Environmental Health Division
(269) 373 - 5337, www.kalcounty.com/eh This report summarizes all water quality data collected at Site PCR-50, Portage Creek in the Portage Creek at Gage #04106500 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 Gage #04106500 (State of Michigan Basin ID #: 17 61) | ||||
| Portage Creek | ||||
| PCR-50 | East side of Lovers Lane, upstream of Milham park | City of Kalamazoo (34) | ||
| Site Code: PCR-50, Portage 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 | 12:56 | 218.7 | 57.1 | 10.7 | 104.2% | 8.34 | 0.769 | 0.5 | 4.2 |
| 12/29/2008 | 14:16 | 101.9 | 39.8 | 13.7 | 105.4% | 8.09 | 0.780 | 0.5 | 6.3 |
| 10/22/2008 | 10:46 | 98.8 | 46.3 | 12.4 | 10.5% | 8.29 | 0.763 | 0.5 | 5.8 |
| 09/10/2008 | 09:00 | 249.5 | 55.9 | 9.5 | 90.8% | 8.04 | 0.743 | 0.5 | 8.2 |
| 07/02/2008 | 08:44 | 248.1 | 62.4 | 9.3 | 96.4% | 8.10 | 0.753 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| 04/15/2008 | 09:45 | 48.7 | 46.8 | 11.0 | 93.4% | 8.11 | 0.735 | 0.5 | 5.7 |
| 03/18/2008 | 09:58 | 77.6 | 43.3 | 12.0 | 96.9% | 8.20 | 0.502 | 0.3 | 3.8 |
| 02/21/2008 | 10:59 | 90.9 | 36.9 | N/A | N/A | 8.74 | 0.823 | 0.5 | 6.6 |
| 01/29/2008 | 10:28 | 110.6 | 42.9 | N/A | N/A | 7.58 | 0.900 | 0.6 | 4.1 |
| 11/06/2007 | 09:25 | 128.1 | 45.6 | 12.8 | 107.4% | 8.11 | 0.741 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| 07/26/2007 | 10:45 | 83.6 | 62.9 | 9.0 | 93.8% | 8.18 | 0.751 | 0.5 | 2.1 |
| 06/19/2007 | 13:35 | 1,299.7 | 70.1 | 16.4 | 185.4% | 8.08 | 0.702 | 0.5 | 4.5 |
| 05/15/2007 | 13:20 | 38.4 | 67.3 | 9.6 | 105.1% | 8.48 | 0.781 | 0.5 | 2.8 |
| 04/10/2007 | 13:09 | 33.1 | 49.0 | 12.1 | 106.1% | 8.74 | 0.777 | 0.5 | 2.2 |
| 01/16/2007 | 13:00 | 43.5 | 41.8 | 12.5 | 99.7% | 8.32 | 0.743 | 0.5 | 10.6 |
| 11/16/2006 | 08:15 | 325.5 | 46.1 | 10.2 | 85.7% | 8.05 | 0.649 | 0.4 | 6.2 |
| 10/04/2006 | 10:45 | 201.4 | 61.6 | 8.5 | 86.8% | 7.99 | 0.675 | 0.4 | N/A |
| 08/10/2006 | 10:50 | 185.0 | 66.0 | 10.5 | 113.2% | 8.16 | 0.708 | 0.5 | 2.4 |
| 06/15/2006 | 10:05 | 290.2 | 60.6 | 10.3 | 104.5% | 8.17 | 0.732 | 0.5 | N/A |
| 04/27/2006 | 10:30 | 37.3 | 53.4 | 11.4 | 108.4% | 7.96 | 0.745 | 0.5 | 12.0 |
| 03/23/2006 | 11:25 | 17.3 | 45.5 | 7.1 | 61.2% | 8.61 | 0.752 | 0.5 | 19.1 |
| 01/12/2006 | 11:25 | 86.0 | 47.6 | 10.1 | 89.5% | 8.32 | 0.765 | 0.5 | 10.4 |
| 11/15/2005 | 10:25 | 193.5 | 52.5 | 9.3 | 88.0% | 7.93 | 0.739 | 0.5 | 12.1 |
| 10/06/2005 | 14:30 | 121.0 | 62.3 | 9.0 | 95.2% | 8.14 | 0.758 | 0.5 | 5.4 |
| 08/31/2005 | 12:30 | 184.2 | 65.9 | 7.5 | 80.9% | 8.22 | 0.749 | 0.5 | 2.8 |
| 07/07/2005 | 14:55 | 95.9 | 73.1 | 11.2 | 134.1% | 8.39 | 0.724 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| 05/05/2005 | 13:55 | 21.6 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 04/14/2005 | 12:00 | 52.9 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 03/22/2005 | 12:45 | 124.6 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 11/05/2004 | 12:25 | 146.7 | 48.5 | 10.2 | 90.9% | 7.74 | 0.623 | 0.4 | 5.7 |
| 10/06/2004 | 12:50 | 133.4 | 53.1 | 10.9 | 102.5% | 8.12 | 0.673 | 0.4 | 5.4 |
| 01/25/2004 | 12:05 | 90.8 | 46.6 | 10.3 | 89.4% | 8.03 | 0.785 | 0.5 | 14.7 |
| Summary Statistics | Count | 32 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 |
| Average | 161.8 | 53.5 | 10.7 | 97.2% | 8.18 | 0.736 | 0.5 | 6.3 | |
| Minumum | 17.3 | 36.9 | 7.1 | 10.5% | 7.58 | 0.502 | 0.3 | 0.8 | |
| Maximum | 1,299.7 | 73.1 | 16.4 | 185.4% | 8.74 | 0.900 | 0.6 | 19.1 | |
| Above represents the summary statistics of ambient water quality conditions and below is a summary of E. coli bacteria results for PCR-50 (Portage Creek) between January 2004 and May 2009. This site is located in Section Number 34 of City of Kalamazoo, East side of Lovers Lane, upstream of Milham park. | |||||||||
| 2 out of 32 water sample results exceeded 300 bacteria colonies per 100 ml of water. | |||||||||
| 10 out of 32 water sample results were between 130 and 299 bacteria colonies per 100 ml of water. | |||||||||
| 20 out of 32 water sample results were less than 130 bacteria colonies per 100 ml of water. | |||||||||