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Table 1

Environmental variables measured across study years (2010–2014) for each site along the Niobrara River. Site abbreviations include: East = Agate East, Middle = Agate Middle, and Ranch = Agate Springs Ranch. Variable abbreviations include: Tw = water temperature (°C), Tair = air temperature (°C), DO = dissolved oxygen (mg/L), SPC = specific conductivity (μS/cm), ORP = oxidation–reduction potential (mV), D = depth (cm), W = total wetted width (m) including the floodplain, and Dis. = discharge (m3/s). Variables are averaged between the initial and final visits.

Site Year Tw Tair % DO DO SPC pH ORP Secchi D W Dis.
East 2010 18.0 28 69 5.6 442.1 7.8 163.7 97.0 92.4 2.7
East 2011 19.6 26 98 7.7 417.0 7.9 47.8 25.5 65.3
East 2012 26.0 37 102 8.0 304.0 8.0 200.0 45.0 58.1 2.2 0.21
East 2013 20.0 21 69 6.0 392.0 8.0 167.0 73.0 41.8 3.4 0.11
East 2014 21.0 33 76 7.0 351.0 7.0 193.0 77.0 50.8 2.3 0.11
Middle 2010 19.5 19 80 6.3 437.5 7.8 108.3 60.0 54.4 3.0
Middle 2011 20.7 34 116 8.9 418.6 7.9 48.3 39.0 45.7
Middle 2012 23.9 35 113 9.7 307.7 8.1 196.9 27.5 35.3 2.2 0.11
Middle 2013 22.1 26 71 6.4 384.5 7.5 163.1 68.0 46.5 6.8 0.07
Middle 2014 21.3 28 53 4.7 343.4 7.4 78.1 70.5 67.7 4.2 0.08
Ranch 2010 20.2 27.5 94 7.2 418.3 8.2 185.4 64.0 59.3 2.2
Ranch 2011 21.0 34 116 8.8 414.1 8.1 90.7 40.0 55.3
Ranch 2012 20.7 35 97 8.8 318.6 8.2 199.6 52.0 47.1 2.7 0.17
Ranch 2013 19.5 24 99.5 9.3 394.7 8.1 193.3 48.9 48.2 3.1 0.16
Ranch 2014 21.2 25.5 70 6.2 348.3 7.8 71.7 69.5 53.1 2.7 0.17

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