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River TestingTRANSCRIPT
River Woods Stream River Woods Stream StudyStudy
Park RulesPark Rules
Which river is Which river is flowing through flowing through River Woods Park?River Woods Park?
Where does the Clinton River Where does the Clinton River empty into?empty into?
A Wa te rs h e dDefinition
•Th e tota l la nd a re a th a t c ontrib ute s wa te r (or dra ins in to) a pa rtic u la r wa te rwa y.
•Ca n a ls o b e c a lle d a
“Dra ina g e B a s in”
Is the Clinton River becoming Is the Clinton River becoming cleaner?cleaner?
In the late 1960s the water resources In the late 1960s the water resources commission deemed the Clinton River commission deemed the Clinton River the “foulest river in Michigan.”the “foulest river in Michigan.”
Today the water quality is improving.Today the water quality is improving.
The 80 miles of the main branch are The 80 miles of the main branch are considered generally swimmable and considered generally swimmable and fishable. fishable.
Where should we start our Where should we start our study?study?
You will be assigned to a group You will be assigned to a group either: Physical and Macro either: Physical and Macro
Physical Survey is an Physical Survey is an inventory of the inventory of the surrounding areasurrounding area
Macro:Macro:You will study You will study
macroinvertebrates macroinvertebrates and the stream and the stream chemical testingchemical testing
SAFETY FIRSTSAFETY FIRST
LifejacketsLifejackets Listen to the adult supervisorListen to the adult supervisor Only enter water at macroinvertebrate Only enter water at macroinvertebrate
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Physical SurveyPhysical Survey
Physical Survey includesPhysical Survey includes
Stream VelocityStream Velocity WeatherWeather Stream HabitatsStream Habitats Stream VegetationStream Vegetation Contaminates in the Contaminates in the areaarea
Stream Velocity: Speed and Stream Velocity: Speed and Distance Distance
To test To test velocity we velocity we mark off a mark off a distance and distance and time an time an orange as it orange as it goes down goes down the river the river
Weather ConditionsWeather Conditions
You must record weather conditions for You must record weather conditions for the daythe day
PrecipitationPrecipitation Air temperatureAir temperature Water temperatureWater temperature cloudsclouds
Record Stream HabitatRecord Stream Habitat
Width Width DepthDepth Water velocityWater velocity Soil type: sand/loam, clay, organicSoil type: sand/loam, clay, organic Water clarityWater clarity Water odorWater odor trashtrash
Stream VegetationStream Vegetation
TreesTrees ShrubsShrubs Herbaceous plantsHerbaceous plants Grass Grass BareBare Stream Shading 100-0%Stream Shading 100-0% Bank ErosionBank Erosion
Stream HabitatStream Habitat
Riffles Riffles RunsRuns PoolsPools EddiesEddies http://www.personal.psu.edu/staff/m/a/mab6/lessons.htmhttp://www.personal.psu.edu/staff/m/a/mab6/lessons.htm
Woody DebrisWoody Debris
AbundantAbundant CommonCommon RareRare nonenone
Aquatic PlantsAquatic Plants
Periphyton Periphyton http://www.epa.gov/bioiweb1/html/periphyton.htmlhttp://www.epa.gov/bioiweb1/html/periphyton.html
Filamentous algae Filamentous algae http://www.sfr.cas.psu.edu/water/filamentous%20algae.htmhttp://www.sfr.cas.psu.edu/water/filamentous%20algae.htm
Macrophytes Macrophytes http://www.epa.gov/bioindicators/html/macrophytes.htmlhttp://www.epa.gov/bioindicators/html/macrophytes.html
Contaminants?Contaminants?
Riparian VegetationRiparian Vegetation
Macro invertebrate StudyMacro invertebrate Study
Identifying pollution sensitive Identifying pollution sensitive creaturescreatures
Chemical Testing Chemical Testing
pHpH TurbidityTurbidity Dissolved OxygenDissolved Oxygen EcoliEcoli
Photos to take at each stationPhotos to take at each stationWe must record our visit and We must record our visit and data to analyze!data to analyze!
WildlifeWildlife PollutantsPollutants DownstreamDownstream UpstreamUpstream CollectionCollection VegetationVegetation Land UseLand Use
CRWCCRWC
http://www.crwc.org/programs/phase2/subwatersheds/clintonmain.htmlhttp://www.crwc.org/programs/phase2/subwatersheds/clintonmain.html