Table 3. Mean water quality parameters of Terrie River in dry and wet seasons

Parameter Season Mean SE t-test df p-value
DO (mg/L) Dry 5.13 0.21 5.117 14 0.000***
Wet 3.91 0.12
pH Dry 8.79 0.06 0.033 14 0.974
Wet 8.79 0.09
Tem (°C) Dry 28.08 0.20 2.810 14 0.014**
Wet 27.16 0.25
Trans (cm) Dry 11.75 0.59 7.333 14 0.000***
Wet 7.00 0.27
Cond (µS/cm) Dry 301.88 6.20 3.620 14 0.003**
Wet 345.00 10.18
PO4 (mg/L) Dry 0.9212 0.15 1.302 14 0.214
Wet 1.1250 0.05
NO3 (mg/L) Dry 3.2575 0.28 0.838 14 0.416
Wet 3.5262 0.16
NH3 (mg/L) Dry 1.8038 0.19 2.654 14 0.019**
Wet 2.4288 0.13
TDS (mg/L) Dry 171.62 1.57 0.506 14 0.621
Wet 170.00 2.80
significant;
highly significant;
very highly significant.