Table 1.
Depth correlation water quality parameters in Gilgel Gibe I Reservoir p < 0.05 level.
| Depth | DO | Temp | EC | pH | BOD | Turb | TSS | TDS | N0-3 | TP | SRP | Chl. a | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depth | 1 | ||||||||||||
| DO | −0.94 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Temp | −0.78 | 0.82 | 1 | ||||||||||
| EC | 0.82 | −0.72 | −0.58 | 1 | |||||||||
| pH | −0.91 | 0.97 | 0.85 | −0.66 | 1 | ||||||||
| BOD | 0.61 | −0.65 | −0.35 | 0.59 | −0.51 | 1 | |||||||
| Turb | 0.87 | −0.86 | −0.59 | 0.71 | −0.83 | 0.74 | 1 | ||||||
| TSS | 0.49 | −0.48 | −0.37 | 0.78 | −0.40 | 0.38 | 0.31 | 1 | |||||
| TDS | 0.48 | −0.56 | −0.72 | 0.51 | −0.56 | 0.32 | 0.46 | 0.39 | 1 | ||||
| No−3 | −0.72 | 0.81 | 0.74 | −0.57 | 0.81 | −0.48 | −0.62 | −0.37 | −0.50 | 1 | |||
| TP | 0.45 | −0.45 | −0.33 | 0.11 | −0.48 | 0.25 | 0.59 | −0.05 | 0.36 | −0.16 | 1 | ||
| SRP | 0.09 | −0.13 | 0.01 | 0.15 | −0.11 | 0.47 | 0.42 | 0.06 | 0.37 | 0.013 | 0.58 | 1 | |
| Chl. a | −0.96 | 0.93 | 0.83 | −0.79 | 0.92 | −0.65 | −0.84 | −0.49 | −0.55 | 0.75 | −0.33 | −0.12 | 1 |