation and the stoichiometry of ecosystem metabolism in a large spring-fed river. Ecological Monographs, Vol. 83, No. 2 (May 2013), pp. 155-176]
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*TN
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*[https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10533-015-0156-6 Corman et al. 2015. Stoichiometric impact of calcium carbonate deposition on nitrogen and phosphorus supplies in three montane streams. Biogeochemistry.]
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*Chl
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*[http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ecm.1229/abstract Corman et al. 2016. Calcium carbonate deposition drives nutrient cycling in a calcareous headwater stream. Ecological Monographs, 86(4), 2016, pp. 448–461]
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*Phytoplankton / Zooplankton
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*[http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/abs/10.1139/F09-003 Hamilton et al. 2008. Biogenic calcite–phosphorus precipitation as a negative feedback to lake eutrophication. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 66: 343–350]
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*Metals (once per year, UT)  
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*[http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.4319/lo.1972.17.5.0763/pdf Otsuki and Wtzel. 1972. Coprecipitation of phosphate with carbonates in a marl lake. ]
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*[[Media:Reynolds1974.pdf| Reynolds and Johnson. 1974. Major element geochemistry of Lake Powell. Lake Powell Research Project Bulletin #5.]]
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*[http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.4319/lo.1978.23.4.0585/full Reynolds. 1978. Polyphenol inhibition of calcite precipitation in Lake Powell. Limnol. Oceanogr., 23(4), 1978, 585-597.]
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'''CE-QUAL Modeling'''
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*[[Media:Lake Powell CE-QUAL-W2 review final (1).pdf|ERM’s review of the Lake Powell CE-QUAL-W2 Model]]
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*[http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/ETD/image/etd1755.pdf Williams, N.T., 2007, Modeling dissolved oxygen in Lake Powell using CE-QUAL-W2: Provo, Brigham Young University, thesis.]
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*[[Media:Williams Projecting Temp.pdf| Williams, N.T., 2007, Projecting Temperature in Lake Powell and the Glen Canyon Dam Tailrace. Proceedings of the Colorado River Basin Science and Resource Management Symposium]]
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'''Contaminants'''
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*[https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/sir20045120 Hart et al. 2005. Physical and chemical characteristics of Knowles, Forgotten, and Moqui Canyons, and effects of recreational use on water quality, Lake Powell, Arizona and Utah: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2004–5120, 43 p.]
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*[https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/ofr20131299 Schonauer. 2014. The presence and distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and inorganic elements in water and lakebed materials and the potential for bioconcentration in biota at established sampling sites on Lake Powell, Utah and Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2013–1299, 28 p.]
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*[[Media:Waddell 1993 Reconnaissance study of trace elements water sediment biota Lake Powell.pdf| Waddell and Wiens. 1993. Reconnaissance study of trace elements in water, sediment, and biota of Lake Powell. ]]
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*[https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/70148396 Walters. 2015. Mercury and selenium accumulation in the Colorado River food web, Grand Canyon, USA. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Vol. 34, No. 10, pp. 2385–2394, 2015]
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'''General Lake Powell Limnology'''
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*[http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.4319/lo.1980.25.2.0219/full Gloss. 1980. Advective control of nutrient dynamics in the epilimnion of a large reservoir. Limnol. Oceanogr., 25(2), 1980, 219-228]
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*[[Media:Johnson 1981 Oxygen depleted waters Lake Powell.pdf| Johnson and Page. 1981. Oxygen depleted waters: Origin and distribution in Lake Powell, Utah - Arizona. Proceedings of the Symposium on surface water impediments. American Society of Civil Engineers, NY.]]
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*[http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/WR015i004p00873/full Johnson and Merritt. 1979. Convective and Advective Circulation of Lake Powell, Utah-Arizona, During 1972-1975. Water Resources Research. 15:4]
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*[http://www.nap.edu/catalog/1832.html Stanford and Ward. 1990. Limnology of Lake Powell and the Chemistry of the Colorado River. Colorado River Ecology and Dam Management: Proceedings of a Symposium May 24-25, 1990 Santa Fe, New Mexico. Chap 5.]
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*[http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10402381.2017.1293756 Wildman and Vernieu. 2017. Turbid releases from Glen Canyon Dam, Arizona, following rainfall-runoff events of September 2013, Lake and Reservoir Management]
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'''Long-term Water Quality Trends'''
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*[http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/hyp.211/abstract Kelly 2001. Influence of reservoirs on solute transport: A regional-scale approach. Hydrol. Process. 15, 1227–1249]
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*[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24836138 Stets. 2014. Long-term trends in alkalinity in large rivers of the conterminous US in relation to acidification, agriculture, and hydrologic modification. Sci Total Environ. 2014 Aug 1;488-489:280-9]
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'''P Biogeochemistry'''
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*[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21520765 Wildman et al. 2011. Physical, Chemical, and Mineralogical Characteristics of a Reservoir Sediment Delta (Lake Powell, USA) and Implications for Water Quality during Low Water Level. J Environ Qual. 2011 Mar-Apr;40(2):575-86.]
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*[https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00024907 Bostrom et al. 1988. Exchange of phosphorus across the sediment-water interface. Hydrobiologia 170: 229-244]
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*[[Media:Hering and Wildman Final Report to Bureau of Rec.pdf| Hering and Wildman. A study of the dynamics of phosphorus associated with suspended and deposited sediments in the Colorado River delta, Lake Powell, Utah. ]]
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*[http://datanuggets.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Kinsman-Costello-et-al.-2014.pdf Kinsman-Costello et al. 2014. Re-flooding a Historically Drained Wetland Leads to Rapid Sediment Phosphorus Release. Ecosystems 17: 641–656]
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*[https://www.indiana.edu/~microbes/publications/Kinsman-Costello_etal_2016.pdf Kinsman-Costello et al. 2016. Phosphorus release from the drying and reflooding of diverse shallow sediments]
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*[http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.4319/lo.1980.25.1.0012/pdf Mayer and Gloss. 1980. Buffering of silica and phosphate in a turbid river. Limnol. Oceanogr., 25(l), 12-22]
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*[http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07438141.2011.632705 Wildman and Hering. 2011. Potential for release of sediment phosphorus to Lake Powell (Utah and Arizona) due to sediment resuspension during low water level. Lake and Reservoir Management, 27:4, 365-375]
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'''USGS Data Series, Circulars, and other Reports'''
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*[http://gcdamp.com/images_gcdamp_com/2/26/GCDAMP_FY_2017_Knowledge_Assessment-Science_Advisor_Program_Final_Report_2017-04-30.pdf GCDAMP FY 2017 Knowledge Assessment: Final Report from the Executive Coordinator for the Science Advisors Program]
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*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/rm/amp/twg/mtgs/14apr08/TWP_14jun06.pdf?bcsi_scan_cf0ea36431a6106e=xBHF7QVHXt6Zx5nJZ4cG0wktr3sHAAAA6aC3BQ==&bcsi_scan_filename=TWP_14jun06.pdf Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program Triennial Budget and Work Plan— Fiscal Years 2018–2020]
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*[https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1153/ USGS Workshop on Scientific Aspects of a Long-Term Experimental Plan for Glen Canyon Dam, April 10–11, 2007, Flagstaff, Arizona]
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*[[Media:Jones 2001 Final report PEP GCMRC IWQP.pdf| Final report of the Protocol Evaluation Panel for the Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center Integrated Water Quality Program (IWQP)]]
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*[https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/471/pdf/ds471.pdf Historical Physical and Chemical Data for Water in Lake Powell and from Glen Canyon Dam Releases, Utah-Arizona, 1964–2013]
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*[https://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/1282/ The State of the Colorado River Ecosystem in Grand Canyon: A report of the Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center 1991-2004]
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*[https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/ds959 Biological Data for Water in Lake Powell and from Glen Canyon Dam Releases, Utah and Arizona, 1990–2009]
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'''Water Quality and Glen Canyon Dam Management'''
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*[http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1890/1051-0761(2001)011%5B0644:EFEOTL%5D2.0.CO;2/full Hueftle and Stevens. 2001. Experimental flood effects on the limnology of Lake Powell Reservoir, Southwestern USA. Ecological Applications, 11(3), pp. 644–656]
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*[https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1159/ Effects of the 2008 High-Flow Experiment on Water Quality in Lake Powell and Glen Canyon Dam Releases, Utah-Arizona]
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'''Water Quality and Metabolism in the Colorado River below Glen Canyon Dam'''
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*[http://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/cdm/ref/collection/statepubs/id/3854 Water quality investigation of seventeen Grand Canyon tributaries: July 2004 - May 2005]
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*[https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/70154774 Hall et al. 2015. Turbidity, light, temperature, and hydropeaking control primary productivity in the Colorado River, Grand Canyon. Limnol. Oceanogr. 60, 512–526]
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*[http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1215/21573689-1572535/full Hall et al. 2012. Air–water oxygen exchange in a large whitewater river. Limnology and Oceanography: Fluids and Environments]
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*[http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.4319/lo.2004.49.6.1992/full Larned et al. 2004. Mass-transfer–limited nitrogen and phosphorus uptake by stream periphyton: A conceptual model and experimental evidence. Limnol. Oceanogr., 49(6), 1992–2000]
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*[https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/70192253 Payn et al. 2017. A coupled metabolic-hydraulic model and calibration scheme for estimating whole-river metabolism during dynamic flow conditions. Limnol. Oceanogr.]
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! <h2 style="margin:0; background:#cedff2; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #a3b0bf; text-align:left; color:#000; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Links and Information </h2>
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*[http://gcdamp.com/index.php?title=Portal:GCDAMP_Knowlege_Assessments GCMRC Annual Reports page]
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*[http://gcdamp.com/index.php?title=Nutrients Nutrients Page]
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*[http://gcdamp.com/index.php?title=TEMPERATURE Temperature Page]
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! <h2 style="margin:0; background:#cedff2; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #a3b0bf; text-align:left; color:#000; padding:0.2em 0.4em;"> Water Quality PEP Reviews </h2>
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*[http://gcdamp.com/index.php?title=2017_Water_Quality_PEP 2017 Water Quality PEP]
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*[[Media:Jones 2001 Final report PEP GCMRC IWQP.pdf| Final report of the 2001 Protocol Evaluation Panel for the Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center Integrated Water Quality Program (IWQP)]]
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! <h2 style="margin:0; background:#cedff2; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #a3b0bf; text-align:left; color:#000; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Water Quality Gages</h2>
 
! <h2 style="margin:0; background:#cedff2; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #a3b0bf; text-align:left; color:#000; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Water Quality Gages</h2>
 
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*[https://tableau.usgs.gov/views/colorado-river-water-quality-gcd/GlenCanyonDamSiteHourlyAverages?%3Aembed=y&%3AisGuestRedirectFromVizportal=y Glen Canyon Dam Site: Hourly Averages]
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*[https://www.gcmrc.gov/discharge_qw_sediment/station/GCDAMP/09379901 Glen Canyon Dam near Page, AZ]
 
*[http://www.gcmrc.gov/discharge_qw_sediment/station/GCDAMP/09380000 Colorado River at Lees Ferry]
 
*[http://www.gcmrc.gov/discharge_qw_sediment/station/GCDAMP/09380000 Colorado River at Lees Ferry]
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*[http://www.gcmrc.gov/discharge_qw_sediment/station/GCDAMP/09383050 Colorado River at 30 mile]
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*[http://www.gcmrc.gov/discharge_qw_sediment/station/GCDAMP/09383050 Colorado River near river mile 30]
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*[http://www.gcmrc.gov/discharge_qw_sediment/station/GCDAMP/09383100 Colorado River above LCR]
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*[http://www.gcmrc.gov/discharge_qw_sediment/station/GCDAMP/09383100 Colorado River above Little Colorado River near Desert View, AZ]
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*[http://www.gcmrc.gov/discharge_qw_sediment/station/GCDAMP/09403000 Bright Angel Creek]
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*[https://www.gcmrc.gov/discharge_qw_sediment/station/GCDAMP/09402500 Colorado River near Grand Canyon, AZ]
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*[http://www.gcmrc.gov/discharge_qw_sediment/station/GCDAMP/09404120 Colorado River abv National Canyon]
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*[http://www.gcmrc.gov/discharge_qw_sediment/station/GCDAMP/09404120 Colorado River above National Canyon near Supai, AZ]
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*[http://www.gcmrc.gov/discharge_qw_sediment/station/GCDAMP/09404200 Colorado River bl Diamond Creek]
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*[http://www.gcmrc.gov/discharge_qw_sediment/station/GCDAMP/09404200 Colorado River above Diamond Creek near Peach Springs, AZ]
  
 
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'''2024'''
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*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/amp/amwg/2024-02-29-amwg-meeting/20240229-ImprovingLakePowellCEQUAL-W2WaterQualityModel-508-UCRO.pdf Improving the Lake Powell CEQUAL-W2 Water Quality Model ]
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*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/amp/amwg/2024-02-29-amwg-meeting/20240229-WaterQuality-508-UCRO.pdf Water Quality ]
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*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/amp/twg/2024-01-25-twg-meeting/20240125-TWGMeeting-WaterQualityConditionsLakePowell-508-UCRO.pdf Water Quality Conditions in Lake Powell and below Glen Canyon Dam ]
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*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/amp/twg/2024-01-25-twg-meeting/20240125-AnnualReportingMeeting-DissolvedOxygenDynamicsLakePowellGlenCanyon-508-UCRO.pdf Dissolved Oxygen Dynamics in Lake Powell and Glen Canyon ]
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*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/amp/twg/2024-01-25-twg-meeting/20240125-AnnualReportingMeeting-ImprovingLakePowellCE-QUAL-W2WaterQualityModel-508-UCRO.pdf Improving the Lake Powell CE-QUAL-W2 Water Quality Model ]
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'''2023'''
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*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/amp/twg/2023-11-08-twg-meeting/20231108-WaterQualityConditionsLakePowell-508-UCRO.pdf Water Quality Conditions in Lake Powell and below Glen Canyon Dam]
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*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/amp/twg/2023-11-08-twg-meeting/20231108-BasinHydrologyOperationsWaterQuality-508-UCRO.pdf Basin Hydrology, Operations and Water Quality]
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*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/amp/twg/2023-11-08-twg-meeting/20231108-GlenCanyonDamAirInjectionTestingSeptember2023-508-UCRO.pdf Glen Canyon Dam Air Injection Testing September 2023]
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*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/amp/amwg/2023-08-17-amwg-meeting/20230817-EffectsLowDissolvedOxygenHighTemperatureTroutFishery-508-UCRO.pdf Effects of Low Dissolved Oxygen and High Temperature on the Trout Fishery]
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*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/amp/twg/2023-06-15-twg-meeting/20230615-BasinHydrologyOperationsWaterQuality-508-UCRO.pdf Basin Hydrology, Operations, and Water Quality]
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*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/amp/twg/2023-01-26-twg-meeting/20230126-AnnualReportingMeeting-PredictingWaterQualityLakePowell-508-UCRO.pdf Predicting Water Quality in Lake Powell: Updates and Improvements to the Existing Mechanistic Model ]
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*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/amp/twg/2023-01-26-twg-meeting/20230126-AnnualReportingMeeting-DissolvedOxygenDynamicsLakePowellGlenCanyonTailwater-508-UCRO.pdf Dissolved Oxygen Dynamics in Lake Powell and in the Glen Canyon Tailwater]
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'''2022'''
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*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/amp/twg/2022-10-13-twg-meeting/20221013-WaterQualitySynthesisUpdate-508-UCRO.pdf Water Quality Synthesis Update ]
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*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/amp/twg/2022-10-13-twg-meeting/20221013-BasinHydrologyOperationsWaterQuality-508-UCRO.pdf Basin Hydrology, Operations and Water Quality ]
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*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/amp/twg/2022-10-13-twg-meeting/20221013-LowDissolvedOxygenReleasesCurrentState-of-Practice-TechnicalReport-UCRO.pdf Low Dissolved Oxygen in Releases: Current State-of-Practice - Technical Report No. ENV-2022-61 ]
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*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/amp/amwg/2022-08-18-amwg-meeting/20220818-DissolvedOxygenState-of-PracticeStudy-508-UCRO.pdf Dissolved Oxygen State-of-Practice Study ]
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*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/amp/amwg/2022-08-18-amwg-meeting/20220818-BasinHydrologyOperationsWaterQuality-508-UCRO.pdf Basin Hydrology, Operations and Water Quality ]
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*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/amp/twg/2022-06-16-twg-meeting/20220616-BasinHydrologyOperationsWaterQuality-508-UCRO.pdf Basin Hydrology, Operations and Water Quality ]
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*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/amp/amwg/2022-02-10-amwg-meeting/20220210-BasinHydrologyWaterQualityOperations-508-UCRO.pdf Basin Hydrology, Water Quality, and Operations ]
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*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/amp/twg/2022-04-13-twg-meeting/20220413-BasinHydrologyOperationsWaterQuality-Presentation-508-UCRO.pdf Basin Hydrology, Operations, and Water Quality ]
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*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/amp/twg/2022-04-13-twg-meeting/20220413-LakePowellWaterQualityMarch2021-March2022-508-UCRO.pdf Lake Powell Water Quality March 2021-March 2022 ]
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'''2021'''
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*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/amp/twg/2021-10-14-twg-meeting/20211014-UpdateGlenCanyonDamLakePowellDissolvedOxygenState-of-PracticeProject-Presentation-508-UCRO.pdf Update on the Glen Canyon Dam/Lake Powell Dissolved Oxygen State-of-Practice Project]
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'''2020'''
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*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/amp/twg/2020-06-24-twg-meeting/20200624-MetalimnionLowDissolvedOxygenEventsLakePowell-508-UCRO.pdf Metalimnion low dissolved oxygen events in Lake Powell and their transport downstream of Glen Canyon Dam ]
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*[https://doi.org/10.1002/lno.11399 Deemer et al., 2020, Calcite precipitation in Lake Powell reduces alkalinity and total salt loading to the Lower Colorado River Basin: Limnology and Oceanography  ]
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*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/amp/twg/2020-01-13-twg-meeting/20200113-AnnualReportingMeeting-DissolvedOxygenDownstreamGlenCanyonDam2019-Presentation-508-UCRO.pdf Dissolved Oxygen Downstream of Glen Canyon Dam, 2019 ]
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*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/amp/twg/2020-01-13-twg-meeting/20200113-AnnualReportingMeeting-LakePowellRegulatorDownstreamWaterQualityEcosystemProductivity-Presentation-508-UCRO.pdf Lake Powell as a Regulator of Downstream Water Quality and Ecosystem Productivity ]
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'''2018'''
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*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/amp/twg/2018-10-10-twg-meeting/Attach_05.pdf Lake Powell Water Quality Program PPT]
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*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/amp/amwg/2018-08-22-amwg-meeting/Attach_12.pdf GCMRC Science Updates PPT]
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*[http://www.bioone.org/doi/10.1674/0003-0031-180.1.119 Stone et al., 2018, Abiotic Controls of Invasive Nonnative Fishes in the Little Colorado River, Arizona. The American Midland Naturalist]
  
 
'''2017'''
 
'''2017'''
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*[http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/lom3.10204 Payn et al., 2017, A coupled metabolic-hydraulic model and calibration scheme for estimating of whole-river metabolism during dynamic flow conditions: Limnology and Oceanography: Methods, v.15, no.10, p. 847-866]
 
*[http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/lno.10726  Bernhardt et al. 2017. The metabolic regimes of flowing waters: Limnology and Oceanography]
 
*[http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/lno.10726  Bernhardt et al. 2017. The metabolic regimes of flowing waters: Limnology and Oceanography]
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*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/rm/amp/twg/mtgs/17jan26/AR4_Radtke.pdf Water Quality in Lake Powell and Its Influence on the Colorado River Below Glen Canyon Dam PPT]
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*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/amp/twg/2017-01-26-twg-meeting/AR4_Radtke.pdf Water Quality in Lake Powell and Its Influence on the Colorado River Below Glen Canyon Dam PPT]
  
 
'''2016'''
 
'''2016'''
 
*[http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2016/3053/fs20163053.pdf Voichick et al. 2016. Water clarity of the Colorado River—Implications for food webs and fish communities: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2016–3053, 4 p.]
 
*[http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2016/3053/fs20163053.pdf Voichick et al. 2016. Water clarity of the Colorado River—Implications for food webs and fish communities: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2016–3053, 4 p.]
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*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/rm/amp/twg/mtgs/16jan26/documents/AR01_Topping.pdf Project 2: Streamflow,  Water Quality, Sediment Transport, and Sand Budgets in the Colorado River Ecosystem]
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*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/amp/twg/2016-02-26-twg-meeting/AR01_Topping.pdf Project 2: Streamflow,  Water Quality, Sediment Transport, and Sand Budgets in the Colorado River Ecosystem]
  
 
'''2015'''
 
'''2015'''
 
*[https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/471/pdf/ds471.pdf Historical Physical and Chemical Data for Water in Lake Powell and from Glen Canyon Dam Releases, Utah-Arizona, 1964–2013]
 
*[https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/471/pdf/ds471.pdf Historical Physical and Chemical Data for Water in Lake Powell and from Glen Canyon Dam Releases, Utah-Arizona, 1964–2013]
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*[http://www.usbr.gov/uc/rm/amp/twg/mtgs/15apr21/Attach_07.pdf Water Quality in Lake Mead and Upstream Influences: Dissolved Oxygen during 2014]
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*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/amp/twg/2015-04-21-twg-meeting/Attach_07.pdf Water Quality in Lake Mead and Upstream Influences: Dissolved Oxygen during 2014]
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*[http://www.usbr.gov/uc/rm/amp/twg/mtgs/15jan20/Attach_01.pdf Streamflow, Water Quality, and Sediment Transport in the Colorado River Ecosystem]
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*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/amp/twg/2015-01-20-twg-meeting/Attach_01.pdf Streamflow, Water Quality, and Sediment Transport in the Colorado River Ecosystem]
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*[http://www.usbr.gov/uc/rm/amp/twg/mtgs/15jan20/Attach_16.pdf Glen Canyon Physical Environment Update – Water Quality, Tributary Influences & Channel Analyses & Flows]
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*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/amp/twg/2015-01-20-twg-meeting/Attach_16.pdf Glen Canyon Physical Environment Update – Water Quality, Tributary Influences & Channel Analyses & Flows]
  
 
'''2014'''
 
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'''2010'''
 
'''2010'''
 
*[http://crc.nv.gov/files.php/news/462536e751a496f28b512c3a16167f88/CRC-News-2010-04-24 Effects of Drought on Water Quality of Lake Powell and Glen Canyon Dam Releases]
 
*[http://crc.nv.gov/files.php/news/462536e751a496f28b512c3a16167f88/CRC-News-2010-04-24 Effects of Drought on Water Quality of Lake Powell and Glen Canyon Dam Releases]
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*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/rm/amp/twg/mtgs/10nov15/Attach_11d.pdf Update on Water Quality and 2010 Sand Input ]
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*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/amp/twg/2010-11-15-twg-meeting/Attach_11d.pdf Update on Water Quality and 2010 Sand Input ]
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'''2009'''
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*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/amp/amwg/2009-04-29-amwg-meeting/Attach_03a.pdf Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center (GCMRC) Update]
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*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/amp/amwg/2009-04-29-amwg-meeting/Attach_03d.pdf Water Quality and Sediment, 2008 High Flow Experiment, and Integrated Flow, Temperature, and Sediment Modeling PPT]
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*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/amp/twg/2009-03-16-twg-meeting/Attach_11.pdf Final Report of the Protocol Evaluation Panel for the GCMRC Integrated Water Quality Program]
  
 
'''2006'''
 
'''2006'''
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*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/rm/amp/twg/mtgs/06nov08/Attach_06.pdf Update on Water Quality of Lake Powell and Glen Canyon Dam Releases]
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*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/amp/twg/2006-11-08-twg-meeting/Attach_06.pdf Update on Water Quality of Lake Powell and Glen Canyon Dam Releases]
  
 
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[[File:ForebayDO 2000 2016.jpg|thumb|center|400px|Forebay dissolved oxygen 2000-2016]] [https://www.usbr.gov/uc/rm/amp/twg/mtgs/17jan26/AR4_Radtke.pdf]
 
  
 
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Desired Future Condition for Water Quality

Water quality with regards to dissolved oxygen, nutrient concentrations and cycling, turbidity, temperature, etc., is sufficient to support natural ecosystem functions, visitor safety and visitor experience to the extent feasible and consistent with the life history requirements of focal aquatic species.
• Ecosystem-sustaining nutrient distribution, flux, and cycling.
• Hydro-physical conditions and characteristics of the CRE necessary to sustain aquatic biota.
• Acceptable water quality for human health and visitor experience.

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Updates

Forebay temperature 2000-2016 https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/amp/twg/2017-01-26-twg-meeting/AR4_Radtke.pdf
Forebay dissolved oxygen 2000-2016 https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/amp/twg/2017-01-26-twg-meeting/AR4_Radtke.pdf

WQ field parameters measured monthly at forebay and quarterly throughout reservoir

  • Depth
  • Temperature
  • Dissolved Oxygen
  • pH
  • Conductivity / TDS
  • ORP
  • Turbidity
  • Chl a
  • Secchi Depth
  • Meteorological Information

WQ samples sent for lab analysis

  • Major ions
  • pH
  • Conductivity
  • TDS, roe & soc
  • TSS
  • Alkalinity
  • DOC
  • OP
  • TP
  • NH3-N
  • NO3+NO2-N
  • TN
  • Chl
  • Phytoplankton / Zooplankton
  • Metals (once per year, UT)


Links and Information

Water Quality PEP Reviews

Water Quality Gages

Papers and presentations

2024

2023

2022

2021

2020

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2012

2010

2009

2006

2005

Modifying releases at Glen Canyon Dam to improve water quality in the Lees Ferry reach

Rough operation of the turbines

Increases the oxygenation of water going through the power plant Is damaging to the turbines

Oxygenation of the tailwater using the bypass tubes

The Basin States have maintained that according to Sec 602a of the Colorado River Basin Project Act (1968), the bypass tubes at Glen Canyon Dam can only be used to avoid anticipated spills from Lake Powell. The Basin States have agreed to bypass at Glen Canyon Dam for HFEs on the condition that it be done as part of an experiment and not a management action or operational decision. Costs associated with any release that bypasses the powerplant for reasons other than to avoid a spill or for experimentation relating to HFEs would have to be borne by the GCDAMP (see DOI determination for costs of the 2004 BHBF).

Adding power generation to the bypass tubes

Allows for drawing water from deeper in Lake Powell where colder and more oxygenated water may be present.

Other methods:

  • Forebay diffusers
  • Side stream super-saturation
  • Aeration
  • Turbine venting
  • Surface water pumps (impellers)

(Mobley Engineering: Hydropower Enhancement Technologies)

Other Stuff
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