CLIP/RIB
(Caddo Lake Institute Protocol / Random Intensive Biomonitoring)
Metadata for Water Quality Parameters at Caddo Lake
| Label | Parameter | Notes |
| Site | Site Number | |
| LAMOP | Site Name | SP = Caddo Lake State Park, boat
dock HB1 = Harrison Bayou, mouth ML = Mid-lake, near Texas-Louisiana state line JB = James Bayou, near Onion Island HB2 = Harrison Bayou, on Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant HB3 = Harrison Bayou, on plant road just east of plant |
| WQI Index | water quality index | calculated number |
| WQI Class | water quality index | classification |
| Depth | Sampling depth | 0 = surface water, at 0.3 m 1 = bottom water, near bottom |
| Sitetype | Habitat type | 1 = riverine 2 = wetland 3 = lake |
| Date | Sampling date | |
| Month | Sampling month | |
| Year | Sampling year |
| Label | Parameter | Unit |
| TotDepth | total depth at site | meters |
| Wattemp | water temperature | ° C |
| DO | dissolved oxygen | mg/l |
| Oxysat | oxygen saturation | % |
| BOD | biochemical oxygen demand, 5-day | mg/l |
| CO2 | carbon dioxide | mg/l |
| Alkalin | Total alkalinity | mg/l |
| pH | pH | standard units |
| Conduct | specific conductance | m S |
| Hardness | hardness | mg/l |
| Turbid | turbidity, nephelometric | NTU |
| Secchi | Secchi disk depth | meters |
| Totsolid | total solids | mg/l |
| Suspsol | suspended solids | mg/l |
| Dissosol | dissolved solids | mg/l |
| Trucolor | true color (dissolved) | CU |
| Appcolor | apparent color | cU |
| NH3 | ammonia | mg/l |
| NO3_N | nitrate-nitrogen | mg/l |
| NO3 | nitrate | mg/l |
| TotP | total phosphorus | mg/l |
| ReactivP | reactive phosphorus (orthophosphorus) | mg/l |
| TotPO4 | total phosphate | mg/l |
| ReactPO4 | reactive phosphate | mg/l |
| Chloride | chloride | mg/l |
| Coliform | fecal coliform | #/100 ml |
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