Parameters

Location

Site/Activity

Min.

Max.

SD

CV (%)

Mean ± SE

F^a or H^b

p

Standard [39]

Temperature (˚C) (n = 72)

Landing Site

Kayei

24.8

27.0

0.48

1.87

25.54 ± 0.06

23.25^b*

0.00

25

Acholi inn

24.5

26.8

0.57

2.26

25.39 ± 0.07

Waitumba

24.5

26.5

0.53

2.11

25.36 ± 0.06

Masindi port

24.5

26.7

0.49

1.94

25.12 ± 0.06

Human

Activity

Boat dock

24.5

26.3

0.45

1.77

25.30 ± 0.05

63.19^b*

0.00

Waste site

25.0

27.0

0.44

1.70

25.76 ± 0.05

Garden

24.5

26.5

0.47

1.90

25.06 ± 0.06

Fishing

24.5

26.5

0.55

2.16

25.30 ± 0.06

pH

(n = 72)

Landing Site

Kayei

5.7

7.5

0.34

4.98

6.88 ± 0.04

21.80^b*

0.00

5.5 - 8.5

Acholi inn

6.1

7.5

0.30

4.37

6.90 ± 0.04

Waitumba

6.2

7.5

0.29

4.26

6.90 ± 0.03

Masindi port

6.4

8.5

0.36

5.03

7.15 ± 0.04

Human

Activity

Boat dock

6.6

8.0

0.26

3.77

7.01 ± 0.03

58.95^b*

0.00

Waste site

5.7

8.5

0.52

7.78

6.73 ± 0.06

Garden

6.4

7.5

0.17

2.44

6.99 ± 0.02

Fishing

6.8

7.5

0.14

2.00

7.11 ± 0.02

Flow rate (m/s)

Landing Site (n = 6)

(F_3,20)

Kayei

0.000

0.024

0.009

54.39

0.016 ± 0.004

3.07^a*

0.05

-

Acholi inn

0.019

0.037

0.007

27.58

0.025 ± 0.003

Waitumba

0.000

0.027

0.011

82.66

0.013 ± 0.004

Masindi port

0.015

0.061

0.017

54.13

0.031 ± 0.007

Human

Activity

Garden (n = 24)

0.000

0.061

0.013

60.841

0.021 ± 0.003

-

-

DO (mg/l) (n = 72)

Landing Site

Kayei

1.3

15.0

2.61

21.33

12.23 ± 0.31

4.48^b

0.21

≥9

Acholi inn

5.0

14.6

2.11

17.67

11.94 ± 0.25

Waitumba

5.2

15.0

2.55

21.06

12.09 ± 0.30

Masindi port

5.3

14.8

1.89

15.71

12.06 ± 0.22

Human

Activity

Boat dock

10.3

14.8

1.17

9.15

12.84 ± 0.14

79.28^b*

0.00

Waste site

5.0

14.1

2.94

28.96

10.15 ± 0.35

Garden

1.3

14.7

2.03

17.21

11.82 ± 0.24

Fishing

11.3

15.0

0.86

6.36

13.50 ± 0.10

Nitrite,

${\text{NO}}_2^{-}$ (mg/l) (n = 24)

Landing Site

Kayei

0.1

0.8

0.22

78.35

0.28 ± 0.05

0.45^b

0.93

≤0.03

Acholi inn

0.0

0.8

0.26

83.88

0.31 ± 0.05

Waitumba

0.0

0.8

0.22

86.81

0.25 ± 0.05

Masindi port

0.0

0.8

0.25

90.85

0.28 ± 0.05