|
Water Quality Monitoring Sites, 2004-2007
Site 1 (Confluence):
Confluence of South Branch with main stem of Tunkhannock Creek, Tunkhannock
Township
Site 2 (Lithia Valley):
Upstream of Little Rocky Glen, Clinton Township
Site 3 (Christy Mathewson Park):
at Christy Mathewson Park, Factoryville
Site 4 (Keystone
College/Ackerly):
Below confluence of Ackerly Creek with South Branch, La Plume Township
Site 5 (Penn Brook Park):
Below abandoned bridge upstream of Penn Brook Park on Overbrook Road, La Plume Township
Site 6 (La Plume Corners,
added in 2006):
Upstream of Route 6 & 11 intersection with La Plume Road, La Plume Township
2004 results:
|
|
MONTH: |
Jan. |
Feb. |
Mar. |
April |
May |
June |
July |
Aug. |
Sept. |
Oct. |
Nov. |
Dec. |
|
|
DATE: |
|
|
|
3 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
7 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
4 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Parameter |
Site |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
7.0 |
14 |
16 |
20 |
16 |
20 |
16 |
6 |
4 |
|
Temper- |
2 |
|
|
|
|
15 |
13 |
19 |
16.5 |
19 |
16 |
7 |
4 |
|
ature |
3 |
|
|
|
7.0 |
14 |
14 |
20 |
16.5 |
19 |
16 |
8 |
4 |
|
(°C) |
4 |
|
|
|
|
14 |
16 |
19 |
18 |
19 |
16 |
8 |
4 |
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
|
14 |
16.5 |
19 |
18 |
19 |
16 |
8 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
8.4 |
6.9 |
7.9 |
7.2 |
7.9 |
7.3 |
7.1 |
7.1 |
7.4 |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
7.6 |
7.7 |
7.4 |
8 |
7.5 |
7.3 |
7.4 |
7.1 |
|
pH |
3 |
|
|
|
8.3 |
7.9 |
7.8 |
7.3 |
8.4 |
7.7 |
7.3 |
7.9 |
6.9 |
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
|
7.8 |
7.5 |
7.4 |
6.8 |
7.6 |
7.3 |
7.4 |
7.1 |
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
|
7.5 |
7.6 |
7.4 |
7.1 |
7.6 |
7.2 |
7.3 |
7.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
135 |
98.3 |
132.4 |
126.4 |
268 |
262 |
154 |
247 |
172.9 |
|
Conduc- |
2 |
|
|
|
|
97.9 |
132.9 |
130.4 |
270 |
265 |
158 |
246 |
169.6 |
|
tivity |
3 |
|
|
|
142.5 |
103 |
137.5 |
130.2 |
271 |
281 |
177 |
261 |
181.2 |
|
(μS/cm) |
4 |
|
|
|
|
97.8 |
142.1 |
133.9 |
277 |
273 |
183 |
261 |
241 |
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
|
86.7 |
104.3 |
97.6 |
212.5 |
211 |
145 |
207 |
151.9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
13.5 |
11.0 |
10.5 |
11.5 |
11.5 |
9.5 |
12 |
11 |
15 |
|
Dissolved |
2 |
|
|
|
|
10 |
10.5 |
11 |
11.5 |
9.5 |
11 |
12.5 |
14.5 |
|
Oxygen |
3 |
|
|
|
13.5 |
12 |
10.5 |
11 |
12.5 |
9.5 |
11 |
13 |
14 |
|
(mg/L) |
4 |
|
|
|
|
9 |
10.5 |
10.5 |
9.5 |
9.5 |
9 |
13 |
14 |
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
|
12 |
10 |
10 |
9.5 |
9 |
10.5 |
12 |
14 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
0.09 |
1.23 |
1.1 |
0.572 |
0.264 |
|
0.7 |
0.48 |
1.32 |
|
Nitrate |
2 |
|
|
|
|
0.44 |
1.144 |
0.88 |
0.528 |
|
0.44 |
0.62 |
1.14 |
|
(low end) |
3 |
|
|
|
0.09 |
0.968 |
0.88 |
1.012 |
0.44 |
|
0.53 |
0.39 |
0.792 |
|
(mg/L) |
4 |
|
|
|
|
0.81 |
0.88 |
1.1 |
0.616 |
|
0.75 |
0.39 |
1.14 |
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
|
0.748 |
0.028 |
|