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<strong>Bolsa</strong> <strong>Chica</strong> Lowlands Restoration <strong>Monitoring</strong><br />
<strong>2008</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong><br />
Table 1-3. Soils monitoring results (September <strong>2008</strong>).<br />
RABBIT ISLAND<br />
northwest portion of FTB,<br />
lower portions intertidal<br />
FULL TIDAL BASIN<br />
open to ocean<br />
WEST MUTED TIDAL<br />
BASIN<br />
open to FTB<br />
CENTRAL MUTED TIDAL<br />
BASIN<br />
closed to FTB but flooded by<br />
leaked seawater<br />
EAST MUTED TIDAL BASIN<br />
closed to FTB, but water in low<br />
areas<br />
MUTED POCKET MARSH<br />
intertidal through culverts to<br />
Outer <strong>Bolsa</strong> Bay (not FTB)<br />
Transect Rep<br />
Total Organic<br />
Carbon<br />
(mg/kg)<br />
Mean Grain<br />
Size Description<br />
Pore Water<br />
pH<br />
5cm deep<br />
Pore Water<br />
pH<br />
15cm deep<br />
Pore Water<br />
Salinity (ppt)<br />
5cm deep<br />
Pore Water<br />
Salinity (ppt)<br />
15cm deep<br />
Notes<br />
RI1 A 4,400 Fine Sand N/M N/M N/M N/M dry, Sarcocornia, iceplant<br />
B 1,400 Fine Sand N/M N/M N/M N/M dry, Distichlis, Sarcocornia<br />
C 14,000 Fine Sand 7.98 7.98 35 35 underwater, algal mat<br />
RI2 A 9,400 Fine Sand 6.75 6.75 45 40 Sarcocornia<br />
B 16,000 Fine Sand N/M N/M N/M N/M dry<br />
C 16,000 Fine Sand 6.92 7.17 50 49 mudflat<br />
RI3 A 15,000 Fine Sand N/M N/M 35 42<br />
B 26,000 Fine Sand N/M N/M N/M N/M Sarc, Distichlis, high point sand dune<br />
C 15,000 Fine Sand N/M N/M 39 N/M<br />
FTB North A 3,400 Fine Sand N/M N/M N/M N/M bare, fluffy levee dirt<br />
B 1,700 Silt N/M N/M N/M N/M no veg, in clay layer<br />
C 2,100 Fine Sand N/M N/M 65 65 on mudflat in pickleweed<br />
FTB E1 A 2,900 Fine Sand 8.34 8.34 35 35 underwater, water measured<br />
B 4,200 Fine Sand 8.34 8.34 35 35 underwater, water measured<br />
C 5,800 Fine Sand 8.34 8.34 35 35 underwater, water measured<br />
FTB E2 A 3,400 Fine Sand 8.29 8.29 35 35 underwater, water measured<br />
B 3,300 Fine Sand 8.29 8.29 35 35 underwater, water measured<br />
C 2,000 Fine Sand 8.29 8.29 35 35 underwater, water measured<br />
FTB E3 A 3,500 Fine Sand 8.27 8.27 35 35 underwater, water measured<br />
B 8,200 Fine Sand 8.27 8.27 35 35 underwater, water measured<br />
C 2,300 Fine Sand 8.27 8.27 35 35 underwater, water measured<br />
WMTB 1 A 15,000 Silt N/M N/M > 100 > 100 damp, iceplants<br />
B 12,000 Silt 8.17 8.17 50 50 all Distichlis, underwater, water measured<br />
C 18,000 Silt 6.64 6.64 60 55 saturated<br />
WMTB 2 A 22,000 Fine Sand 8.43 8.43 40 40 underwater, water meas, submerged Sarc<br />
B 33,000 Fine Sand 8.37 8.37 40 40 underwater, water meas, submerged Sarc<br />
C 13,000 Silt 8.40 8.40 40 40 underwater, water meas, submerged Sarc<br />
WMTB 3 A 19,000 Fine Sand 7.85 7.85 39 39 underwater<br />
B 21,000 Silt 8.82 8.82 35 35 underwater in Distichlis<br />
C 13,000 Silt 8.67 8.67 36 36 underwater in Distichlis<br />
CMTB 1 A 11,000 Fine Sand 7.38 6.66 100 80 saturated, sampled water pooled in holes<br />
B 29,000 Fine Sand N/M 6.86 70 65 very damp marsh<br />
C 18,000 Silt 7.88 7.88 72 72 underwater, water meas, submerged Sarc<br />
CMTB 2 A 19,000 Silt 6.65 6.53 50 50 no veg<br />
B 23,000 Fine Sand 6.79 6.79 52 52 underwater, water meas, submerged Sarc<br />
C 20,000 Silt 6.20 6.23 72 58 dead iceplant<br />
CMTB 3 A 3,200 Fine Sand 5.47 5.33 > 100 > 100 Red iron in H20<br />
B 4,100 Fine Sand N/M N/M N/M N/M Totally dry, no pore water<br />
C 6,400 Fine Sand N/M N/M > 100 N/M deep dry clay, poreH20 at surface<br />
EMTB 1 A 5,900 Silt N/M N/M 59 59 damp but no pooled water, syringed salin<br />
B 12,000 Silt N/M N/M N/M N/M dry, no pore water<br />
C 3,600 Silt 8.63 8.63 54 54 underwater, water measured<br />
EMTB 2 A 100,000 Silt N/M N/M N/M N/M dry, no pore water<br />
B 95,000 Silt N/M N/M N/M N/M damp but not wet enough to get water<br />
C 5,800 Silt 8.60 8.60 61 61 underwater, water measured<br />
EMTB 3 A 6,900 Silt N/M N/M N/M N/M dry, no pore water<br />
B 61,000 Silt N/M N/M N/M N/M dry, no pore water<br />
C 7,200 Silt 8.90 8.90 60 60 underwater, water measured<br />
PM1 A 12,000 Fine Sand N/M N/M 50 50<br />
B 23,000 Silt 6.87 N/M 40 38<br />
C 48,000 Silt N/M N/M 49 42<br />
PM2 A 44,000 Fine Sand N/M N/M 50 50<br />
B 60,000 Fine Sand 6.64 N/M 45 55<br />
C 62,000 Silt 7.54 7.54 35 35 underwater, water measured<br />
PM3 A 36,000 Fine Sand N/M 6.65 40 40<br />
B 51,000 Silt 6.82 6.82 40 40<br />
C 20,000 Silt 7.58 7.58 35 35 underwater, water measured<br />
N/M – not measured because soil was too dry to extract pore water.<br />
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