Distribution of salinity, pH, and suspended particulate matter (SPM) concentrations in different rivers studied
| Tidal range . | Goa rivers . | Seasons . | SPM (mg/L) . | Salinity . | pH . | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min . | Max . | Avg . | Min . | Max . | Avg . | Min . | Max . | Avg . | |||
| Meso-tidal | Mandovi | Wet season | 4.037 | 25.66 | 8.83 | 0.03 | 6.35 | 1.14 | 6.96 | 7.4 | 7.18 |
| Dry season | 1.25 | 16.29 | 4.66 | 7.80 | 34.09 | 25.35 | 7.48 | 7.92 | 7.77 | ||
| Zuari | Wet season | 4.06 | 31.58 | 16.65 | 0.03 | 8.04 | 2.515 | 6.98 | 7.64 | 7.32 | |
| Dry season | 2.29 | 12.73 | 7.70 | 0.16 | 34.67 | 22.35 | 7.32 | 7.92 | 7.73 | ||
| Micro-tidal | Terekhol | Wet season | 3.95 | 21.90 | 7.06 | 0.04 | 23.75 | 4.99 | 7.01 | 8.04 | 7.74 |
| Dry season | 2.23 | 11.67 | 6.47 | 13.11 | 31.46 | 27.20 | 7.39 | 7.94 | 7.80 | ||
| Chapora | Wet season | 3.24 | 12.84 | 6.25 | 0.04 | 26.35 | 6.93 | 7.12 | 8.28 | 7.63 | |
| Dry season | 1.52 | 11.08 | 6.17 | 0.08 | 28.30 | 12.91 | 7.45 | 8.05 | 7.78 | ||
| Sal | Wet season | 0.05 | 23.27 | 15.45 | 0.05 | 6.75 | 0.59 | 3.52 | 7.10 | 6.59 | |
| Dry season | 5.21 | 11.28 | 8.73 | 5.91 | 30.55 | 20.31 | 7.52 | 8.08 | 7.84 | ||
| Talpona | Wet season | 2.21 | 8.74 | 5.53 | 0.03 | 2.86 | 0.30 | 6.72 | 7.50 | 7.12 | |
| Dry season | 1.42 | 13.81 | 7.01 | 0.09 | 33.53 | 26.63 | 7.61 | 8.09 | 7.80 | ||
| Tidal range . | Goa rivers . | Seasons . | SPM (mg/L) . | Salinity . | pH . | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min . | Max . | Avg . | Min . | Max . | Avg . | Min . | Max . | Avg . | |||
| Meso-tidal | Mandovi | Wet season | 4.037 | 25.66 | 8.83 | 0.03 | 6.35 | 1.14 | 6.96 | 7.4 | 7.18 |
| Dry season | 1.25 | 16.29 | 4.66 | 7.80 | 34.09 | 25.35 | 7.48 | 7.92 | 7.77 | ||
| Zuari | Wet season | 4.06 | 31.58 | 16.65 | 0.03 | 8.04 | 2.515 | 6.98 | 7.64 | 7.32 | |
| Dry season | 2.29 | 12.73 | 7.70 | 0.16 | 34.67 | 22.35 | 7.32 | 7.92 | 7.73 | ||
| Micro-tidal | Terekhol | Wet season | 3.95 | 21.90 | 7.06 | 0.04 | 23.75 | 4.99 | 7.01 | 8.04 | 7.74 |
| Dry season | 2.23 | 11.67 | 6.47 | 13.11 | 31.46 | 27.20 | 7.39 | 7.94 | 7.80 | ||
| Chapora | Wet season | 3.24 | 12.84 | 6.25 | 0.04 | 26.35 | 6.93 | 7.12 | 8.28 | 7.63 | |
| Dry season | 1.52 | 11.08 | 6.17 | 0.08 | 28.30 | 12.91 | 7.45 | 8.05 | 7.78 | ||
| Sal | Wet season | 0.05 | 23.27 | 15.45 | 0.05 | 6.75 | 0.59 | 3.52 | 7.10 | 6.59 | |
| Dry season | 5.21 | 11.28 | 8.73 | 5.91 | 30.55 | 20.31 | 7.52 | 8.08 | 7.84 | ||
| Talpona | Wet season | 2.21 | 8.74 | 5.53 | 0.03 | 2.86 | 0.30 | 6.72 | 7.50 | 7.12 | |
| Dry season | 1.42 | 13.81 | 7.01 | 0.09 | 33.53 | 26.63 | 7.61 | 8.09 | 7.80 | ||