Water quality of the Cardener River at two extreme moments

Abstract

In this article, we aim to compare the water quality in the Cardener River at two different moments: October 2010, with abundant rain, and October 2011, with an atypical drought. An analysis is carried out on the physical and chemical properties of the water and, more specifically, on solid flow and salt concentration. The results show a
greater decrease in solid flow values during the drought period than that of abundant rains while the salt concentration values are fairly similar in both moments, though varying in the final segment of the river.

Keywords: salinity, Cardener River, solid flow, water quality.