‘ZOOPLANKTON POPULATION 239 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Environmental conditions The river discharge at the 0-2km station is shown in Figure 2. From January to June, pulses of high discharge were noticed. The peak occurred during May-June and reached about 100m? s'®. Water quality data are presented in Tables T-VI. Generally, litle varintion in water and air temperature was noticed between the impoundment and downstream stations, Differences between sites relate mainly to diurnal variations during sample collection. The maximum and minimum dissolved oxygen concentration was 12-4 and 6-0 mg" recorded during January and July. respectively. The concentration of dissolved oxygen tended . | . Neary Al / J eh oe Figere2._ River discharge m* c*) at the 0-2 km station below the Sumarna basrage Data suppl bythe Misiery of lrsgaton. Stars indicate sampling days ‘Table L Varia mn of water temperature ('C) Site 0.0 i the impoundment ‘Month Site (kim downstream) 0 0200: 60 Jaly 1987 30-0 29.0 DO 20 DO 30 3.0 300 August 1987 29.5. 9.4 37 89 M1 4 LS 309 September 1987 26-2 264 2S 8 269222 27-8 Ocoder 1987 23-2 23-5 B2 BT D6 Bo 24 BK November 1987 12-8 12.9 Bd 39 141 143 14.2 December 1987 10:1 10-1 103 104 106 10-8 10.8 10-8 January 1988 94 96 98 99 9.9 10-2 10-8103 February 1988 10.7 N22 2 20 19 7 March 1988 102 9 106 G6 OS AL? Apr 1988 60 16-2 3 171 166 16917-2180 May 1988 9.3 193 $ 199 24 4 WS 2 June 1988 20235 4 4 HK 240 A 286 Suly 1988 2.8 2 30.1.7 38.9 0 OS