Environmental Health Division
(269) 373 - 5337, www.kalcounty.com/eh This report summarizes all water quality data collected at Site AXT-15, Axtell Creek in the Portage Creek at Mouth K-River Basin of the Portage Creek Sub-Watershed, which is part of the larger Kalamazoo River Watershed. (see map to the right) Water sampling and measurements are conducted by Environmental Health Division staff. |
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| Portage Creek at Mouth K-River (State of Michigan Basin ID #: 17 62) | ||||
| Axtell Creek | ||||
| AXT-15 | North side of pedestrian bridge between Crosstown Parkway Apartments & Paris Cleaners | City of Kalamazoo (21) | ||
| Site Code: AXT-15, Axtell Creek | |||||||||
| Sample | Sample | E. coli Bacteria | Water Temperature | Dissolved Oxygen | pH | Conductivity | TDS | Turbidity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Time | (MPN) | (degrees F) | mg/L | % Saturation | (units) | (mS / cm) | (g / L) | (NTU) |
| 05/28/2009 | 12:30 | 2,419.6 | 54.6 | 6.1 | 57.6% | 7.91 | 1.026 | 0.7 | N/A |
| 12/29/2008 | 13:50 | 167.0 | 46.6 | 9.1 | 77.0% | 7.80 | 1.085 | 0.7 | 10.5 |
| 11/18/2008 | 11:40 | 161.6 | 47.9 | 8.0 | 68.9% | 7.81 | 1.031 | 0.7 | 6.4 |
| 10/22/2008 | 10:17 | 285.1 | 50.0 | 8.1 | 71.7% | 7.80 | 0.962 | 0.6 | 4.8 |
| 09/24/2008 | 08:45 | 579.4 | 56.4 | 7.0 | 68.0% | 7.68 | 0.987 | 0.6 | 11.2 |
| 09/10/2008 | 08:45 | 866.4 | 55.4 | 6.4 | 61.2% | 7.67 | 0.977 | 0.6 | 5.5 |
| 07/30/2008 | 08:25 | 365.4 | 59.3 | N/A | N/A | 7.63 | 0.742 | 0.5 | 6.7 |
| 07/02/2008 | 08:20 | 658.6 | 56.9 | N/A | N/A | 7.63 | 0.912 | 0.6 | 5.8 |
| 06/04/2008 | 08:30 | 2,419.6 | 56.4 | N/A | N/A | 7.53 | 0.946 | 0.6 | 8.6 |
| 03/12/2008 | 12:12 | 29.5 | 49.3 | 9.4 | 82.7% | 7.82 | 0.971 | 0.6 | 4.8 |
| 01/14/2008 | 13:05 | 920.8 | 45.6 | 8.3 | 70.2% | 7.77 | 3.024 | 2.0 | 10.4 |
| 11/27/2007 | 11:00 | 172.3 | 47.9 | 9.3 | 80.5% | 7.68 | 0.953 | 0.6 | 5.8 |
| 08/21/2007 | 12:25 | 2,419.6 | 60.7 | 5.1 | 51.8% | 7.47 | 0.943 | 0.6 | 15.2 |
| 08/21/2007 | 12:25 | 2,489.0 | 60.7 | 5.1 | 51.8% | 7.47 | 0.943 | 0.6 | 15.2 |
| 06/21/2007 | 12:25 | 3,978.0 | 63.8 | 6.5 | 68.1% | 7.67 | 0.999 | 0.6 | N/A |
| 06/19/2007 | 10:15 | 24,196.0 | 66.9 | 5.7 | 62.3% | 7.26 | 0.522 | 0.3 | 58.4 |
| 05/15/2007 | 10:05 | 193.5 | 58.2 | 8.0 | 79.0% | 7.89 | 0.957 | 0.6 | 9.0 |
| 04/10/2007 | 10:40 | 41.0 | 48.1 | 8.3 | 72.2% | 8.07 | 0.964 | 0.6 | 4.8 |
| 01/16/2007 | 10:35 | 77.6 | 42.1 | 8.9 | 71.1% | 7.73 | 0.989 | 0.6 | 7.8 |
| 11/16/2006 | 09:45 | 461.1 | 49.8 | 7.5 | 66.1% | 7.76 | 0.859 | 0.6 | 4.9 |
| 10/04/2006 | 09:30 | 2,419.6 | 59.0 | 5.4 | 53.8% | 7.50 | 0.823 | 0.5 | N/A |
| 08/10/2006 | 13:15 | 980.4 | 64.4 | 6.7 | 71.0% | 7.58 | 0.931 | 0.6 | 4.7 |
| 06/15/2006 | 11:48 | 980.4 | 61.9 | 6.0 | 61.1% | 7.53 | 1.015 | 0.7 | N/A |
| 04/13/2006 | 11:05 | 198.9 | 57.1 | 4.1 | 41.1% | 8.19 | 0.962 | 0.6 | 14.6 |
| 02/14/2006 | 14:00 | 25.9 | 48.0 | 7.0 | 61.7% | 7.95 | 0.966 | 0.6 | 14.0 |
| 01/12/2006 | 14:35 | 686.7 | 49.5 | 6.7 | 61.3% | 7.84 | 0.967 | 0.6 | 13.6 |
| 12/01/2005 | 10:30 | 1,203.3 | 45.8 | 7.3 | 62.5% | 7.76 | 0.978 | 0.6 | 12.5 |
| 10/12/2005 | 13:05 | 816.4 | 55.1 | 6.7 | 65.0% | 7.60 | 0.951 | 0.6 | 4.6 |
| 09/22/2005 | 12:15 | 2,419.6 | 62.2 | 5.2 | 54.7% | 7.49 | 0.648 | 0.4 | 42.5 |
| 08/10/2005 | 13:45 | 2,419.6 | 65.7 | 4.9 | 53.4% | 7.48 | 0.861 | 0.6 | 17.2 |
| 06/23/2005 | 14:05 | 579.4 | 63.9 | 6.4 | 69.1% | 7.46 | 0.938 | 0.6 | 15.1 |
| 04/25/2005 | 11:30 | 160.7 | 52.7 | 8.7 | 81.8% | 7.63 | 0.938 | 0.6 | 7.7 |
| 04/07/2005 | 12:00 | 116.2 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 03/07/2005 | 12:00 | 1,046.2 | 45.8 | 7.8 | 67.1% | 7.35 | 0.864 | 0.6 | 16.5 |
| 01/25/2005 | 13:20 | 95.9 | 46.5 | 7.5 | 64.7% | 7.58 | 1.095 | 0.7 | 19.0 |
| 11/05/2004 | 11:30 | 178.9 | 52.5 | 6.7 | 62.3% | 7.36 | 0.928 | 0.6 | 8.5 |
| 10/06/2004 | 11:50 | 579.4 | 54.1 | 7.4 | 70.2% | 7.49 | 0.852 | 0.6 | 12.4 |
| 07/30/2004 | 12:12 | 2,419.2 | 57.9 | 7.0 | 69.8% | 7.34 | 0.836 | 0.5 | 5.1 |
| 07/02/2004 | 12:15 | 1,046.2 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 05/20/2004 | 13:55 | 208.4 | 55.7 | 6.4 | 63.7% | 7.40 | 0.809 | 0.5 | 11.5 |
| 04/23/2004 | 14:26 | 60.1 | 58.6 | 8.0 | 81.2% | 7.63 | 0.910 | 0.6 | 12.7 |
| 03/31/2004 | 12:30 | 206.3 | 53.8 | 7.8 | 74.2% | 7.69 | 0.875 | 0.6 | 14.7 |
| 03/11/2004 | 14:30 | 98.8 | 48.2 | 8.3 | 74.4% | 7.56 | 0.909 | 0.6 | 15.4 |
| 02/19/2004 | 14:10 | 1,046.2 | 49.3 | 6.7 | 61.3% | 7.57 | 0.983 | 0.6 | 25.7 |
| 01/30/2004 | 12:32 | 325.5 | 43.6 | 8.5 | 70.2% | 7.71 | 0.859 | 0.6 | 32.5 |
| 01/09/2004 | 12:00 | 91.0 | 44.8 | 8.5 | 72.9% | 7.66 | 0.909 | 0.6 | 10.0 |
| 12/10/2003 | 14:04 | 2,419.2 | 49.0 | 8.4 | 75.5% | 7.56 | 0.740 | 0.5 | 19.7 |
| 11/05/2003 | 13:42 | 1,413.6 | 52.2 | 7.5 | 96.6% | 8.21 | 0.810 | 0.5 | 10.3 |
| 07/02/2003 | 09:36 | 517.2 | 56.3 | 6.4 | 63.3% | 7.77 | 0.823 | 0.5 | 6.9 |
| 06/18/2003 | 10:46 | 248.1 | 57.3 | 6.8 | 68.3% | 7.70 | 0.813 | 0.5 | 12.1 |
| 06/04/2003 | 09:00 | 1,203.3 | 53.1 | 6.0 | 57.9% | 7.59 | 0.826 | 0.5 | 10.3 |
| 05/21/2003 | 10:02 | 178.5 | 53.0 | 7.1 | 66.9% | 7.63 | 0.839 | 0.5 | 6.0 |
| 05/06/2003 | 09:37 | 107.6 | 53.1 | 6.6 | 63.0% | 7.50 | 0.897 | 0.6 | 13.5 |
| 04/23/2003 | 08:30 | 12.1 | 48.0 | 7.4 | 65.8% | 7.69 | 0.886 | 0.6 | 25.7 |
| 04/09/2003 | 13:17 | 48.0 | 51.7 | 8.2 | 76.7% | 7.77 | 0.933 | 0.6 | 8.2 |
| 03/25/2003 | 09:44 | 107.1 | 50.7 | 7.7 | 71.7% | 8.38 | 0.873 | 0.6 | N/A |
| 03/11/2003 | 09:32 | 18.3 | 44.0 | 9.5 | 79.6% | 8.33 | 0.895 | 0.6 | N/A |
| 03/11/2003 | 09:32 | 21.3 | 44.0 | 9.5 | 79.6% | 8.33 | 0.895 | 0.6 | N/A |
| 02/25/2003 | 09:33 | 24.6 | 42.5 | 10.1 | 84.1% | 8.42 | 0.968 | 0.6 | N/A |
| 02/11/2003 | 09:13 | 36.8 | 42.6 | 9.9 | 82.1% | 8.67 | 0.930 | 0.6 | N/A |
| 01/28/2003 | 09:20 | 72.3 | 43.4 | 7.8 | 78.1% | 7.72 | 0.860 | 0.6 | N/A |
| 01/14/2003 | 08:53 | 119.8 | 44.0 | 8.4 | 83.3% | 7.80 | 0.878 | 0.6 | N/A |
| 12/27/2002 | 13:00 | 30.9 | 45.1 | 9.5 | 80.7% | 9.08 | 0.960 | 0.6 | N/A |
| 12/10/2002 | 13:44 | 45.7 | 47.3 | N/A | N/A | 7.82 | 0.910 | 0.6 | N/A |
| 11/19/2002 | 08:04 | 2,419.6 | 48.6 | 6.9 | 61.7% | 7.54 | 0.814 | 0.5 | 10.3 |
| 11/07/2002 | 07:47 | 755.5 | 48.9 | 7.2 | 63.6% | 7.40 | 0.905 | 0.6 | 17.8 |
| 10/22/2002 | 14:19 | 240.0 | 52.7 | 7.6 | 71.6% | 7.59 | 0.904 | 0.6 | 6.6 |
| 10/08/2002 | 08:13 | 2,419.6 | 52.2 | 6.7 | 63.4% | 7.74 | 0.900 | 0.6 | 5.8 |
| 09/24/2002 | 08:25 | 2,419.2 | 54.8 | 6.5 | 63.0% | 7.44 | 0.932 | 0.6 | 11.0 |
| 09/13/2002 | 11:33 | 1,732.9 | 58.6 | 7.0 | 70.6% | 7.60 | 0.920 | 0.6 | 7.9 |
| 08/28/2002 | 12:30 | 517.2 | 61.4 | 6.9 | 71.9% | 7.43 | 0.942 | 0.6 | 8.5 |
| 08/15/2002 | 12:00 | 920.8 | 61.5 | 6.5 | 69.0% | 7.49 | 0.904 | 0.6 | 1.4 |
| 08/01/2002 | 12:38 | 920.8 | 64.0 | 6.7 | 72.7% | 7.49 | 0.902 | 0.6 | 1.2 |
| 07/11/2002 | 12:54 | 829.7 | 62.0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 06/14/2002 | 09:40 | 866.4 | 55.0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Summary Statistics | Count | 75 | 73 | 67 | 67 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 58 |
| Average | 1,119.7 | 53.0 | 7.3 | 68.8% | 7.72 | 0.936 | 0.6 | 12.2 | |
| Minumum | 12.1 | 42.1 | 4.1 | 41.1% | 7.26 | 0.522 | 0.3 | 1.2 | |
| Maximum | 24,196.0 | 66.9 | 10.1 | 96.6% | 9.08 | 3.024 | 2.0 | 58.4 | |
| Above represents the summary statistics of ambient water quality conditions and below is a summary of E. coli bacteria results for AXT-15 (Axtell Creek) between June 2002 and May 2009. This site is located in Section Number 21 of City of Kalamazoo, North side of pedestrian bridge between Crosstown Parkway Apartments & Paris Cleaners. | |||||||||
| 41 out of 75 water sample results exceeded 300 bacteria colonies per 100 ml of water. | |||||||||
| 13 out of 75 water sample results were between 130 and 299 bacteria colonies per 100 ml of water. | |||||||||
| 21 out of 75 water sample results were less than 130 bacteria colonies per 100 ml of water. | |||||||||