Parameters
Mean
St Dev
Min
Max
Temperature
21.3
2.08
19
23
pH
7.33
0.25
7.1
7.6
Turbidity(FTU)
100
11.14
90
112
Conductivity(μS/cm)
92.67
7.64
86
101
DO(mg/L)
6.03
0.68
5.5
6.8
BOD(mg/L)
2.47
0.4
2.1
2.9
Nitrate(mg N/L)
1.66
0.99
0.62
2.6
Phosphate(mg P/L)
0.86
0.32
0.5
1.1
Table 4:
Water quality status of the Gilgel Gibe reservoir for three different seasons in 2013 and in river P concentration (Min: Minimum, Max: Maximum, BOD
5
: 5-day Biological Oxygen Demand, DO: Dissolved Oxygen).
