Water Quality Management Studies, Alabama River, R. E. 'Bob' Woodruff, William 'Bill' Dannelly and Claiborne Lakes - August-December 1977.

Water, sediment, and biological samples were collected at 3-week intervals from 46 stations on the Alabama and Coosa Rivers between August 8 and December 8, 1977. Seventeen stations were located in Jones Bluff Reservoir river miles 0.5 to 4.4 on the Coosa River and river miles 302.0 to 236.4 on the Alabama River 17 were situated in William Bill Dannelly Reservoir river miles 236.4 to 132.8 9 were located below Claiborne Reservoir river miles 236.4 to 132.8 9 were located below Claiborne Reservoir river miles 72.7 to 58.9. The samples were transported to the laboratory where they were analyzed according to accepted EPA procedures. the water samples were analyzed for 39 water quality parameters, including nutrients, physical characteristics, heavy metals, bacterial populations and chlorophylls a, b, and c. Sediments were tested for the presence of heavy metals and pesticides. Mechanical analysis was also performed on the sediment samples. Biological sampling included plankton, benthic macroinvertebrate, and macrophyte communities. The resulting data were tabulated and selected parameters plotted according to concentration, or organism number per unit areas, versus distance, with significant discharges noted.