Stream

Section

Stream (N = 6)

Temp

(˚C)

Colour (TCUs)

TSS

(mg/l)

Turbidity

(NTUs)

pH

Alkalinity

(mg/l)

EC

(µs/cm)

DO

(mg/l)

Hardness

CaCO3 (mg/l)

Mg (mg/l)

Fe

(mg/l)

PO4 (mg/l)

NO3

(mg/l)

NH4

(mg/l)

Cl-

(mg/l)

Upstream

Kasharara

Range

17.00 - 20.00

4 - 52

0 - 5

1.2 - 23.6

4.87 - 7.54

5 - 27

22 - 78

2.16 - 21.00

7 - 37

1.59 - 7.10

0.0 - 0.6

0.10 - 1.08

0

0

0.00

Mean

18.33

15.17

2.5

8.80

6.23

19.67

35.33

9.99

23.17

4.41

0.14

0.45

0

0

0.00

CV (%)

6.31

120.60

65.73

117.72

21.08

41.14

61.17

80.67

54.77

55.06

162.51

103.94

0.00

0.00

0.00

Karungu

Range

17.70 - 19.4

15 - 46

2 - 18

5 - 10.1

5.97 - 9.23

11 - 72

39 - 83

19 - 48

28 - 78

6.05 - 16.60

0.7 - 0.18

0.42 - 1.60

0 - 10

0 - 10

0.00

Mean

18.67

34.17

6.83

7.02

7.36

35.67

56.5

28.50

51.17

10.92

0.12

1.16

5.0

1.67

0.00

CV (%)

3.47

35.53

88.98

30.02

15.01

70.77

25.72

35.28

40.78

38.26

44.25

36.86

109.54

244.95

0.00

Kibimba

Range

15.70 - 20.3

111 - 249

5 - 47

18.8 - 30

7.28 - 9.42

17 - 62

24 - 38

13 - 18

25 - 92

6 - 22.2

0.39 - 1.79

0.15 - 0.4

0

0 - 10

0.00

Mean

17.28

179.50

21.67

24.15

8.14

36.17

31.00

15.33

58.83

14.61

1.22

0.24

0

6.67

0.00

CV (%)

9.56

34.97

81.66

18.33

11.64

54.42

18.25

14.68

47.65

41.83

37.39

37.66

0.00

77.46

0.00

Nykafumura

Range

17.00 - 17.90

66 - 448

3 - 30

14.4 - 73.7

6.68 - 7.87

22 - 41

72 - 107

35 - 53

41 - 155

8.71 - 37.2

0.10 - 0.30

0.28 - 0.87

0

0 - 10

0.00

Mean

17.37

157.33

12.83

27.87

7.13

29.67

89.17

44.67

67.33

15.29

0.19

0.56

0

5.00

0.00

CV (%)

2.05

93.02

83.11

81.17

6.05

20.96

13.76

14.14

64.15

70.60

45.41

37.95

0.00

109.54

0.00

Overall

Range

15.70 - 20.30

4.00 - 448.00

0.00 - 47.00

1.20 - 73.70

4.87 - 9.42

5.00 - 72.0

22.0 - 107.0

2.16 - 53.00

7.00 - 155.00

1.59 - 37.20

0.00 - 1.79

0.10 - 1.60

0.0 - 10

0.00 - 10.00

0.00

Mean

17.91

96.54

10.96

16.96

7.22

30.29

53.00

24.62

50.13

11.31

0.41

0.60

1.25

3.33

0.00

CV (%)

6.55

109.23

113.74

88.93

16.17

56.36

51.30

61.99

62.86

67.35

128.27

77.86

270.27

144.46

0.00

Midstream

Nyaka-Mbu

Range

17.7 - 18.7

76 - 214

6 - 36

12.6 - 23.7

6.86 - 7.96

18 - 31

72 - 109

34 - 55

40 - 176

7.2 - 38.24

0.13 - 0.40

0.55 - 0.89

0

0

0.00

Mean

18.13

129.00

18.00

19.05

7.43

25.33

96

46.50

91.83

17.12

0.26

0.68

0

0

0.00

CV (%)

2.67

47.24

68.85

26.23

5.57

19.60

14.58

17.35

69.05

65.90

39.89

20.65

0.00

0.00

0.00

Bugongi

Range

17.60 - 23.60

178 - 542

4 - 90

26.1 - 90.8

5.65 - 7.71

32 - 82

62 - 96

30 - 48

30 - 68

6.5 - 11.5

0.96 - 2.32

0.20 - 0.40

0

0 - 10

0.00