With this, temperature, pH, electrical conductivity, total dissolved solids, dissolved oxygen, alkalinity, hardness, and metals were analyzed. The pH, dissolved oxygen, alkalinity, and hardness were each in an acceptable range for trout, but temperature was not ideal. The temperature could be due to the fact that this was an exceptionally cold morning right after a snowfall, but this would still indicate that trout would be unable to thrive in Clear Creek all year. Apart from the temperature, Clear Creek would be relatively suitable for trout, although—once again—many of these “acceptable” values were on the
With this, temperature, pH, electrical conductivity, total dissolved solids, dissolved oxygen, alkalinity, hardness, and metals were analyzed. The pH, dissolved oxygen, alkalinity, and hardness were each in an acceptable range for trout, but temperature was not ideal. The temperature could be due to the fact that this was an exceptionally cold morning right after a snowfall, but this would still indicate that trout would be unable to thrive in Clear Creek all year. Apart from the temperature, Clear Creek would be relatively suitable for trout, although—once again—many of these “acceptable” values were on the