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Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program (SWAMP) - Central Valley

Organization

Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board
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Program contact

TJ Ditto
916-464-4718
[email protected]
Start date 01/01/1999
End date None
Objectives 1) To evaluate whether the most limiting beneficial uses in a specific water body are being protected and help identify sources of potential impairment. 2) Determine, over time, if implementation efforts are improving water quality. Data collected is also used to support the Salt & Boron and Selenium TMDL programs.
Annual budget None

Basins & sub-basins monitored

  • Delta (Delta, South Delta)
  • San Joaquin River (Westside, Northeast, Southeast, Eastside, Lower San Joaquin River, Grasslands)
  • Sacramento River (Sacramento River)
  • Tulare Lake (Tulare Lake)
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Sites Monitored

Name Code Latitude Longitude Map
Sacramento River at Hood
510SACHOD 38.36691 -121.52037 locate
San Joaquin River at Airport Way
541SJC501 37.67555556 -121.2641667 locate
American River at Discovery Park
519AMNDVY 38.60094 -121.50550 locate
Cosumnes River at Twin Cities Road
531SAC001 38.29083 -121.37583 locate
Mokelumne River at New Hope Road
544SAC002 38.23611 -121.41889 locate
Bear Creek near Bert Crane Road
535MER007 37.25556 -120.65194 locate
Merced River at River Road
535MER546 37.34972 -120.95778 locate
Dry Creek at La Loma Road
535STC206 37.64568 -120.98081 locate
TID 5 Harding Drain at Carpenter Road
535STC501 37.46444 -121.03028 locate
San Joaquin River at Crows Landing
535STC504 37.43323 -121.01597 locate
San Joaquin River at Lander Avenue
541MER522 37.29527778 -120.8502778 locate
Mud Slough at San Luis Drain
541MER542 37.26388889 -120.9061111 locate
Orestimba Creek at River Road
541STC019 37.41389 -121.01417 locate
Kings River at Jackson Avenue
551LKI040 36.25580 -119.85510 locate
South Fork Kern River at Fay Ranch Road
554SKR010 35.67240 -118.28996 locate
Cross Creek at Highway 99
558CCR010 36.40437 -119.45697 locate
Tule River at Road 64
558TUR090 36.08837 -119.42891 locate
Mokelumne River at Highway 49
532CAL004 38.31250 -120.72083 locate
Sutter Creek at Highway 49
532AMA002 38.39250 -120.80139 locate
Packwood Creek at Road 68
558PKC010 36.26900 -119.42110 locate
Cache Creek at Highway 113
511CAC113 38.72066 -121.7643 locate
San Joaquin River at Lander Ave
MER522 37.2953 -120.8503 locate
Salt Slough at Lander/Hwy 165
MER531 37.2486 -120.8511 locate
San Joaquin River at Airport Wy
SJC501 37.6756 -121.2642 locate
San Joaquin River at Patterson
STC507 37.4978 -121.0817 locate
San Joaquin River at Hwy 132 (Maze)
STC510 37.6419 -121.2278 locate
San Joaquin River at Hills Ferry
STC512 37.3489 -120.9744 locate
San Luis Drain
541MER535 37.25944444 -120.9038889 locate
Mud Slough (downstream of SLD)
541MER542 37.26388889 -120.9061111 locate
Mud Slough (upstream of SLD)
541MER536 37.25416667 -120.9069444 locate
San Joaquin River at Fremont Ford
541MER538 37.30944444 -120.9291667 locate
San Joaquin River at Crows Landing
535STC504 37.43323 -121.01597 locate
Camp 13 Drain
541MER505 36.94083333 -120.7561111 locate
Agatha Canal at Mallard
541MER506 36.93666667 -120.7019444 locate
Inflow to San Luis Drain
541MER562 36.96611111 -120.6711111 locate
CCID Main at Russell
541MER510 36.92444444 -120.6530556 locate
San Luis Canal at splits
541MER563 37.09166667 -120.8230556 locate
Santa Fe Canal at weir
541MER545 37.09888889 -120.8266667 locate
Charleston Drain at CCID Main
541MER502 36.94972222 -120.7819444 locate
North Fork Pit at Estes St
526P00013 41.48201 -120.53863 locate
South Fork Pit at Hwy 395
526P00014 41.46124 -120.54996 locate
Pit at Canby Bridge
526P00006 41.401 -120.9328611 locate
Fall River at Glenburn bridge
526FR0006 41.0618 -121.4807 locate
Pit at Pittville Bridge
526P00008 41.0455 -121.3304 locate
McCloud River above Shasta Lake
506SHA953 40.95415 -122.23472 locate
Upper Sacramento River at Fenders Ferry Rd
525SHA952 40.93823 -122.41887 locate
Pit River below Pit Number 7
506P00012 40.84498 -122.00093 locate
Cow Creek at Dream Catcher Ln
508SHA905 40.50528 -122.23222 locate
Clear Creek at SHY 273 bridge
508SHA903 40.508943 -122.380028 locate
Churn Creek at Churn Creek Rd
508CRNCCR 40.48081 -122.30678 locate
Stillwater Creek at Dersch Rd
508STLDER 40.47975 -122.25887 locate
Bear Creek at Parkville Rd
508BERPRK 40.44813 -122.19724 locate
Sacramento River at Balls Ferry
508SACBLF 40.41762 -122.19334 locate
Battle Creek at Jellys Ferry Rd
508BATJFR 40.39198 -122.17859 locate
Cottonwood Creek below Cottonwood
508TEH904 40.37811 -122.27376 locate
Paynes Creek at Payne's Crossing
508TEH907 40.27582 -122.18141 locate
Sacramento River at Bend Ferry Rd
508SACBND 40.26387 -122.223 locate
Sacramento River below Red Bluff
504SACRBF 40.15358 -122.19913 locate
Red Bank Creek at Co Route A8
504TEH901 40.14155 -122.21228 locate
Antelope Creek at Crain Walnut Shelling
504TEH906 40.10317 -122.11678 locate
Elder Creek at Gerber Las Flores
504TEH903 40.05223 -122.14832 locate
Mill Creek at Hwy 99
504MILH99 40.043 -122.0999 locate
Thomes Creek at Hall Rd
504TEH902 39.98503 -122.12466 locate
Deer Creek at Hwy 99E near Vina
504TEH905 39.9471 -122.05318 locate
Lower Sacramento River at Anderson, Woodson Boat Ramp
508SHA901 39.90976 -122.090893 locate
Sacramento River at Hamilton City
504SACHMN 39.7511 -121.99798 locate
Big Chico Creek at Rose Ave
504BCHROS 39.72716 -121.86308 locate
Butte Creek below Western Canal Siphon
520BUT902 39.55565 -121.83641 locate
Stony Creek at The Nature Conservancy
504GLE001 39.69412 -121.99015 locate
Honcut Creek at Hwy 70
515HONH70 39.30875 -121.5938 locate
Sacramento River at Colusa
520SACLSA 39.21415 -122.00031 locate
Butte Slough at Meridian
520BUTEMR 39.17007 -121.90046 locate
Yuba River at Mouth
515YUB001 39.1286 -121.59735 locate
Bear River near Mouth
515SUT005 38.95124 -121.5608 locate
Sacramento River above Colusa Basin Drain
520SUT003 38.80521 -121.72372 locate
Colusa Basin Drain at Road 99E
520CLSA99 38.79943 -121.72508 locate
Feather River at Verona
519FTRVRA 38.79252 -121.62752 locate
Sutter Bypass at Karnak
515SUT004 38.78523 -121.65428 locate
Sacramento River below Verona
519SACVER 38.77965008 -121.6037306 locate
Sacramento River below Knights Landing
519SUT002 38.76064 -121.67824 locate
Middle Fork Feather River upstream of Grizzly Creek
518FTRAGC 39.81629 -120.42673 locate
Spanish Creek downstream from Greenhorn Creek
518SPCBGC 39.97352 -120.91031 locate
Indian Creek upstream from Arlington Bridge
518INCATB 40.08461 -120.91632 locate

Parameters Monitored

GroupParametersFrequency
General Water Quality Alkalinity, Dissolved Oxygen (DO), Electrical Conductivity (EC), Hardness, pH, Photo Documentation, Specific Conductance [EC @ 25 deg C], Temperature, Total Alkalinity, Total Dissolved Solids (TDS), Total Suspended Solids (TSS), Turbidity Quarterly, Weekly, Continuous
Major Ions & Minerals Boron, Calcium, Chloride, Magnesium, Potassium, Sodium, Sulfate Monthly, Quarterly, Weekly
Metals & Trace Elements Aluminum , Arsenic , Cadmium , Chromium , Copper , Iron , Lead , Manganese , Molybdenum, Nickel , Selenium, Selenium , Silver , Zinc Quarterly, Monthly, Weekly
Nutrients Ammonia as Nitrogen NH3-N, Ammonia NH3, Nitrate + Nitrite as N NO3-N + NO2-N, Nitrate + Nitrite NO3 + NO2, Organic Nitrogen , Orthophosphate PO4, Phosphorus, Total Ammonia as Nitrogen NH3-N, Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen (TKN) Quarterly
Organic Carbon (OC) , Dissolved Organic Carbon (DOC), Total Organic Carbon (TOC), undefined Quarterly
Pathogens & Bacteria E. coli, Pathogens & Bacteria - other, Total Coliforms Quarterly, Bimonthly

Data Products Available

ItemAvailable OnlineURLAvailable by RequestComment
Downloadable data Yes http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/... Yes
Fact Sheets Yes http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/... Yes
Monitoring Plan Yes http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/... Yes
Downloadable data Yes http://www.water.ca.gov/waterd... Yes Select station group "SWCMP"
Monitoring Plan Yes http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/... Yes
Downloadable data Yes http://www.ceden.org/ Not Reported
Downloadable data Yes http://www.ceden.org/ Not Reported
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