Monday, April 21

Date: Monday, April 21, 2014 10 AM

Weather Condition: sunny, wispy clouds, clear and fair, 50 degrees F

Site Condition: plastic bag caught on rocks and trash in weir

Stream Condition: blackish and murky, looked like ink had been dumped into stream, low level

Stream Gauge: 12 cm

Pictures: 

Plastic bag caught on the rocks in the stream.

Blackish, murky water. Very odd observation.

Sunny and clear day.

Murky water flowing in the stream. 

Sunday, April 20

Date: Sunday, April 20, 12 PM

Weather Condition: Clear day, warming up, 54 F

Site Condition: Some debris along the edge of the stream, mostly dry ground

Stream Condition: Some trash and debris in the stream, cans and a plastic bag, clear water

Stream Gauge: 12 cm

Pictures: 

Friday, April 18

Date: Friday, April 18, 2014, 12 PM

Weather Condition: cloudy and overcast, 46 degrees F

Site Condition: Some litter in the stream, a few sticks, a can, and leaves

Stream Condition: low water level but steadily flowing, no turbidity- clear

Stream Gauge: 12.5 cm

Pictures: 

The water was very clear and the level was lower
previous days.

Some sticks and leaves could be seen in the stream. 

The water was steadily moving through the stream. 

Thursday, April 17

Date: Thursday, April 17, 2014 9AM

Weather Condition: 36 degrees F, sunny with no clouds and a light breeze, chilly

Site Condition: a little bit of debris can be seen in the creek

Stream Condition: Water is slightly turbid, water level is lower

Stream Gauge: 13 cm

Pictures: 

The water is clearer than Tuesday, April 15 but still has a little turbidity to it

Selfie at LEWAS! Brandon Cooper, Hannah Gill, Amanda Dritschel, and Megan Ahart 

Wednesday, April 16

Date: Wednesday, April 16, 9AM

Weather Condition: Clear sky, temperature around 40 F, no precipitation

Site Condition: Ground is still slightly damp with some debris from yesterday's rain

Stream Condition: Water is very clear, flow is slow/meandering

Stream Gauge: 13 cm

Pictures: 

Tuesday, April 15

Date: Tuesday, April 15, 2014, 9AM

Weather Condition: showers overnight 60 degrees F, cloudy and drizzling

Site Condition: Ground is wet from rain, few sticks are stuck alongside stream edge

Stream Condition: Water is turbid, flow increased in height and speed

Stream Gauge: 19 cm

Pictures: 

Stream at 9AM on Tuesday April 15 during rainfall

Date: Tuesday, April 15, 2014, 1:30 PM

Weather: overcast, temperature has dropped to 45 degrees F, not much precipitation since checking in the morning

Site Conditions: Ground is damp

Stream Condition: water level has decreased,stream is less turbid

Stream Gauge: 14.5 cm

Pictures:

Stream at 1:30 PM, less turbid then the morning

Date: Tuesday, April 15, 2014, 16:30PM

Weather: overcast and windy, temperature is 37 degrees F

Site Conditions:

Stream Condition: water is slightly turbid

Stream Gauge: 13.5 cm

Monday, April 14

Date: Monday, April 14, 2014 4:00 pm

Weather: Cloudy and windy.  Temperature in the mid 60's.

Site Conditions: Site is relatively dry.  There are cracks in the dirt

Stream Conditions: The stream is clear and the flow is calm

Stream Gauge: 12 cm

Sunday, April 13, 2014

Date: Sunday, April 13, 2014 2pm

Weather: Sunny, clear skies, approx. 77 degrees.

Site Conditions: Site clean, sparse trash. Ground dry.

Stream Conditions: Water flowing calmly. Clear with low turbidity.

Stream Gauge: 13 cm.

Saturday, April 12, 2014

Date: Saturday, April 12, 2014 1:00 pm

Weather: Sunny and warm. Temperatures in the mid 70's.  Clouds beginning to emerge.

 

Site Conditions: Nothing unusual other than the ground being very dry.

 

Stream Conditions: Stream generally clear with a low level of flow.

 

Stream Gauge: 12.5 cm

 

 

 

Group Photo - Friday April 11

Here is our group at the LEWAS Station on Friday April 11.

Theresa Dion
Ryan Atkinson
Quang Nguyenlu
Michael Krieger

Friday, April 11th

Date: Friday April 11, 3:30 pm

Weather: Sunny with a few clouds clouds, Approx. 73 degrees F

Site Conditions: No precipitation, small amount of turbidity near the outlet

Stream Conditions: Slow steady flow. Water is clear with relatively low turbidity.

Stream Gauge: 13 cm

Pictures:

Thursday April 10, 2014

Thursday April 10, 2014

Date: Thursday April 10, 0929 am

Weather: Sunny with no clouds, Approx. 48 degrees F

Site Conditions: No precipitation, ground slightly saturated from Monday rain, some trash but not significant.

Stream Conditions: Slow steady flow. Water is clear and very low turbidity. To ducks or fish in site.

Stream Gauge: 13.5 cm

Pictures:

Tuesday April 8, 2014

Date: Tuesday April 8, 5:30 pm

Weather: Fair, Very Light Cloud Coverage, Approx. 50 degrees F

Site Conditions: No precipitation, ground saturated from Monday rain, some trash but not significant.

Stream Conditions: Steady, slow-medium velocity stream flow. Stream clear, very low turbidity. Ducks happily swimming in stream, indicating good stream health.

Stream Gauge: 14.5 cm

Pictures:

Monday, April 7, 2014

Date: April 7th 1:00 pm

Weather: 46 degrees with storm clouds but no rain

Site Conditions: The ground was covered in puddles, and it was very 

muddy. There was a couple pieces of trash on the bank.

Stream Conditions: There were a couple pieces of trash in the stream

including a visa gift card, and the stream had a high turbidity. The stream

appeared to have a much higher flow rate than it did when we checked

on the previous sunny days.

Stream Gauge: 23 cm

Pictures:

Monday April 7th

Date: April 7th 10:00am
Weather: 43 with steady rain
Site Conditions: Ground was wet and muddy. There was several pieces of trash on the bank.
Stream Conditions: There was no trash in the stream but the water was not clear with large amounts of turbidity. The water was flowing very quickly and the stream's water level had risen substantially.
Stream Gauge: 58 cm
Pictures:

Date: April 5th 1:00 pm
Weather: 55 degrees and partly cloudy
Site Conditions: Ground was fairly damp. There was a few pieces of trash on the bank.
Stream Conditions: There was a piece of plastic possibly from a bucket in the stream and the water had a low turbidity.
Stream Gauge: 12 cm
Pictures: 

Friday April 4th

Date: April 4th 10:00 am
Weather: 65 and Sunny
Site Conditions: The ground was damp due to the rainfall from the previous night. There was several large pieces of trash on the stream bank.
Stream Conditions: Clear with relatively slow moving water. There was no trash in the stream.
Stream Gauge: 13 cm
Pictures:

Data and Conditions for April 3rd:
Date: April 3rd, 2014 11:30 AM
Weather: 66 degrees (Fahrenheit) with a slight overcast
Site Conditions: The ground near the stream was fairly moist from the rain event in the morning/overnight.  There was more trash along the stream, primarily styrofoam boxes from dining halls.
Stream Conditions: Water in the stream was very clear and moving at a steady flow rate.
Stream Gauge: 12cm
Pictures:

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Date: 4/2/14 11:00 am

Weather: 79 and Sunny
Site Conditions: Ground was relatively dry and there were a couple pieces of trash along the stream
Stream Conditions: Water was clear with no turbidity. The water was flowing slowly and there were 2 long strips of Styrofoam and a bottle cap in the stream.
Stream Gauge: 12cm
Pictures:

Tuesday April 1st

Date: 4/1/14 6:30 pm
Weather: 75 and Sunny
Site Conditions: Ground was relatively dry and there was a few pieces of trash along the stream
Stream Conditions: Water was clear with no turbidity. The water was flowing slowly and there was one large piece of trash in the water
Stream Gauge: 12cm
Pictures:

Monday March 31st

Date: 3/31/2014 5:15 pm

Weather: Mostly Sunny and 60°F

Site Conditions: Dry ground and clear surrounding area

Stream Conditions: Clear water flowing relatively slowly with some foam/debris

Stream Gauge: 13 cm

Pictures:

March 30, 2014

Date: 3/30/2014 5:45 pm

Weather: Mostly Sunny and 43°F

light snow and rain the night before

Site Conditions: Dry ground, some debris scattered in stream

Stream Conditions: Clear water flowing relatively slowly

Stream Gauge: 13 cm