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Water-Quality Assessment of the Sacramento River
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| Date | Time | Water Temperature (degrees Celsius) | Instantaneous Discharge (cubic meters per second) | Specific Conductance (µS/cm) | Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L) | Dissolved Oxygen, Percent of Saturation (percent) | pH (standard units) | Alkalinity (mg/L As CaCO3) | Total Hardness (mg/L as CaCO3) | Suspended Sediment (mg/L) |
| 2/27/96 | 1240 | 8.3 | 214.95 | 63 | 11.6 | 99 | 7.5 | 25 | 28 | 31 |
| 3/21/96 | 1210 | 11.4 | 140.47 | 65 | 11.8 | 108 | 7.6 | 27 | 28 | 9 |
| 4/3/96 | 1040 | 10 | 149.25 | 65 | 12.2 | 107 | 7.3 | 27 | 28 | 18 |
| 5/17/96 | 1010 | 11.3 | 637.2 | 46 | 13 | 119 | 7.3 | 16 | 20 | 134 |
| 6/19/96 | 0950 | 14.3 | 23.85 | 76 | 10.3 | 100 | 7.6 | 31 | 34 | 3 |
| 7/25/96 | 1100 | 14.8 | 45.6 | 70 | 10.7 | 105 | 7.6 | 30 | 33 | 8 |
| 8/12/96 | 1100 | 14.8 | 50.41 | 70 | 12.1 | 119 | 7.5 | 32 | 29 | 2 |
| 9/12/96 | 1030 | 15.1 | 16.37 | 81 | 15.9 | 158 | 7.6 | 33 | 35 | 5 |
| 10/8/96 | 0930 | 14.9 | 29.17 | 67 | 10.3 | 102 | 7.2 | 35 | 29 | 2 |
| 11/6/96 | 1030 | 10.6 | 31.44 | 68 | 11.8 | 105 | 7.6 | 27 | 30 | 1 |
| 12/19/96 | 1230 | 9.3 | 114.13 | 57 | 11.6 | 100 | 7.4 | 23 | 23 | 21 |
| 1/27/97 | 1230 | 8.9 | 625.87 | 44 | 12 | 102 | 7.3 | 18 | 18 | 153 |
| 2/14/97 | 1230 | 8.1 | 149.25 | 61 | 12.1 | 101 | 7.6 | 23 | 25 | 95 |
| 3/14/97 | 1030 | 8.7 | E94.59 | 68 | 11.8 | 101 | 7.6 | 27 | 29 | 90 |
| 4/17/97 | 1120 | 14.2 | 17.9 | 98 | 10.2 | 99 | 7.3 | 34 | 41 | 4 |
| 5/13/97 | 1100 | 15.8 | 19.48 | 87 | 9.5 | 96 | 7.6 | 32 | 37 | |
| 6/18/97 | 1020 | 21.4 | 9.12 | 105 | 8 | 91 | 7.4 | 36 | 45 | 4 |
| 7/16/97 | 1150 | 15.5 | 41.06 | 73 | 10.2 | 102 | 7.6 | 28 | 30 | 11 |
| 8/11/97 | 1140 | 13.6 | 64.85 | 69 | 10.4 | 100 | 7.4 | 26 | 30 | 14 |
| 9/22/97 | 1130 | 16.6 | 12.72 | 92 | 9.7 | 100 | 7.4 | 32 | 41 | 1 |
| 10/20/97 | 1050 | 12.6 | 19.82 | 92 | 10.5 | 99 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 1 |
| 11/17/97 | 1400 | 12 | 31.15 | 84 | 11.4 | 105 | 7.8 | 30 | 37 | 7 |
| 12/15/97 | 1140 | 9.2 | 40.21 | 93 | 11.5 | 99 | 7.8 | 31 | 39 | 12 |
| 1/22/98 | 1100 | 8.8 | 169.92 | 65 | 11.6 | 99 | 7.7 | 27 | 29 | 38 |
| 2/10/98 | 1120 | 8.8 | 286.03 | 63 | 12.1 | 104 | 7.3 | 24 | 27 | 51 |
| 3/16/98 | 1200 | 10.9 | 141.88 | 73 | 13 | 118 | 7.7 | 31 | 33 | 16 |
| 4/6/98 | 1100 | 9.4 | 178.98 | 71 | 12.4 | 109 | 7.6 | 30 | 32 | 48 |