Environmental Health Division
(269) 373 - 5337, www.kalcounty.com/eh This report summarizes all water quality data collected at Site SAN-15, Sand Creek in the Sand Creek at Mouth Basin of the Pine 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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| Sand Creek at Mouth (State of Michigan Basin ID #: 17 71) | ||||
| Sand Creek | ||||
| SAN-15 | East side of Ravine Road, immediately north of West 'D' Avenue | Alamo Township (14) | ||
| Site Code: SAN-15, Sand 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) |
| 10/07/2009 | 12:15 | 58.6 | 49.8 | 9.5 | 80.8% | 8.18 | 0.604 | 0.4 | 2.2 |
| 05/12/2009 | 09:30 | 365.4 | 44.0 | 10.6 | 86.9% | 8.35 | 0.588 | 0.4 | 2.9 |
| 12/04/2008 | 14:00 | 67.7 | 34.6 | 14.4 | 102.4% | 8.12 | 0.581 | 0.4 | 3.9 |
| 10/08/2008 | 12:10 | 248.9 | 55.1 | 7.5 | 70.8% | 7.91 | 0.557 | 0.4 | 2.3 |
| 08/13/2008 | 12:15 | 461.1 | 73.4 | N/A | N/A | 8.13 | 0.660 | 0.4 | 5.7 |
| 06/17/2008 | 11:30 | 686.7 | 58.9 | 6.8 | 67.6% | 7.66 | 0.552 | 0.4 | 2.1 |
| 03/11/2008 | 11:10 | 547.5 | 32.7 | 13.3 | 91.9% | 7.97 | 0.588 | 0.4 | 7.4 |
| 12/04/2007 | 09:20 | 260.3 | 33.3 | 13.3 | 93.2% | 8.29 | 0.559 | 0.4 | 1.4 |
| 08/21/2007 | 10:00 | 156.5 | 62.3 | 2.9 | 30.1% | 7.58 | 0.540 | 0.4 | 1.5 |
| 07/05/2007 | 09:35 | 249.5 | 64.2 | 3.0 | 31.2% | 7.63 | 0.645 | 0.4 | 1.2 |
| 05/31/2007 | 09:50 | 1,732.9 | 60.5 | 9.9 | 100.0% | 8.06 | 0.612 | 0.4 | 1.9 |
| 04/16/2007 | 11:46 | 65.7 | 43.4 | 11.4 | 92.6% | 8.28 | 0.543 | 0.4 | 2.0 |
| 03/20/2007 | 10:30 | 57.3 | 36.4 | 11.7 | 85.6% | 8.35 | 0.546 | 0.4 | 4.7 |
| 12/19/2006 | 11:10 | 25.6 | 35.9 | 13.7 | 99.6% | 8.28 | 0.578 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
| 11/14/2006 | 10:00 | 123.4 | 42.9 | 11.0 | 88.8% | 8.17 | 0.583 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
| 10/05/2006 | 11:30 | 139.6 | 50.6 | 10.3 | 92.1% | 8.09 | 0.580 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| 08/15/2006 | 13:00 | 435.2 | 63.6 | 8.9 | 93.8% | 8.28 | 0.626 | 0.4 | 10.6 |
| 07/06/2006 | 10:10 | 1,119.9 | 56.3 | 10.1 | 97.0% | 8.32 | 0.627 | 0.4 | N/A |
| 05/02/2006 | 12:35 | 365.4 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 04/04/2006 | 11:55 | 416.0 | 44.7 | 6.0 | 50.8% | 8.40 | 0.571 | 0.4 | 23.2 |
| 01/17/2006 | 13:00 | 307.6 | 37.5 | 10.3 | 78.4% | 8.23 | 0.535 | 0.3 | 21.4 |
| 11/03/2005 | 12:30 | 86.2 | 50.2 | 9.5 | 86.4% | 8.18 | 0.634 | 0.4 | 7.5 |
| 09/29/2005 | 12:45 | 2,419.6 | 54.7 | 8.4 | 80.7% | 7.91 | 0.635 | 0.4 | 9.7 |
| 08/24/2005 | 10:45 | 488.4 | 56.1 | 9.3 | 91.9% | 8.33 | 0.628 | 0.4 | 19.8 |
| 06/24/2005 | 11:10 | 1,299.7 | 65.7 | 7.6 | 83.9% | 8.05 | 0.626 | 0.4 | 28.4 |
| 04/21/2005 | 11:50 | 1,986.3 | 51.7 | 10.1 | 93.8% | 8.05 | 0.585 | 0.4 | 26.8 |
| 03/29/2005 | 13:25 | 43.7 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 02/22/2005 | 10:15 | 95.9 | 35.6 | 11.4 | 84.6% | 7.64 | 0.542 | 0.4 | 5.9 |
| 12/08/2004 | 11:45 | 126.7 | 41.9 | 9.1 | 73.7% | 7.47 | 0.476 | 0.3 | 13.2 |
| 10/22/2004 | 11:55 | 120.1 | 46.1 | 10.2 | 87.7% | 8.13 | 0.573 | 0.4 | 3.5 |
| Summary Statistics | Count | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
| Average | 485.2 | 49.4 | 9.6 | 82.1% | 8.07 | 0.585 | 0.4 | 7.8 | |
| Minumum | 25.6 | 32.7 | 2.9 | 30.1% | 7.47 | 0.476 | 0.3 | 0.8 | |
| Maximum | 2,419.6 | 73.4 | 14.4 | 102.4% | 8.40 | 0.660 | 0.4 | 28.4 | |
| Above represents the summary statistics of ambient water quality conditions and below is a summary of E. coli bacteria results for SAN-15 (Sand Creek) between October 2004 and October 2009. This site is located in Section Number 14 of Alamo Township, East side of Ravine Road, immediately north of West 'D' Avenue. | |||||||||
| 14 out of 30 water sample results exceeded 300 bacteria colonies per 100 ml of water. | |||||||||
| 5 out of 30 water sample results were between 130 and 299 bacteria colonies per 100 ml of water. | |||||||||
| 11 out of 30 water sample results were less than 130 bacteria colonies per 100 ml of water. | |||||||||