| Saucon Creek Watershed Project
by EES 21/31 |
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| Fall 2000 |
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| Field Site
Characteristics |
Site |
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2 |
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3 |
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Transect |
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2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
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Date |
10/16/00 |
10/16/00 |
10/17/00 |
10/17/00 |
10/25/00 |
10/25/00 |
10/19/00 |
10/19/00 |
10/20/00 |
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Time |
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1:30
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1:45
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1:30
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1:50
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1:45
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GPS Latitude |
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N 40 36 18.33 |
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40o37'27.54"N |
40o34'30.61"N |
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GPS Longitude |
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W 75 20 36.13 |
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75o20'38.43"W |
75o20'38.69"W |
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GPS Elev.(m) |
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401 |
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48m |
47m |
11.7m |
| Weather Conditions |
Rain in past 48hrs? |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
no |
yes |
yes |
yes |
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Current Conditions |
rain |
rain |
rain |
rain |
suny |
sunny |
sunny |
sunny |
sunny |
| Physical Characteristics |
Temp. Air (oC)
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16.4 |
18 |
12.1 |
12.5 |
22.7 |
22.3 |
17.7 |
20.2 |
18.7 |
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Temp. Water (oC)
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13.7 |
13.8 |
12.1 |
11.8 |
13.4 |
14 |
13 |
13.8 |
18.9 |
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[Ca] (mg/l) |
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1.51 |
0.45 |
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1.77 |
1.62 |
0.9 |
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[Cl](mg/l) |
330 |
626 |
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Stream Width |
8 |
8 |
14.8 |
13 |
30 |
15 |
10 |
13.5 |
0 |
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Channel Area (m2) |
6.75 |
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2.985 |
3.22 |
6.48 |
2.24 |
3.304 |
3.48 |
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Discharge (m3/s) |
0.23 |
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0.26 |
0.901 |
1.698 |
0.882 |
1.205 |
0.632 |
| Stream bedload |
Boulder (%) |
7 |
0 |
3 |
90 |
0 |
5 |
22 |
40 |
30 |
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Rubble (%) |
40 |
65 |
7 |
3 |
60 |
60 |
17 |
32.3 |
30 |
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Gravel (%) |
37 |
0 |
20 |
5 |
20 |
30 |
16 |
15 |
30 |
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Sand and Fine
(%) |
16 |
35 |
70 |
2 |
20 |
5 |
45 |
12.7 |
10 |
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Embeddedness |
0 |
0 |
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0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
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Pool/Riffle Ratio |
50%:50% |
80%:20% |
50%:50% |
80%:20% |
40%:60% |
80%:20% |
0 |
75%:25% |
80%:20% |
| Streambank |
Riparian Zone
Width (m) |
8 |
7.15 |
25 |
48.6 |
5.5 |
18.3 |
0 |
8.7 |
3.5 m |
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Riparian Zone
Rating |
4 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
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Bank Stability
Rating |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
| Macroinvertebrates |
Number of Serber
samples |
8 |
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4 |
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3 |
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5 |
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Area sampled (m2)
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0.743 |
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0.372 |
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0.278 |
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0.4645 |
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Biomass (g) |
1.018 |
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1.597 |
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2.695 |
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1.014 |
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Dry Biomass (g) |
0.33 |
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0.507 |
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0.863 |
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0.317 |
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Ashed Biomass
(g) |
0.14 |
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0.277 |
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0.37 |
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0.137 |
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% organic matter
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0.58 |
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0.45 |
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0.57 |
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0.57 |
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Shannon Diversity
Index |
0.739 |
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0.775 |
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0.527 |
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0.687 |
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| Lab water
analysis |
DO, mg/l |
12.5 |
11.185 |
8.875 |
8.44 |
13.08 |
12.745 |
10.785 |
9.775 |
12.27 |
| (avg of 2 reps) |
pH |
8.02 |
7.86 |
7.695 |
7.59 |
8.29 |
8.28 |
7.92 |
7.865 |
8.345 |
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Cond. mS/cm: |
513 |
517 |
540 |
490 |
490 |
500 |
420 |
421 |
450 |
| Filter &
filtrate analysis |
Total Particulate
matter (mg/l) |
2.44 |
10.96 |
15.90 |
3.18 |
2.30 |
8.24 |
4.23 |
3.81 |
5.78 |
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srP ug/l P: |
20.6 |
21.8 |
22.4 |
22.6 |
23.8 |
22.9 |
24 |
24.2 |
23 |
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NO3 mg/l N: |
4.53 |
4.68 |
4.89 |
4.59 |
4.86 |
5.09 |
5.1 |
5.07 |
5.04 |
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| Last
Updated on 11/1/00 |
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| By
Paul Cooper ,rev kgk |
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| Questions
or Comments? Contact Margie Barry at |
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| mmt1@lehigh.edu |
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| Lehigh
University |
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| 31 Williams
Drive Bethlehem, PA 18015 |
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| (610)
758-5411 |
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Last Updated on 11/8/00
By Kathleen Kresge
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