Water Chemistry Survey #4

We completed Water Chemistry Survey #4. Today the air temperature was 15.5 C, water temperature was 11.5 C, Dissolved O2 was 13, indicating a 95% O2 saturation, the pH reading was 8.8, Nitrate was 4, conductivity was 390, and turbidity was 10.


We planted 10 cuttings from an adjacent river willow, in collaboration with the Missouri Department of Conservaton forester, in an attempt to stabilize the bank at the actual Access Point. [click on photographs for close-up view]We checked all seedlings that were planted April 15, 2007. Only the aromatic sumac was in bloom.