Virginia Real-Time Water Quality

Virginia Real-Time Water Quality

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Model Form:

Model Form #1

ln(TPR) = - 3.142 + 0.412 ln(TURB) - 0.021 ln(Q)

where:

TPR is computed total phosphorous, in milligrams per liter
TURB is turbidity, YSI model 6136, in formazin nephelometric units
Q is computed discharge, stage-discharge rating curve, in cubic feet per second

Model Calibration

Basic Data

Number of measurements:	201
Mean squared error:	0.32114889
Multiple R²:	0.65
Bias correction (smearing) factor:	1.19

Explanatory Variables

Variable	Value	Standard error
Intercept	-3.142	0.091
ln(TURB)	0.412	0.044
ln(Q)	-0.021	0.045

Correlation Matrix

	Intercept	ln(TURB)	ln(Q)
Intercept	1	-0.001	-0.0005
ln(TURB)	-0.001	1	-0.002
ln(Q)	-0.0005	-0.002	1

Reference

Jastram, J.D., 2014, Streamflow, Water Quality, and Aquatic Macroinvertebrates of Selected Streams in Fairfax County, Virginia, 2007–12: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2014–5073, 68 p.