Controlling Effect of Flow Discharge on Some Water Quality Variables

The present research aimed to study the relationship between the water discharge and some main components of water quality using the experimental Forest Watershed of Tarbiat Modares University. 61 water samples were taken through depth integration method during October 2007 and July 2008 in different hydrological conditions, and corresponding analysis was consequently made. The results of the regression modelling ultimately proved the relationship between the water discharge with chloride concentration in the base flow, hardness and nitrate during base flow and flood occurrences, and hardness and alkalinity in the sand mining period with respective correlation coefficients of 0.509 (p<0.001), 0.063 (p<0.01) and 0.508 (p=0.01), respectively, and the estimation error of less than 64%.