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