Environmental Health Division
(269) 373 - 5337, www.kalcounty.com/eh This report summarizes all water quality data collected at Site AXT-45, 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-45 | South side of Crosstown Parkway, immediately downstream of John Street. | City of Kalamazoo (22) | ||
| Site Code: AXT-45, 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 | 12:10 | 2,419.6 | 64.9 | 3.6 | 38.5% | 8.03 | 0.989 | 0.6 | 9.0 |
| 12/29/2008 | 13:30 | 547.5 | 37.9 | 10.5 | 78.7% | 7.82 | 1.386 | 0.9 | 22.2 |
| 11/18/2008 | 11:10 | 488.4 | 42.1 | 7.3 | 58.0% | 7.89 | 1.023 | 0.7 | 7.6 |
| 10/22/2008 | 10:00 | 178.5 | 52.0 | 7.3 | 66.8% | 7.92 | 0.999 | 0.7 | 7.2 |
| 09/24/2008 | 08:15 | 98.7 | 66.3 | 8.0 | 86.5% | 7.77 | 0.834 | 0.5 | 6.7 |
| 09/10/2008 | 08:25 | 1,553.1 | 64.6 | 5.5 | 57.9% | 7.82 | 0.516 | 0.3 | 8.5 |
| 07/30/2008 | 08:00 | 77.6 | 76.5 | N/A | N/A | 7.77 | 0.935 | 0.6 | 7.2 |
| 07/02/2008 | 08:00 | 123.6 | 71.4 | N/A | N/A | 7.65 | 0.872 | 0.6 | 13.2 |
| 06/04/2008 | 08:10 | 2,419.6 | 66.5 | N/A | N/A | 7.58 | 0.973 | 0.6 | 10.2 |
| 03/12/2008 | 11:26 | 60.2 | 42.2 | 10.7 | 85.3% | 7.88 | 1.170 | 0.8 | 7.5 |
| 01/14/2008 | 12:40 | 157.6 | 40.5 | 8.1 | 63.5% | 7.89 | 1.135 | 0.7 | 10.1 |
| 11/27/2007 | 10:10 | 290.9 | 41.8 | 9.5 | 75.5% | 7.80 | 0.966 | 0.6 | 8.4 |
| 08/21/2007 | 13:10 | 547.5 | 64.6 | 4.4 | 47.0% | 7.80 | 0.484 | 0.3 | 5.6 |
| 08/21/2007 | 13:10 | 350.0 | 64.6 | 4.4 | 47.0% | 7.80 | 0.484 | 0.3 | 5.6 |
| 06/21/2007 | 11:45 | 804.0 | 74.2 | 3.3 | 38.6% | 7.80 | 0.973 | 0.6 | N/A |
| 06/19/2007 | 10:35 | 9,804.0 | 76.9 | 6.4 | 77.5% | 7.80 | 0.926 | 0.6 | 10.2 |
| 05/15/2007 | 09:20 | 191.8 | 65.4 | 4.4 | 47.5% | 8.05 | 1.056 | 0.7 | 9.0 |
| 04/10/2007 | 10:00 | 4.1 | 43.6 | 9.9 | 80.5% | 7.95 | 1.356 | 0.9 | 5.4 |
| 01/16/2007 | 10:00 | 436.0 | 39.0 | 9.7 | 74.1% | 7.92 | 1.597 | 1.0 | 11.8 |
| 11/16/2006 | 10:15 | 365.4 | 46.1 | 7.2 | 61.1% | 7.83 | 0.954 | 0.6 | 6.2 |
| 10/04/2006 | 09:05 | 1,119.9 | 64.0 | 5.0 | 52.3% | 7.58 | 0.724 | 0.5 | N/A |
| 08/10/2006 | 13:45 | 49.6 | 75.1 | 3.7 | 43.7% | 7.76 | 0.911 | 0.6 | 4.8 |
| 06/15/2006 | 12:15 | 86.2 | 68.6 | 3.6 | 40.3% | 7.65 | 1.034 | 0.7 | N/A |
| 04/13/2006 | 11:45 | 238.2 | 57.6 | 4.0 | 39.7% | 8.25 | 0.977 | 0.6 | 15.0 |
| 02/14/2006 | 13:20 | 24.6 | 40.0 | 6.7 | 53.0% | 7.95 | 1.206 | 0.8 | 10.9 |
| 01/12/2006 | 13:55 | 344.8 | 42.4 | 6.7 | 55.7% | 7.97 | 1.176 | 0.8 | 15.7 |
| 12/01/2005 | 11:45 | 1,203.3 | 40.4 | 6.8 | 53.0% | 7.77 | 1.397 | 0.9 | 16.3 |
| 10/12/2005 | 12:40 | 98.5 | 56.3 | 7.1 | 69.8% | 7.90 | 1.007 | 0.6 | 7.4 |
| 09/22/2005 | 11:35 | 435.2 | 67.7 | 6.0 | 67.1% | 7.92 | 0.882 | 0.6 | 11.1 |
| 08/10/2005 | 14:20 | 2,419.6 | 76.0 | 7.9 | 96.6% | 8.03 | 0.824 | 0.5 | 17.2 |
| 06/23/2005 | 14:40 | 69.7 | 71.5 | 6.2 | 72.4% | 7.81 | 0.963 | 0.6 | 9.3 |
| 04/25/2005 | 11:05 | 206.4 | 46.1 | 8.8 | 76.1% | 7.82 | 1.019 | 0.7 | 9.6 |
| 04/07/2005 | 12:40 | 106.7 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 03/07/2005 | 11:33 | 116.2 | 45.7 | 8.4 | 73.0% | 7.59 | 1.570 | 1.0 | 18.1 |
| 01/25/2005 | 12:55 | 148.3 | 38.4 | 6.7 | 51.8% | 7.49 | 1.224 | 0.8 | 17.7 |
| 11/05/2004 | 10:55 | 1,046.2 | 48.1 | 3.7 | 32.9% | 7.16 | 0.724 | 0.5 | 12.1 |
| 10/06/2004 | 11:20 | 101.7 | 54.4 | 8.7 | 82.9% | 7.94 | 0.898 | 0.6 | 10.5 |
| Summary Statistics | Count | 37 | 36 | 33 | 33 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 33 |
| Average | 776.6 | 56.5 | 6.7 | 61.9% | 7.82 | 1.005 | 0.7 | 10.5 | |
| Minumum | 4.1 | 37.9 | 3.3 | 32.9% | 7.16 | 0.484 | 0.3 | 4.8 | |
| Maximum | 9,804.0 | 76.9 | 10.7 | 96.6% | 8.25 | 1.597 | 1.0 | 22.2 | |
| Above represents the summary statistics of ambient water quality conditions and below is a summary of E. coli bacteria results for AXT-45 (Axtell Creek) between October 2004 and May 2009. This site is located in Section Number 22 of City of Kalamazoo, South side of Crosstown Parkway, immediately downstream of John Street.. | |||||||||
| 17 out of 37 water sample results exceeded 300 bacteria colonies per 100 ml of water. | |||||||||
| 7 out of 37 water sample results were between 130 and 299 bacteria colonies per 100 ml of water. | |||||||||
| 13 out of 37 water sample results were less than 130 bacteria colonies per 100 ml of water. | |||||||||