Table 2.
Seasonal values of selected water quality parameters (Mean±S.D.) from Nangal and Harike wetlands during diverse seasons
| Nangal | Harike | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parameters | Rainy | Autumn | Winter | Rainy | Autumn | Winter | ||||||
| Mean | S.D. | Mean | S.D. | Mean | S.D. | Mean | S.D. | Mean | S.D. | Mean | S.D. | |
| Water temperature (°C) | 24.5 | 1.01 | 23.5 | 3.02 | 19.5 | 0.90 | 26.5 | 0.57 | 24.0 | 1.31 | 22.2 | 0.25 |
| pH | 8.5 | 0.25 | 7.2 | 0.2 | 7.9 | 0.23 | 8.7 | 0.32 | 7.3 | 0.1 | 8.1 | 0.25 |
| Alkalinity (mg/l) | 60.0 | 4.0 | 54.1 | 1.04 | 45.0 | 2.30 | 60 | 1.0 | 58 | 2.0 | 61.3 | 1.15 |
| Dissolved oxygen (mg/l) | 8.5 | 0.40 | 8.26 | 0.20 | 8.0 | 0.2 | 7.8 | 0.05 | 7.9 | 0.1 | 8.0 | 0.11 |
| Total dissolved solids (ppm) | 120 | 3.60 | 118 | 2.64 | 115 | 1.0 | 218 | 2.08 | 220 | 4.0 | 224 | 2.51 |