TABLE 1.

Mean cumulative precipitation for the 1, 2, and 3 days preceding sample collection and mean water temperature at the time of sample collection

Sampling moa	Precipitation (cm) for day preceding collectionb			Water temp (°C)b
	−1	−2	−3
2005
April	0.00 B	0.00 B	0.05 B	14.0 E
May	0.00 B	0.00 B	0.00 C	17.9 D
June	0.10 B	0.10 B	0.26 BC	22.2 B
July	0.00 B	0.00 B	0.26 BC	25.9 A
August	0.58 A	0.58 A	0.83 A	25.5 A
September	0.00 B	0.01 B	0.01 C	25.8 A
November	0.00 B	0.00 B	0.07 C	NRc
December	0.00 B	0.00 B	0.00 C	8.6 G
2006
January	0.00 B	0.00 B	0.00 C	10.4 F
February	0.00 B	0.00 B	0.16 BC	7.9 H
March	0.00 B	0.00 B	0.02 C	13.7 E
April	0.00 B	0.00 B	0.38 AB	20.3 C

^aSamples were not collected in October 2005.

^bValues with the same letter in the same column were not significantly different.

^cNR, not recorded.